TOP AG NEWS
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…
CRP Acres Opened Up for Emergency Grazing in Nebraska
USDA says it will allow emergency grazing on CRP acres for all Nebraska counties because of impacts of recent adverse…
Flooding Brings Additional Concerns for Struggling Ag Economy
A Reuters news article this week stated that, “Frustration is building across farm country at what feels like a never-ending…
Floods Demonstrate Importance of Crop Insurance
As floods pummel the Midwest, NAWG extends its support and consideration to those farmers and ranchers who are facing the…
Anticipating March 1 Corn Stocks
The USDA releases an estimate of corn stocks in storage as of March 1. The Quarterly Grain Stocks estimate provides insight into…
High Waters Remain-Rains Later This Week Could Exacerbate Flooding
Farmers who lost grain in their bins during historic floods won’t see any kind of indemnity unless Congress includes it…