TOP AG NEWS
As Trade Talks Continue, Iowa Soybean Leader Expresses Optimism Over China Market
Among the frustrations right now in selling commodities such as soybeans to China is that officials in the country are…
USDA Reports Summary
Farmers are expected to plant 92.8 million acres of corn this spring, up 4% from last year and recapturing the…
Growing Hemp
The wide range of industrial hemp products represent the greatest opportunity for American agricultural markets seen within the past fifty…
Planalytics Reports 55% of Corn Acres at Risk of Flooding Because of Current Conditions
By the time NOAA published their 2019 U.S. Spring Flood Outlook on March 21st, reports of major flooding along…
As Farmers Retire, their Families Face Difficult Choices
Driving around his potato and barley farm in his silver Ford F-150 crammed with yellowing notebooks, Thad Elliott looks out…
Flood Damages Multiple Years of Income as Congress Pushes Disaster Aid
A small group of farmers on Tuesday looked out at what is normally their farm ground and the now-destroyed bins…
African Swine Fever in China Helps Boost U.S. Hog Prices
A Wall Street Journal article Wednesday stated that, “Hog prices have surged in recent weeks on signs that Chinese buyers have turned to…
Fargo, Red River Valley Brace for Major Flooding
As the U.S. Midwest braces for record flooding, cities and towns along the Red River in Minnesota, North Dakota and…
University of Minnesota Reports Farm Income Hits Lowest Level in 23 Years
After adjusting for inflation, Minnesota farms earned the lowest median farm income in the past 23 years of data tracked…
Floods Hit Ag Businesses Hard
While historic floodwaters that ravaged northeast and north-central Nebraska and parts of Iowa are receding, agricultural operations continue to struggle…