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A Trade Deal and Corn Prices
March corn futures prices maintain a range between $3.70 and $3.85 since the onset of the government shutdown. The range-bound…
Where the Farm Economy Slow Down Has Hit Hardest
After peaking in 2013, U.S. net farm income has trended lower over the last five years. While national-level data are important…
Where Might Soybean Acres Change?
The combination of several years of outstanding crops and the trade dispute with China have pushed U.S. soybean stocks to…
Low-oil Corn Finds New Market in Beer
The nation’s longest-running continuous breeding experiment in crops has focused on white corn in Urbana, Ill., for 118 years. Researchers…
What Is a “Lake or Pond” Under New WOTUS Proposal?
EPA’s new definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) is still not published due to the government shutdown. A…
China, U.S. Swine Industries Gather to Address African Swine Fever
Despite ongoing trade challenges between their two countries, members of the swine industries in the United States and China gathered…
Choose Seeding Rate Based on Hybrid
The third year of an exclusive study confirmed two previous years’ results. The upshot: Know how each hybrid you’re planting…
Kansas City Fed Update-Ag Lending Variables and Farmland Values
Nathan Kauffman and Ty Kreitman indicated in a recent update from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (“As Rates Tick Up, Growth…
Changes in Aquaculture Have Consumers Landing ‘Higher Value’ Fish
Consumer trends continue to drive an industry change from traditional aquaculture species like catfish to higher value species including redfish and…
What Farmers Need to Know About Growing Hemp
Farmers have a lot of questions about hemp, so we asked expert Michael Bowman, founding chair of the National Hemp…