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Does the government make any money on crop insurance? That’s a viewer’s question during Customer Support. John breaks down is explanation.
Farmers are still more likely to be male, and there’s a growing gap between age and experience.
he number of U.S. farms that are either very big or pretty small probably grew during a period when agriculture incomes fell 22 percent, pressuring mid-sized growers whose debt skyrocketed.
Today USDA released 6.4 million new data point about America’s farms and producers.
A deal focused on purchases of commodities such as chicken, soybeans, crude oil and LNG isn’t likely to leave the U.S. in a better position than when this process started.
USDA will release the 2017 Census of Agriculture on Thursday, April 11. Ahead of the data release, take a look at some key data sets from the 2012 edition.
Major global trade changes for 2018/19 include higher projected corn exports for Brazil, Argentina, the EU, and Ukraine with a partially offsetting reduction for the United States.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler says he wants landowners to be able to determine if their property includes a federal waterway without the need for an attorney.
USDA announces release dates for weekly export sales reports following the end of the partial government shutdown.