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Farm Journal
Policy
Drought Stricken Crops You Didn’t See In South Dakota
A big reason data from the Farm Journal Midwest Crop Tour is comparable to previous years is because of consistency. Scouts always travel the same routes, but pick fields at random. In South Dakota, scouts only take samples in the southeast corner of the state. But this year, the western and central portions of the state are facing drought.
November 16, 2020 11:18 PM
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Betsy Jibben
NAFTA
Policy
Lighthizer: “NAFTA Has Failed Many Americans”
It’s an historical day for the United States as the first round of negotiations to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), got underway Wednesday morning in Washington D.C. In effect since January 1994, NAFTA created a Free Trade Zone between Canada, Mexico and the United States. President Donald Trump has called the trade pact “the worst trade ever made by any country.”
November 16, 2020 11:18 PM
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Betsy Jibben
milking worker Dairy
Policy
Need for Migrant Farm Workers On Operations
Tensions are still high between Mexico and the U.S. as the battle over construction of a border wall begins, putting immigration and migrant labor back in the spotlight.
November 16, 2020 11:15 PM
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Betsy Jibben
Soybeans
NW Ohio Farmers Deal with Third Tough Growing Season in a Row
It seems as if many producers throughout The Corn Belt are dealing with a taxing crop year, from drought in the West to water in the East. For Northwest Ohio growers, this marks the third consecutive year of weather challenges. USDA says 56 percent of Ohio’s corn crop and 58 percent of the soybean crop is rated good to excellent.
November 16, 2020 10:11 PM
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Betsy Jibben
Wheat
Less Than Half OK Wheat Crop Rated Good to Excellent
Winter wheat harvest is ongoing across the country. Despite USDA saying 28 percent of the crop out of the top 18 producing states is out of the ground, winter wheat harvest is moving across the High Plains.
November 16, 2020 09:41 PM
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Betsy Jibben
Cotton
GA Gin Owner: “None Is Going To China [from Warehouse].”
Betsy Jibben talks with Ralph Sandeford, the owner of the Midville Gin and Warehouse, Midville, GA.
November 16, 2020 09:18 PM
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Betsy Jibben
Cotton
Cotton
Promising North Carolina Cotton Yields
According to the USDA, nearly all of the cotton crop has been picked, and now the gins are hard at work.
November 16, 2020 09:18 PM
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Betsy Jibben
A cotton boll from Red Land Cotton.
Cotton
Could Credit Hinder Cotton Acreage Climb?
USDA is forecasting a large cotton crop in the U.S. this year which could mean new growers coming online but the financial picture may hold some cotton acres back.
November 16, 2020 09:18 PM
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Betsy Jibben
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Cotton
Texas Gin Aims To Become Largest In U.S., Potentially World
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is forecasting a big cotton crop in the United States this year at 12.2 million acres overall, a 21 percent increase from 2016.
November 16, 2020 09:18 PM
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Betsy Jibben
A cotton boll from Red Land Cotton.
Cotton
Mississippi Gin Expands, Acres on the Rise
The cotton market is on fire, taking a 180 degree turn from just two years ago. Cotton futures are seeing a big boost in recent days.
November 16, 2020 09:18 PM
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