At House Ag Committee, Secretary Perdue Addresses the State of the Rural Economy
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue testified on Wednesday before the House Agriculture Committee at a hearing titled, “The State of the Rural…
Tracking the Pace of Soybean Consumption
Recent developments in trade negotiations with China provided support to soybean prices and raised hopes of reducing the 910 million…
Expected Revenues and the Farm Safety Net for 2019
With the end of February nearing, projected prices for determining crop insurance guarantees are close to final. For corn, the…
Is a Gene-edited Animal a Drug?
We eat mutations every day. All the vegetables, grains, fruits and meat humans consume as part of their diet is…
Tobacco Farmers Needed a Good Year
At a time when American tobacco growers really needed a good season in the field because of economic, political and…
Hog Prices Ready for Warmup
Winter temperatures and hog prices were both low earlier this year. Hog prices got off to a bad start, as…
What’s Behind the U.S.-China Standoff?
To hear the Americans tell it, the Chinese have gone on a commercial crime spree, pilfering trade secrets from seed…
Factors Poised to Shape the Future of the Soybean Meal Market
The soy market is integral to the international and national economies of the world, and that market is in the…
China Commits to Buy Additional U.S. Soybeans, March 1st Tariff Increases Delayed
U.S., China trade talks resumed last week in Washington, D.C., and extended into the weekend. As the negotiations unfolded, Secretary…
Flooding Slowing Traffic on U.S. Rivers and It’s Not Even Spring Yet
Looking at the picture featured with this article may cause some confusion as related to the title of the story…