Don’t Make This Tragic Farm Estate Planning Mistake
In the past couple months, I have had many farmers and ranchers who are just starting to work with me…
Shutdown Impacting USDA Data and Programs- Market Signals Missing
Shutdown Background Last week, Bloomberg writers Erik Wasson and Laurence Arnold explained that, “The U.S. government runs on 12 appropriations bills passed each year by…
Winter Storm Pounds Midwest, E. Coast
A winter storm that contributed to at least five deaths in the Midwest pummeled the mid-Atlantic region for a second…
The Curse of the Honeycrisp Apple
Bite into a Honeycrisp apple and you understand why consumers are willing to pay so much for a piece of…
No Harm in Growing Hemp on Your Farm: Inside the 2018 Farm Bill
ProAg Editor’s Note: While the 2018 Farm Bill makes hemp eligible for crop insurance and directs the FCIC Board to…
Small U.S. Winter Wheat Crop Likely
American farmers have likely planted another small winter wheat crop, says an industry official. U.S. Growers seeded 32.5 million acres…
Soybeans Beat Trendline Yields Nationwide, Corn Variable
Farmers are proving they can do more with less as national corn and soybean yield averages climb year after year.…
Shutdown Moves in Congress
Ten Republicans joined House Democrats on Thursday to pass a fiscal year 2019 Agriculture appropriations bill. The legislation is not…
USDA Delays Deadline for Aid to Offset Tariffs
Farmers already reeling from low prices and uncertainty amid the nation’s trade dispute with China are welcoming a decision to…
Time to Tame ‘Wicked’ Problem of Resistant Weeds
Herbicide resistance is a technological problem, a biological problem, a behavioral problem and a “wicked” problem, according to University of…