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Instinct Battles Technology as Innovation, New Generation Sweep Onto Farms
History remembers little about June 22, 1969, but Dale Johnson does. That’s the day he went from being a teenager…
Farm Groups Join Business Lobbies in Calling for Steel, Aluminum Tariffs to End
A number of farm groups joined a larger business effort to urge the Trump administration to end the tariffs on…
What’s Behind Rising E85 Use?
A farmdoc daily article last week (January 16, 2019) examined the available data on E85 usage to see if it was negatively…
They Built a New Way to Sell and Buy Fresh Produce
Josh Whitlock and Jacob Shepherd believe the fresh produce industry could use another way to handle business. Whitlock and Shepherd,…
2019 Crop Insurance Premiums and the Crop Insurance Decision Tool
The 2019 Crop Insurance Decision Tool is now available here in the FAST section of farmdoc. This Microsoft Excel spreadsheet contains seven tools that can…
Biodiesel Industry a 2018 Bright Spot
As difficult as 2018 was for the ethanol industry in the United States, the biodiesel sector turned in one of…
CoBank Releases 2019 Year Ahead Report-Forces that Will Shape the Rural Economy
The U.S. economy is still performing well by most key measures. However, consumers, investors, companies and other market participants have…
High-tech ‘Baker’ Offers New Opportunities
The scent of bread baking is powerful. Real estate agents sometimes recommend you bake bread in your home when you’re…
Farmers Mull More Corn, Fewer Soybeans
The government shutdown that postponed key January USDA reports has grain markets on hold. But farmers penciling plans for spring…
USDA to Reopen FSA Offices for Additional Services During Government Shutdown
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that all Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices nationwide will soon reopen to provide additional…