Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Summer Crop Production Updates from USDA for August
A unique August report from USDA chief economist Seth Meyer says what made this month’s crop production report significant is the addition of data sets previously submitted later in the year....
Aug 18, 2024
Big Crops, Good August Weather, and Marketing
This week's USDA reports showed record-setting yields for corn and soybeans. The issue now may be that a big crop, with corn nationwide at 183.1 bushels an acre, could get even bigger if the weather h...
Aug 15, 2024
USDA Trade Mission to Colombia Off to Good Start
Twenty-three ag related businesses and 12 ag associations are in Bogota, Colombia this week as part of USDA trade mission there. It’s the second such mission to that South American nation, the s...
Aug 15, 2024
USDA Reports Show a Big Crop Coming This Fall
Two key USDA reports showed that U.S. farmers are set to produce a big crop this fall. Betty Resnick, an economist at the American Farm Bureau, says the production number looks especially good for soy...
Aug 14, 2024
Protecting Corn and Soybeans From Multiple Diseases
Varying weather conditions across rural America have opened the door for not one but multiple diseases to infest a growers' field at once. However, it is possible to protect against a broad spectrum o...
Aug 14, 2024
Ag Senators Want Fix for Foreign-Owned Farmland Disclosure
Senate Ag Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) are asking the USDA to improve its process for foreign-owned farmland disclosures. A letter to the agenc...
Aug 14, 2024
Ag Senators Want Fix for Foreign-Owned Farmland Disclosure
Senate Ag Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) are asking the USDA to improve its process for foreign-owned farmland disclosures. A letter to the agenc...
Aug 14, 2024
Harvest Safety Week is August 19-23
It's no secret that agriculture is a dangerous occupation. The National Grain and Feed Association is celebrating Harvest Safety Week on August 19-23. Jess McCluer is vice president of safety for the ...
Aug 13, 2024
Harvest Safety Week is August 19-23
It's no secret that agriculture is a dangerous occupation. The National Grain and Feed Association is celebrating Harvest Safety Week on August 19-23. Jess McCluer is vice president of safety for the ...
Aug 13, 2024
August WASDE Calls for Lower Corn, Higher Soybean Ending Stocks
The 2024-2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report is calling for larger corn supplies, lower domestic use, greater exports, and smaller ending stocks. Corn production is forecast at ...
Aug 13, 2024