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The practice is simple. Grab your drink of choice. Sit down, relax, read the questions, and just think for three to five minutes about ideas relating to each question.
“While we were forced to meet virtually this year rather than learn from each other face-to-face, I am proud of how our attendees and speakers rose to the occasion,” said ARA President and CEO Daren Coppock.
“I am incredibly excited to share good news as we continue with the natural progression of bringing three strong companies together into one,” said Jeff Blair, GreenPoint Ag President and CEO.
As you consider your seed options for 2021, you’re undoubtedly being inundated with offers from seed companies, including volume discounts, early cash discounts and financing options.
The Nutrien online digital portal has seen successful use. In the first three quarters of 2020, Nutrien reports more than $1 billion in sales via its digital portal–double their goal for the entire year of 2020.
The Forage First Families First program is collecting stories of farmers who are facing hardships and aiming to connect those dairy and beef farms with donations of La Crosse forage seed for next spring.
The U.S. and Japan signed a limited trade deal intended to boost markets for American farmers and give Tokyo assurances, for now, that President Donald Trump won’t impose tariffs on auto imports.
Optimism may be starting to sprout among farmers and ranchers, despite the impact COVID-19 is having on nearly every sector of agriculture, according to the latest Ag Economy Barometer.
The White House unveiled the “Farmers to Families Food Box Program.” While many dairy groups praise the program, saying it hits all stops of the supply chain, some produce companies say it misses the mark.
University of Minnesota economist Marin Bozic says the program will help avert disaster in the dairy industry.
In rural America, lenders expect it to push their local areas into a recession, according to the Rural Mainstreet Index.
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On Wednesday, 34 Republicans joined 226 Democrats passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038).
Industry insiders say DFA was the obvious backstop for the Dean Foods fallout, as the company seeks bankruptcy.
This week USDA issued clarification on the alfalfa issues farmers are experiencing related to MFP.
In an interview with Lesley Stahlon from 60 Minutes over the weekend, Land O Lakes CEO Beth Ford addressed the struggles farmers are feeling.
President Donald Trump and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe met in New York on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing negotiations of the U.S.-Japan Free Trade Agreement
The path to ratification of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement took a step forward on Monday when Canada and Mexico removed retaliatory tariffs on many products.
Bankers across the country have indicated operating loans will be harder to secure in for 2019. Why is that? Well, a multi-year stretch of poor prices is driving balance sheet issues that lead to loan denials.
For the past two years, wheat acres have dipped to a 100-year low. For 2020, acres could challenge the 110-year low.
Under the 2018 Farm Bill, more farmers will be able to apply for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres. T
Herbicide applicators have the weight of dicamba’s future weighing heavily on their shoulders this year. EPA’s conditional registration lasts through Dec. 20, 2020.
While the latest USDA report confirmed supply situation seems to be growing, one key piece of the puzzle is demand. Analysts say weather and other factors will also have an impact on prices producers see this year.
As the market starts to transition its focus to 2020 production, U.S. farmers may be poised to plant 95 million acres of corn. What would that mean for the markets? Chip Nellinger weighs in.
While recent trade agreements indicate positive momentum in the corn and soybean markets, it’s still not quite enough to make positive net returns, not without some unexpected help, that is.
Some market analysts say the May 20 crop progress report from USDA will show the potential for trendline corn yields this year is now gone.
Multiple factors already raising questions about whether corn acres can steal significant acres from soybeans in 2019.
It’s not just farmers experiencing lower returns this past year, grain elevators could see their margins drop compared to 2018. Higher basis bears the brunt of the blame for elevators’ anticipated lower returns.