China Offers Small Gesture in Repairing Trade Rift
(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA is confirming another Chinese purchase of U.S. soybeans this week. According to […]
Articles by Tony St. James
Daily AgriLife Report: Dr. Calvin Trostle
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Dr. Calvin Trostle http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20181218.mp3
Commercial Farmers Watching Household Income Decline
(WASHINGTON, DC) Household income for commercial farmers continues to decline. According to USDA’s Economic Research […]
Strong U.S. Meat Exports Benefit Corn Growers
(DENVER, CO) Corn producers continue to benefit from strong meat exports in 2018. According to […]
Second Round of Tariff Relief Authorized for Farmers
(WASHINGTON, DC) Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Monday the second round of Trade Mitigation Payments […]
Daily AgriLife Report: Dr. J.D. Ragland
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Dr. J.D. Ragland (Part II of II) http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20181217.mp3
Americans Spending More to Eat Compared to Last Year
(WASHINGTON, DC) Americans are spending more on food this year than last, but still less […]
Farm Bill Passed Without Overhaul of Nutrition Programs
(WASHINGTON, DC) Part of the House and Senate struggle on a farm bill compromise fell […]
After 23 Years, WTO On Brink of Collapse
(GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) At the end of this month, the terms of two members of the […]
Daily AgriLife Report: Dr. J.D. Ragland
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Dr. J.D. Ragland (Part I of II) http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20181214.mp3
Transportation Challenges May Increase Elevator Costs in 2019
(DENVER, CO) Transportation challenges may exist in 2019. That’s according to a new report from […]
U.S. Energy Independent for First Time in 75 Years
(WASHINGTON, DC) For the first time in nearly 75 years, the United States is energy […]
Farmers and Ranchers Receive Farm Bill for Christmas
(LUBBOCK, TX) Farmers and ranchers are one stroke of the pen away from some certainty […]
Daily AgriLife Report: Megan Eikner
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Megan Eikner http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20181213.mp3
Grain Elevator Margins Could Tighten in New Year
(DENVER, CO) Average grain elevator margins are expected to be relatively normal this year for […]
Domestic Ethanol Exports Third Highest on Record
(WASHINGTON, DC) U.S. ethanol exports totaled 175.4 million gallons (mg) in October, according to the […]
House Joins Senate in Passing 2018 Farm Bill
(WASHINGTON, DC) For the second time this year, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. […]
Ag Export Trade Positive Despite Lower Surplus
(WASHINGTON, DC) U.S. agricultural exports are projected to total $141.5 billion in fiscal year (FY) […]
USDA Release Latest Supply and Demand Estimates
(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service released their December World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates […]
Corn and Cotton Producers Lead Biotech Seed Charge
(WASHINGTON, DC) In 2018, U.S. farmers planted over 90 percent of corn and cotton acres […]
WTO Concerned About Looming Global Trade War
(WASHINGTON, DC) Last week the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevêdo said […]
House-Senate Conference Committee Agrees to Farm Bill Compromise
(WASHINGTON, DC) The Congressional Farm Bill conference conferees voted to move forward with a new […]
Weighing Benefits of a Nation-wide Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
(WASHINGTON, DC) At the end of the past fiscal year (2017), USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program […]
U.S. Beef Gets Green Light to Morocco
(WASHINGTON, DC) U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced […]
House Subcommittee to Consider Ending Renewable Fuels Standard
(WASHINGTON, DC) The Subcommittee on Environment will hold a hearing on Tuesday to discuss “The […]
Daily AgriLife Report: Cristen Brooks
DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Cristen Brooks http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20181207.mp3
Farm Sector Profits Set to Decline in 2018
(WASHINGTON, DC) Inflation-adjusted U.S. net cash farm income is forecast to decline 10.5 percent to […]
Nation’s Largest Oil and Gas Supply Found in Southwest
(WASHINGTON, DC) The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Thursday the largest continuous oil […]
Markets React Favorably to USDA’s December Estimates
(WASHINGTON, DC) Markets rallied on the heels of USDA’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand […]
Cotton Imports Expected to Increase in China and Pakistan
(WASHINGTON, DC) China’s addition of 800,000 metric tons (MT) of cotton import quotas this year […]
NASS Proposing Changes to County-level Crop Statistics
(WASHINGTON, DC) On Thursday, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced plans to change its […]
Three Factors Could Undercut U.S. Farmland Values
(CHICAGO, IL) Over the past century, U.S. farmers lived through two major crises, the Great […]
U.S. Pork Industry Losing $1.5 Billion to Trade Disputes
(WASHINGTON, DC) The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is calling for an end to a […]
WTO to Investigate U.S. Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
(GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body on Tuesday agreed to requests […]
Secretary Perdue Appoints Lohr Chief of NRCS
(WASHINGTON, DC) Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue has appointed Matthew Lohr to serve as Chief […]
Producers Remain Optimistic About About Ag Economy
(WEST LAFAYETTE, IN) Agricultural producer sentiment held steady in November with producers remaining optimistic about […]
USDA Supply and Demand Estimates Arriving Next Week
(CHICAGO, IL) USDA is set to release their latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates […]
Farmers Facing Severe Labor Shortage
(WASHINGTON, DC) In recent years, farmers have reported an increase in labor shortages. These reports […]
Bayer Exiting Animal Health Business, Cutting Ag Jobs
(LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY) Bayer announced plans last week to strengthen its core life science businesses, in […]
Agribusiness Report Podcast: Scott Yager
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Scott Yager is Chief Environmental Council with the National Cattleman’s […]
Agriculture Today Podcast 11/30/2018
AGRICULTURE TODAY PODCAST http://www.ParamountBroadcasting.com/audio/podcasts/20181130.mp3
Agribusiness Report Podcast: Rep. Austin Scott
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Rep. Austin Scott (GA-R) is a member of the House […]
Agriculture Today Podcast 11/29/2018
AGRICULTURE TODAY PODCAST http://www.ParamountBroadcasting.com/audio/podcasts/20181129.mp3
Agribusiness Report Podcast: Keith Taylor
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Keith Taylor is a retired executive in the food service […]
Agriculture Today Podcast 11/28/2018
AGRICULTURE TODAY PODCAST http://www.ParamountBroadcasting.com/audio/podcasts/20181128.mp3
Agriculture Today Podcast 11/27/2018
AGRICULTURE TODAY PODCAST http://www.ParamountBroadcasting.com/audio/podcasts/20181127.mp3
Agribusiness Report Podcast: Bob Maurer
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Bob Maurer is with Manduca Trading in Chicago, IL (800-388-0998) […]
Agriculture Today Podcast 11/26/2018
AGRICULTURE TODAY PODCAST http://www.ParamountBroadcasting.com/audio/podcasts/20181126.mp3
Agribusiness Report Podcast:
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: http://www.ParamountBroadcasting.com/audio/podcasts/20181123ABR.mp3
Agriculture Today Podcast 11/23/2018
AGRICULTURE TODAY PODCAST http://www.ParamountBroadcasting.com/audio/podcasts/20181123.mp3