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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.

Expert speakers will include The Farm CPA Paul Neiffer and attorney Polly Dobbs.
Download some of the presentations from the 2011 Top Producer Seminar and Tomorrow’s Top Producer event.
Top Producer of the Year
With its Top Producer of the Year awards program, the magazine recognizes business excellence among the nation’s agricultural producers.
Big changes are underway for the ninth year of Farm Journal College events.
Just as this magazine went to press, we welcomed Andrew McCrea and his daily nationally syndicated radio program, “American Countryside,” to our Farm Journal Media family.
Navarro is a fierce China critic whose policy recommendations, if adopted by Trump, would assuredly cause China to react, perhaps against U.S. farm products and in particular, soybeans.
Provisional anti-subsidy duties against ammonium sulfate imports from China have been levied via a January 10 Commerce Department ruling.
Barriers linked with Cuba’s state-controlled economy may make it hard for foreign partners to trade or invest in the country, but the lifting of restrictions could expand US exports, especially US farm products, the International Trade Commission (ITC) said in a report released Apr. 18.
It appears the Obama administration late this year, after Nov. 8 elections, will file several trade complaints with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Chinese support for its corn, wheat and rice industries.
Results of an investigation by China into imports of U.S. distiller’s dried grains (DDGs) is expected to come soon from the Chinese Commerce Ministry, according to signals from U.S. trade and industry sources.
The U.S. is launching a challenge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on China’s domestic price supports for the production of rice, wheat and corn, US officials announced Tuesday (Sept. 13), a likely action we alerted Pro Farmer members to months ago.
There has been substantial progress made in recent talks between the U.S. and South Africa, despite comments to the contrary by the general media.
Brazil’s soybean growers association, APROSOJA, has reportedly requested that their government consider filing a WTO case against the U.S. soybean crop insurance program.
FFA chapters across the country are taking part in National FFA Week activities.
Here are some ways to fight discouragement.
Alabama peanut farmers hopeful for good crop
Farmers should see a slight decrease in cash rental rates in the year ahead. Here’s what you can expect.
Analysts still view soybeans as a market for opportunity in 2018.
Analysts expect an even greater global wheat glut in 2017 to drive down prices and whittle away at acreage.
Hay
Supply is currently outpacing demand. If that continues hay prices will remain relatively the same.
The king of the crop world might lose ground in 2017. Weak prices combined with more appealing profits on alternative crops means corn acres could be down next year.
With the big cotton crop that’s expected next year, it’s not too early to start your marketing plan for it.
In part 1 of the 2019 bull-bear outlook you’ll find the recommendations shared by five commodity analysts. We’ll publish recommendations from four more analysts tomorrow.
While your grain marketing plan faces many headwinds, don’t be surprised when a few tailwinds provide opportunities for you to capture profits.
Understand your farm’s legal risks of disgruntled neighbors.
Senator Chuck Grassley’s record streak of not missing a vote has ended due to possible COVID-19 exposure.
A new training center opened in Kansas City, Missouri will allow both the dairy and food industries a place to hone their technical skills.
The White House is moving forward in the “race to 5G” and is also investing more money into rural broadband, helping better connect underserved areas of the country.
To increase the speed and probability of discovering new crop protection products, Monsanto is collaborating with Atomwise.
Drone technology is helping some farmers in North Dakota keep tabs on their livelihood like never before by giving them an aerial perspective on field conditions and crops.
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