As the farming community comes out of the coronavirus pandemic, one livestock expert is warning producers not to ignore the health of their pastures. Jeff Clark, Range and Pasture Market Development Specialist with Corteva, says 2020 was the best year …

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Corn sales to overseas buyers jumped higher over the seven days ending on March 18. USDA says wheat and soybean sales declined during the same period. Corn sales totaled 4.48 million metric tons, up from 395,500 tons during the prior …

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is putting new programs and initiatives in place to bring more assistance to farmers, ranchers, and producers who were hit hard by COVID-19 market disruptions. The new initiative, called the “USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers,” …

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An anticipated scale down of government aid for farmers spurred by the coronavirus will result in farm income sliding lower during 2021.  That’s the latest projection from the University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, which recently released …

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Agriculture groups applauded the Department of Agriculture for this week’s announcement of plans to distribute more than $12 billion under the Pandemic Assistance for Producers program. The funding includes $6 billion to develop new programs or modify existing proposals using …

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How did your yard plants handle this weird late winter weather? Were they damaged? There are ways to check. Gary Crawford has more.