All Ag News

(WASHINGTON, DC) Fresh tomatoes have remained a staple in American kitchens even as consumer tastes and preferences evolve. For example, producers have responded to consumer demand for more organic produce … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA recently updated shareholders regarding their progress in implementing the new 2018 Farm Bill. Two weeks ago, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced several changes to the Emergency … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States totaled 12.0 million head on April 1st. The inventory was two percent above the same … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) Farms of different sizes rely on different mixes of labor. According to the Economic Research Service (ERS), the five years that ended in 2017, shows that the principal … Read More

(GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO) The farm supply sector will be stressed in the year ahead on the combined impacts from inclement weather and strained farm financials. The warning comes from Dr. … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA released their final estimates for Farms and Land in Farms for 2018 on Thursday. According to the report, the number of farms in the United States is … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) U.S. citrus production this marketing year is rebounding from previous-year lows. The current citrus crop forecast of eight million tons for is up 31 percent from the previous … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) Ethanol exports reached almost 114 million gallons in February, an 11 percent decline from January. However, global sales remain healthy as average exports over the past four months … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA recently updated shareholders regarding their progress in implementing the new 2018 Farm Bill. On March 22nd, Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that dairy producers who elected to … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA recently released the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Some interesting findings come from the demographic-side of the survey. Highlights include the average age of all producers is 57.5, … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) Chapter 12 bankruptcy was created in 1986 in response to the poor economic conditions that plagued agriculture, including low commodity prices, low farm income, record farm debt, and … Read More

(BEIJING, CHINA) Speaking at an international symposium in Beijing, Han Changfu, minister of agriculture and rural affairs, said that China’s African swine fever conditions are now “under effective control” and … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA recently released the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Some interesting findings from the report come from the financial side of the survey. Farm expenses are $326 billion with … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) A group of Senators, led by Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (AL-R), met with President Trump last week to discuss a disaster aid package. The aid is … Read More

(ARLINGTON, VA) The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) joined 102 other organizations last week to support the “Main Street Tax Certainty Act of 2019”. The legislation (HR 216), which … Read More

(WASHINGTON, DC) USDA released the 2017 Census of Agriculture this week containing almost six and a half million data points. Census data provide valuable insights into demographics, economics, land, and … Read More

(HANOI, VIETNAM) The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) earlier this week banned imports of glyphosate. The decision comes as two California juries have awarded monetary compensations for … Read More

(OMAHA, NE) In 2018, the spread between returns to farmland owners and benchmark interest rates narrowed to its lowest level in more than a decade in the Tenth Federal Reserve … Read More