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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
Government and private industry will strengthen infrastructure
What to watch in the short and long term as mergers head for the finish line
It could hit 100˚F in Des Moines next Wednesday. That in and of itself is not entirely abnormal, but it does help drive home a larger point – extreme heat is descending on large areas of the Corn Belt.
The food and farming industry is worth nearly a trillion dollars to the U.S. economy in 2015, according to data collected from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS). That’s 5.5% of the U.S. gross domestic product.
U.S. crop insurance indemnities are at $1.226 billion as of October 10 after having passed the $1 billion mark at the end of September, above where the totals stood for 2015 crops which was $6.280 billion, according to data from USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA).
During the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) convention in Phoenix earlier this week, members were told to expect another year of soft grain prices unless there’s a major disruption in outside factors, such as weather or foreign markets.
Hear from the CEO of one of the largest farmland investment firms, Farmland Partners, at this month’s Top Producer Seminar.
Ready to cash in on a new market or venture? Use this guide to make sure it’s a strategic decision.
Additional flexibility for farmers is being set in place for producers that normally use double-cropping and other changes under the federal crop insurance, according to USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA).
Now that warm weather has arrived, everyone will start to focus on all the chores that have to be done to “gear” up for the upcoming season, including fly control.
Some farm-state lawmakers are going after situations where some ag economists at some universities are playing both sides of some issues like crop insurance, and profiting by it.
Crop insurance indemnities total $5.482 billion as of Feb. 8, 2016, up about $600 million over the past month, but still the smallest payouts since the 2010 crop year, according to Risk Management Agency (RMA) data.
Plan how you’ll step down while limiting negative consequences for your farm operation.
Several boxes must be checked by producers interested in successfully obtaining grant money for projects such as energy efficiency upgrades and value-added agriculture.
Look for mergers and interests outside ag in a tight economy
Livestock producers enjoy some favorable conditions entering March 2015, explains Chip Flory of Pro Farmer and Market Rally radio.
Multiple strategy horizons enable team to achieve financial gains early and often
Live-hog and futures prices fell in recent weeks as gas prices soared.
The transition from patented seed trait technology to generic technology is about to become a better-defined process with a positive outcome for U.S. farmers.
Farm Journal’s new columnist, Moe Russell, explains how to prepare your business for tough times.
Investors are taking risk off the table to start the week.
Bob Utterback of Utterback Marketing discusses and explains a BOTTOMLINE PROFIT OPPORTUNITY.
Congratulations to Donny DeLine, a farmer from Charleston, Mo.
The release of USDA’s county-level cash rent data in early April may have raised more questions than it answered.