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Considerations for Choosing ARC or PLC for 2019/2020

September 4, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) The 2014 Farm Bill shifted farm support payments from programs with mostly fixed […]

USDA Opens Doors to ARC and PLC Signup

September 4, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) Agricultural producers can now enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price […]

Allendale Survey Pegs Smaller Corn and Soybean Crops

September 4, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(CHICAGO, IL) As concerns grow regarding the size of the corn and soybean crop in […]

Ag Economy Barometer: Farmer Optimism Beginning to Fade

September 3, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WEST LAFAYETTE, IN) The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading declined in August as […]

Corn Crop Uncertainty Raises Volatility for Grain Elevators

September 3, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO) Grain elevators and end-users are navigating heightened market volatility as the size […]

U.S. Agricultural Trade Surplus Expanding in FY 2020

September 3, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) U.S. agricultural exports are projected to reach $137 billion next year, up $2.5 […]

USDA Projecting Higher 2019 Net-Cash and Net-Farm Income

August 30, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) Inflation-adjusted net cash farm income is forecast to increase $5.8 billion (5.4 percent) […]

American Businesses Affected By U.S. China Trade War

August 30, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) More than a year since tariffs have been imposed, three major themes dominated […]

Japanese Trade Deal Provides U.S. Pork Huge Opportunities

August 30, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) The United States and Japan announced a trade agreement last week that once […]

Fresh Fish and Shellfish Availability Increasing for Consumers

August 29, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) Low in calories and saturated fat, and rich in omega-3 fatty acids, seafood […]

Consumer Confidence Declines Slightly, Short-term Outlook Hits Highs

August 29, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) Consumer confidence was relatively unchanged in August, following an increase one month earlier. […]

Perdue Faces Flurry of Farmer Concerns in Illinois

August 29, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(DECATUR, IL) Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue heard an earful Wednesday while attending the 2019 Farm […]

Despite More Free Options, School Lunch Participation Declines

August 28, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) On a typical school day, 29.7 million children participated in USDA’s National School […]

Argentine Soybean Exports and Debt to China Growing

August 28, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA) As concern grows in the United States of a trade war with […]

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House Agriculture Ranked Most Bipartisan Committee in Congress

August 28, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) Though sometimes rare, bipartisanship in Congress still exists. According to research from Joshua […]

Brazil Filling More of Global Soybean Export Holes

August 27, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) The United States and Brazil have accounted for most of the growth in […]

Rural High-Speed Internet Access Offers Financial Benefits

August 27, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) As the world grows more technologically dependent and driven, access to reliable, high-speed […]

Sorghum, Soybean, and Cotton Paying Trade Tariff Bills

August 27, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO) Over the past two years, the U.S. has clashed with some of […]

More Women Working in Agriculture Since Great Recession

August 26, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) The share of women farmworkers fell during the Great Recession—from 18.7 percent in […]

This Year’s Domestic Corn Crop Will Be Smaller

August 26, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) The difficult corn-production scenario that farmers have foreseen for the 2019 season […]

U.S. and Japan Ready to Finalize Trade Agreement

August 26, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(BIARRITZ, FRANCE) As leaders from the largest economies in the world gathered in France over […]

China Top Destination for U.S. Sorghum and Soybeans

August 23, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) In spite of an ongoing trade war with China, U.S. farmers and ranchers […]

18-Year Olds Could Soon Fill Commercial Driver Drought

August 23, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced […]

All Out Trade War Appears Imminent With China

August 23, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(BEIJING, CHINA) China is rolling out an additional $75 billion in retaliatory tariffs against imports […]

Daily AgriLife Report: Dr. Calvin Trostle

August 22, 2019 Tony St. James 0

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Dr. Calvin Trostle http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190822.mp3

U.S. Pork Exports Shine in Mexico, Dim in China

August 22, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(DENVER, CO) On May 20, a 20 percent retaliatory duty on most U.S. pork exports […]

Administration Proposing Changes for Agricultural Trucking Exemptions

August 22, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proposing […]

Media Outlets Misrepresent UN Climate Report Regarding Agriculture

August 22, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(BRUSSELS, BELGIUM) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nation’s (UN) body for […]

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More Food Stamps Leads to Increased U.S. GDP?

August 21, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) Low-income participants in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) generally spend their benefits […]

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Packing Plant Fire Catalyst for Expected Market Pressure

August 21, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(FORT COLLINS, CO) A fire in Tyson’s Finney County, Kansas beef processing facility on August […]

Daily AgriLife Report: Blayne Reed

August 20, 2019 Tony St. James 0

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Blayne Reed http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190820.mp3

U.S. Losing Dairy Sales to EU in China

August 20, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) Whey products and lactose are the top dairy products exported, by value, from […]

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U.S. Beef Exports Growing, Not in Japanese Market

August 20, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(DENVER, CO) Last year South Korea surpassed Mexico as the second-largest destination for U.S. beef […]

Bankers Association Eyeing Farm Credit System Overhaul Report

August 20, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) The American Bankers Association (ABA) is watching to see what the fallout will […]

More Producers Enrolling in Dairy Margin Coverage Program

August 20, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA says nearly 17,000 dairy operations have signed up for the Dairy Margin […]

Daily AgriLife Report: Dr. J.D. Ragland

August 19, 2019 Tony St. James 0

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Dr. J.D. Ragland http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190819.mp3

Cheddar Cheese Prices Increase While Farmers Share Decrease

August 19, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) In 2018, the farm share of the retail price of Cheddar cheese — […]

Weak Farm Economy Continues in Central U.S. States

August 19, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(KANSAS CITY, MO) The Tenth District farm economy remained weak in the second quarter of […]

Half of Chinese Hogs Gone; ASF Wrecking Chinese Industry

August 19, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) A Chinese Agriculture Ministry official confirmed what many analysts believe to be the […]

Low-Cost Producing Countries Winning the Global Export Trade

August 16, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) The United States maintained its status as the world’s grain superpower for most […]

Major Farm Loan Repayment Issues Rising in Midwest

August 16, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(CHICAGO, IL) Farmland values for the Seventh Federal Reserve District were down one percent in […]

Trade Talks With China and Japan Top Headlines

August 16, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) Trade negotiators from the United States and China have been in communication this […]

Global Food Insecurity to Fall Below Ten-Percent

August 15, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) Food insecurity is set to fall by more than ten percent over the […]

Fees Increasing In October For Commodity Warehouse Storage

August 15, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will increase fees charged to grain, cotton, rice, […]

Dispute Issues Driving World Trade Outlook Barometer Lower

August 15, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(GENEVA, SWITZERLAND) The growth of world merchandise trade volumes is likely to remain weak in […]

Three-Fourths of All Farm Bill Spending In Nutrition

August 14, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) was signed into law […]

AccuWeather Predicts Smaller Corn & Bean Crops Than USDA

August 14, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) The latest AccuWeather 2019 crop production analysis predicts a significant decline from […]

Immediate Future Looks Bleak for U.S. Agricultural Exports

August 14, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO) China’s decision to reduce support for the yuan in early August sent […]

Crop Insurance Costs Increase Without Climate Change Adaptation

August 9, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) Recent research from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) explored how climate change could […]

Overproduction and High Corn Prices Pressuring Ethanol Producers

August 9, 2019 Tony St. James 0

(WASHINGTON, DC) U.S. ethanol producers are watching their profit margins sink to multiyear lows. According […]

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