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Soybean Production Up in 2018, USDA Reports
Cooler than average summer months but a warmer spring kept the 2018 corn harvest just 1 percent below last year’s…
FFA Members Celebrate Agriculture and Leadership During National FFA Week
Agriculture is part of our daily lives—from the food we eat to the clothes we wear. Next week, nearly 670,000…
Net Return Prospects for Cattle Finishing in 2019
After averaging $111 per head in 2017, net returns averaged a loss of $45 per head in 2018. The largest…
Successful Farming-New House Ag Committee Chair Casts an Eye on USDA, Farm Economy
The first repeat chairman of the House Agriculture Committee since the Eisenhower era, Collin Peterson of Minnesota says there’s plenty…
Good Year for U.S. Sunflower Exports
Final sunflower oil exports for the 2017-18 marketing year are in, and oil exports were up. From October 2017 to…
President Presses Congress to Pass New Reciprocal Trade Legislation
President Donald Trump called for the continued rebuilding of American trade policy in his State of the Union address Tuesday…
Farm Bill Implementation Moves Forward
USDA is moving forward with implementing the 2018 farm bill even as another government shutdown remains a possibility come Feb.…
USDA Payments Provide Boost to Farmer Sentiment in January
The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rebounded sharply in January to a reading of 143, a 16-point improvement compared to December…
Impacts of Trend and High Yields on Corn and Soybean Profitability in Central Illinois
In recent years, yields over much of Illinois have been above average. A return to trend yields would result in…
The Farm Economy Slow Down-Commodity-level Impacts
A few weeks ago we considered the state-level impacts of the farm economy slow down. While net farm income has fallen…