Top agribusiness, farming, ranching and rural-related news
Now that the Senate has approved a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and Republicans, committee work can begin, particularly for the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Originally scheduled as an in-person event in San Antonio this coming March, organizers of the Commodity Classic have moved the event to a virtual affair March 2-5.
USDA has announced a temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrows under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency.
For any producer who has experienced a delay in receiving farm program payouts, it may be due to a missing form.
Though President Biden has already selected his nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, Senate approval may take some time.
USDA released their latest Weekly Export Sales Report on Friday, a day later than normal due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday on Monday.
Traders walked away from Friday afternoon’s monthly Cattle on Feed Report from USDA unfazed by the latest numbers.
Last week, the U.S. government announced it would seize all cotton products and tomato products produced in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Over the past ten years, ethanol producers have become increasingly more efficient in converting grain to ethanol.
As the farm economy continues to work through a prolonged downturn amid a global economic slowdown, agricultural lenders remain concerned with the same factors for themselves and their borrowers as they did last year.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announcing the deregulation of a cotton variety that uses genetic engineering for resistance to certain insects, primarily tarnished plant bugs.
According to a CoBank Knowledge Exchange Division Quarterly Update, 2021 has quickly altered the political and market landscape and optimism, particularly about the second half of the year, is rising.
A historically low number of new loans contributed to an increase in average loan size and drove a slight decrease in the overall volume of non-real estate loans at commercial banks in the fourth quarter.
The final rule incorporates modifications to regulations established in October 2019 and is based on public comments and lessons learned during the 2020 growing season.
The agency proposed changes to fuel dispenser labeling requirements for the gasoline-ethanol blend earlier in the month
Many of the major crops grown in the United States are genetically-engineered or modified and are either herbicide-tolerant, insect-resistant or stacked with both traits.
A recent CoBank 2021 outlook report examines key factors that will shape agriculture and market sectors that serve rural communities throughout the U.S. this year.
Tax season will begin on February 12 and will allow the IRS time to complete testing of internal systems following tax law changes that provided a second round of Economic Impact Payments and other benefits.
The nation’s largest farm and ranch organization capped off its recent annual meeting by adopting policies that will guide the organization through 2021.
What is the newest old crop today? According to USDA, it’s hemp.
USDA has released its U.S. Agriculture Innovation Strategy Directional Vision for Research summary and dashboard that will help to guide future research decisions within USDA.
The Paycheck Protection Program, authorized originally in the 2020 CARES Act, was reauthorized recently to re-appropriate the unused funds from the first round.
Leaders of major agricultural and commodity groups recently met with the Biden Administration’s nominee for trade ambassador, Katherine Tai.
The CoBank 2021 outlook report examines key factors that will shape agriculture and market sectors that serve rural communities throughout the U.S. this year.
Global beef production for 2021 is fractionally lower at 61.2 million tons primarily due to declines in China and the United States.
The new round of CFAP, announced Friday, will expand eligibility for some producers and commodities.
Last week was an active one for export sellers as all major commodities, except wheat, experienced an uptick from foreign buyers.
USDA is rolling out details of the 97th annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, to be held virtually in mid-February.
USDA is investing $11.65 million in 14 projects to help agricultural producers and private landowners trap and control feral swine as part of the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program.
COVID-19 and fluctuating fed cattle and feed prices resulted in another challenging year for cattle finishers. But current breakeven and fed cattle price projections suggest that net returns may close in on breakeven prices by July.
Driven by higher estimates for pork, total meat import forecasts for China in both 2020 and 2021 have been revised higher.
While the majority of the American economy was struggling through a year marked by mandatory business closures due to COVID-19, 2020 appears to have been good for farm equipment manufacturers.
The latest drought map for conditions as of January 5 shows the largest one-week improvement since 2018.
USDA end of year stocks estimate for all major crops is fairly easy to report: all are lower than in 2019. Specifically, corn stocks are slightly lower while wheat stocks are down 9 percent, soybeans are off 10 percent and sorghum stocks are down 12 percent as of December 1.
November was a strong month for U.S. pork exports, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation, as totals have already surpassed the full-year volume and value records set in 2019.
Markets reacted favorably to USDA’s latest monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report on Tuesday. Corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton all closed higher on the overall positive news for 2021.
In what was the equivalent of a data dump of crop information on Tuesday, USDA rounded out their reports with an annual crop production summary for 2020.
As the Federal government begins a slow transition to a new administration, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced interim staffing to guide USDA through the process.
Whether the announcement by Impossible Foods represents demand growth or a lack thereof, the company making plant-based meat substitutes is dropping prices.
U.S. beef exports posted one of the best months on record in November, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in 2020, agricultural workers spent 78 percent of their workday standing, well above the national average
Owning land has always been a priority for farmers and ranchers, but interest in this real asset by investors has grown the past year.
As the dust settles from a unique set of circumstances in Georgia, the state now has two new Senators and the Democratic party has control of the U.S. Senate. The losses also bring major changes to the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2020 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
Late last year, the National Cattleman’s Beef Association announced a postponement of the annual Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show originally scheduled for early February in Nashville, TN until mid-August.
USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service released their latest Weekly Export Sales Report on Thursday, outlining sales and exports for the final week of 2020.
Even though the calendar no longer says 2020, the American economy continues to struggle.
Despite some much-needed moisture across Texas over the past week, the latest drought map for conditions as of December 29, 2020, shows little change from the previous week
As crop prices improve, farmers and ranchers appear more optimistic to make large investments in their operations.
While many farmers are relieved to see higher prices in nearly every commodity market, bankers in the Southwest are alarmed by the expanding drought across the region.
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