Top agribusiness, farming, ranching and rural-related news
While members of the House are back home for district work this week, members of the Senate have been working towards another round of COVID-19 assistance.
One popular and efficient path for delivering corn and soybeans from the midwest to foreign buyers is shipment via barge on the nations waterways.
The removal, or depopulation, of hogs from farms has distinctly different effects on contract operations and non-contract operations.
As the beef industry struggles to find a resolution to market issues that have plagued everyone except the packers, Central Stockyards aims to be a part of the soluiution to the problem.
According to the Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), for the week ending July 30, 2020 wheat sales increased 10 percent from the previous week on the heels of big purchases from the Philippines, Taiwan, and Brazil while exports fell 4 percent from last week.
While USDA is projecting a 17.5 million bale cotton crop this season, domestically, there’s a tug-of-war between bullish and bearish news that may drive the markets for the remainder of 2020.
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The agriculture industry has long relied on the availability of foreign ag workers to tend fields, maintain livestock operations, and harvest crops and animals.
The IRS has been working actively to identify, audit, and litigate some syndicated conservation easement deals as part of its “vigorous and relentless effort to combat abusive transactions.”
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Grocery store prices were 5.6 percent higher in June 2020 than during the same month one year ago and increased for every category except fresh fruits.
With more than half of the Southwest dealing with drought conditions, USDA’s Farm Service Agency reminds producers about the Livestock Forage Disaster Program.
A new report from the Economic Research Service says large dairy operations have significant financial advantages over small and midsized farms.
The elimination of agricultural trade barriers as a result of the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) nearly quadrupled exports (by value) to Canada and Mexico
With more alternative meat products available to consumers, will traditional meat producers lose market share?
Most of the Texas High Plains continue to deal with drought, and rows of dryland cotton are telling the story.
Burger King and its parent company Restaurant Brands International was not prepared for the repercussions from the livestock community and have now pulled their commercials from television.
Beef and pork exports were responsible for more than 12 percent of the per bushel price of corn last year. With a total production of 13.62 billion bushels, the value of pork exports to the U.S. corn crop was $6.26 billion.
The U.S. cattle herd is slightly smaller this year than at the same time last year, according to the latest July Cattle on Feed Report from USDA.
Funding for USDA and the FDA was approved by the House of Representatives on Friday.
According to USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service, export sales for wheat, corn, cotton, beef, and pork were lower last week, while sales for sorghum and soybeans were higher.
The Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions (DIRECT) Act, would allow state-inspected meat to be sold across state lines through e-commerce, providing more options for processors to market directly with consumers.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says USDA will launch a third round of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program with distributions to begin by September 1.
China took the headlines in cotton as the standout overseas buyer for the quarter, helping lift cotton prices from the multi-year lows dredged in March and early April.
According to the Economic Research Service, the total value of intraregional agricultural trade among all three NAFTA countries reached more than $95 billion last year, compared with $16.6 billion in 1993 – one year before NAFTA’s implementation.
One of the most prevalent and costly diseases in the cattle industry is bovine respiratory disease. If producers could quickly diagnose the problem, it could add up to $900 million dollars back to the industry.
U.S. agricultural exports to China are projected to total $13 billion this fiscal year, an increase of almost $3 billion from 2019.
USDA released a report on its ongoing boxed beef and fed cattle price spread investigation on Wednesday.
Stronger export numbers and lower acreage have boosted corn prices since the end of June but demand weakness in ethanol production is concerning.
The Federal Reserve released its latest Beige Book, and according to the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, soil moisture conditions remained favorable across most of the district, except for the Texas Panhandle area where there was drought.
USDA’s Risk Management Agency has announced changes to the Livestock Gross Margin insurance program for cattle and swine beginning with the 2021 crop year.
Before April, few could imagine a supply chain shock where U.S. pork production could fall by nearly half yet climb back to above prior-year levels two months later.
The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program provides vital financial assistance to producers of agricultural commodities, giving them the ability to absorb sales losses and increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
After beef packing plant capacity fell to historic lows in late April, beef production and prices today have returned to pre-pandemic levels.
The Federal Reserve released its latest Beige Book, and according to the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, the Tenth District farm economy remained weak despite some signs of stabilization in markets for key agricultural commodities.
Since 2015, indirect exports of corn and soybeans through beef and pork exports have been the fastest-growing category of corn and soybean use, delivering critical returns for corn and soybean farmers.
President Trump announced the Administration’s policy change regarding the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on Thursday.
USDA posted the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s final report on Wednesday.
Despite COVID-19, grain has been moving and basis has generally tightened since April with both positive and negative volatility depending on the month and specific grain.
It was a big week for agricultural exports according to USDA’s latest Weekly Export Sales Report.
The Federal Reserve released their latest Beige Book and according to the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to weigh on agriculture incomes.
USDA recently announced the first purchase of a vaccine for the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank, with an investment for a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine.
Over the past two decades, the U.S. rural economy has trailed the urban economy in just about every measurable category, including gross domestic product (GDP) and employment but that trend may be changing.
A group of cattle producers, led by R-CALF USA, are asking USDA for a nationwide referendum on the Beef Promotion and Research Order, commonly known as the Beef Checkoff Program.
Burger King caught the cattle industry off guard Tuesday with a tweet and video proclaiming “cow farts & burps are no laughing matter.
China is asking meat and soybean exporters to certify that their shipments to China have complied with safety standards to ensure they are free of COVID-19.
Recent developments to USDA websites will allow farmers and ranchers to begin managing their conservation activities online
One of the most expensive and frustrating areas for specialty crop producers is the issue of manual labor at harvest
Last week a coalition of more than 150 groups sent a letter to Congress warning of a major funding shortfall that could severely weaken agricultural inspections at our borders.
COVID-19 is dramatically affecting consumer habits and dairy supply chains as food service demand plummets and grocery sales surge.
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