2019 Agricultural Outlook-CoBank Report, and Farm Economy News
CoBank recently released a report that explored a variety of issues that will impact the U.S. agricultural economy in 2019. Meanwhile,…
Ethanol Industry Has Eyes on EPA’s Wheeler
Andrew Wheeler, EPA’s acting administrator, wasn’t at the Iowa Renewable Fuels on Tuesday, but he was the focus of the…
2018 U.S. Hemp Crop Report Released
Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization, has released its 2018 U.S. Hemp Crop Report. The report documents…
Americans to Purchase 88 Million Pounds of Cheese for the Big Game
The Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin projects that Americans will buy 88 million pounds of cheese in the week leading up…
Swine Fever Epidemic Continues in Japan
A swine fever epidemic plaguing a central Japan prefecture since last September is continuing to rage with a seventh case…
An Overview of U.S. Farms From USDA’s Economic Research Service
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) recently released its annual brochure exploring characteristics of America’s farms. Today’s update…
2018 ARC-CO Payments Will Be Limited
Crop producers are now in the process of doing their crop income and expense estimates for the 2019 crop year.…
How Many Soybean Acres Do We Need in 2019?
We have reached the time of the year where speculation about acreage for the 2019 crops begins in earnest. While…
Weekly Grain Movement-China Back at Number 1 for Soybeans
The latest weekly export inspections data from USDA, released Monday morning and covering the week ending January 24, show corn,…
As Much As 100,000 Acres of Georgia Cotton Awaited Harvest in January
As Georgia cotton farmers prepare for this year’s growing season, some are still trying to harvest what’s left of the…