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(WEST LAFAYETTE, IN) Ag producer sentiment rebounded in June as farmers’ expressed a more optimistic outlook toward the future of the ag economy. The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, … Read More

(WEST LAFAYETTE, IN) While producers wait for the USDA to release meaningful information about how the latest round of Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments might impact their farm’s financial projections, … Read More

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Sid Miller, Commissioner for Texas Agriculture (www.TDA.gov) http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190701.mp3

(WASHINGTON, DC) If your afternoon picnic includes cheeseburgers, they will be a bit pricier than last year’s burgers. In May, the ingredients for a home-prepared quarter-pound cheeseburger totaled $1.75 per … Read More

(SALINAS, CA) USDA released its annual Technology Transfer Report last week, which highlights innovations from scientists and researchers that are solving problems for farmers, ranchers, foresters, and producers; and creating … Read More

(OSAKA, JAPAN) President Trump told reporters at the recent G-20 meetings in Japan that the U.S. and China are restarting their talks aimed at ending a year-long trade dispute. The … Read More

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Megan Eikner http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190628.mp3

(WASHINGTON, DC) As Southeast Asia is losing their hog population to death and culling from the result of African swine fever (ASF), the U.S. inventory is growing. According to USDA’s … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue provided an update on USDA’s implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill Wednesday. In regards to Title Three, which focuses on Trade, the government reported … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimated 80 million acres of soybeans planted in the United States for 2019, down ten percent from last year, according to the … Read More

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Kristy Slough http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190627.mp3

(WASHINGTON, DC) Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue provided an update on USDA’s implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill Wednesday. In regards to Title Two, which focuses on conservation, the Farm Service … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) Nebraska Rep. Adrian Smith represents the top producing Congressional District in the United States according to USDA’s Congressional District Profiles and Rankings Report released Wednesday. Smith’s 3rd District … Read More

(ROME, ITALY) Losses from African swine fever (ASF) continue to mount across Southeast Asia as the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports new outbreaks in China and Vietnam … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) If access to broadband and adoption of digital agricultural technologies matched producer demand, U.S. agriculture would realize benefits amounting to nearly $64.5 billion annually. The report from USDA … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index declined in June, following an increase in the previous month. The Index now stands at 121.5 down from 131.3 in May. The … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue provided an update on USDA’s implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill Wednesday. In regards to Title One (Commodity Programs), Perdue says dairy producers who … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) U.S. agricultural exports support output, employment, income, and purchasing power in the overall domestic economy. ERS economists estimate that every $1 billion of U.S. agricultural exports in 2017—the … Read More

(STATE COLLEGE, PA) New estimates for corn and soybean yield for 2019 are even lower than previously forecast as a result of continued bad weather and new data in Monday’s … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) A proposed change to the Bankruptcy Code could have adverse effects for the nation’s agricultural producers, the American Bankers Association (ABA) said in a statement for the record … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA announced the establishment of a new Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program. The 2018 Farm Bill included this new pilot program to help address the threat … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) U.S. agricultural exports are projected to total $137 billion this fiscal year (FY) 2019 (October 2018–September 2019), while agricultural imports are expected to total $129 billion. This is … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) As the U.S.-China trade war drags on, the textile industry is feeling the pain on both fronts. According to the Epoch Times, China’s trade surplus it down 1.6 … Read More

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Scott Strawn http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190621.mp3

(WASHINGTON, DC) As historic weather events continue to stall planting in the midwest, USDA is announcing changes for corn and soybean producers affected by prevented planting. Growers can hay, graze … Read More

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Erin Jones Gray http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190620.mp3

(WASHINGTON, DC) Over the last 50 years, U.S. beef production steadily increased by 25 percent while the cattle herd decreased by six percent. According to the Economic Research Service (ERS), … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) Members of a House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management spent Thursday morning hearing how farm policy helps farmers in adverse conditions. Brandon Willis of … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) As House Democratic leadership sets its priorities before the August recess, one key piece of legislation is missing: USMCA. The new free-trade (FTA) deal between the United States, … Read More

DAILY AGRILIFE REPORT with Curtis Preston http://www.paramountbroadcasting.com/audio/AgriLife/20190619.mp3