TOP AG NEWS
U.S., China Trade-Progress Reported as Secretary Pompeo Visits Iowa
News articles this week reported that a trade deal between the U.S. and China could be close. Meanwhile, Secretary of…
Tariffs Impact Crop Insurance Coverage in 2019
Each year, prior to the beginning of planting season, USDA’s Risk Management Agency recalibrates crop insurance protection based on expected…
Corn at the Halfway Point
The midpoint of the 2018-19 marketing year for corn arrived on Friday, March 1. Typically, the market begins to focus…
Purdue Economists Say Agriculture Still Benefits if U.S. Re-enters TPP
Backing out of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), an ongoing trade…
Colleges Add Cannabis to the Curriculum
Grace DeNoya is used to getting snickers when people learn she’s majoring in marijuana. “My friends make good-natured jokes about…
Extreme Snow and Cold Affecting Rail Carriers Performance
Snowfall records fell all over the western U.S in February, from Seattle to Spokane, Washington, to Missoula, Montana, reported the…
Crop Insurance Decisions for 2019
The price discovery period used to determined projected prices and volatility factors for federally sponsored corn and soybean crop insurance…
More Dicamba Lines Drawn
Illinois farmers and applicators will join the ranks of those facing additional regulations aimed at limiting off-target movement of dicamba…
Farmers Brace for Fertilizer and Planting Rush in Saturated Fields
With snow blanketing large swaths of the Midwest, and rains drenching parts of the South, it can be hard to…
President Trump Asks China to Lift Agricultural Tariffs
On Friday, Bloomberg writers Joshua Gallu and Millie Munshi reported that, “President Donald Trump said he has asked China to immediately remove all tariffs on…