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What’s Ahead for Midwest Farmland Values?
Farmland values across the Midwest are showing varying results in 2019. Many recent sales have maintained surprisingly strong price levels,…
Crop Insurance Program Integrity Continues to Improve
Crop insurance’s already-low improper payment rate — a closely-watched standardized measure of waste and efficiency – improved again in 2018.…
2018 Farm Bill Reference Price Escalator for 2019 Market Year
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 farm bill) has an escalator option for the reference price used to calculate ARC and…
Higher Corn Demand in 2019-20
USDA sees higher corn acres, production, exports and prices for the 2019-20 crop as well as lower ending stocks at…
Metal Tariffs Still Dog USMCA
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue talked about trade and the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement with his Canadian and Mexican counterparts at the…
The 2019 Outlook for U.S. Agriculture From USDA’s Chief Economist
Speaking on Thursday at USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Virginia, USDA Chief Economist Robert C. Johansson provided a broad outlook for U.S. agriculture.…
Crop Insurance Industry Celebrates Successes, but Looks to Future Challenges
Ask a farmer about the most important farm bill provisions for his or her operation and you’ll likely hear the…
Supplemental Coverage Option Crop Insurance Considerations for 2019
Many corn and soybean producers have an additional crop insurance decision to make by March 15, which is the deadline…
2018 Farm Bill Strengthens Crop Insurance
As policymakers, commodity leaders, and insurers gathered this week for the crop insurance industry’s annual convention, recent legislative changes to…
Farm Groups Defend Crop Insurance Budget
Farmers and legislators celebrated the end of 2018 with the passage of a bipartisan Farm Bill that preserves the farm…