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Weakening Crop Prices, High Production Costs Weigh on Farmer Sentiment

Weakening Crop Prices, High Production Costs Weigh on Farmer Sentiment

Mike DavisOct 5, 2023

Agricultural producers’ sentiment declined for the second month in a row during September. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer…

APHIS Commemorating ASF Preparedness

APHIS Commemorating ASF Preparedness

Mike DavisOct 5, 2023

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is celebrating its many successful efforts to prevent African swine fever from reaching…

Protecting Pigs and People During Flu Season

Protecting Pigs and People During Flu Season

Mike DavisOct 5, 2023

With the flu season just around the corner, producers are taking extra steps to keep pigs and people healthy and…

Farmland Sales Aren’t Slowing Down for Harvest

Farmland Sales Aren’t Slowing Down for Harvest

Mike DavisOct 5, 2023

Farmland sales have remained strong through 2023 but typically slow during harvest season when farmers are busy elsewhere. But Paul…

Distinguishing Between Red Crown Rot and SDS

Distinguishing Between Red Crown Rot and SDS

Mike DavisOct 5, 2023

As Red Crown Rot begins showing up in soybean fields in parts of the Midwest and Kentucky, it can get…

Crops and Commodities Under Drought Coverage

Crops and Commodities Under Drought Coverage

Mike DavisOct 4, 2023

Some more US crops and commodities are covered in drought, the summary of the end of September US Drought Monitor.…

USDA Funding Bill’s Fate Remains in Limbo

USDA Funding Bill’s Fate Remains in Limbo

Mike DavisOct 4, 2023

Defeat of the House USDA spending bill last week over farm and abortion issues leaves the bill’s future uncertain, amid…

Anti-Checkoff Amendment Fails

Anti-Checkoff Amendment Fails

Mike DavisOct 4, 2023

The controversial anti-checkoff amendment to the Ag Appropriations Bill failed before the full House last week. The amendment proposal was…

September 1 Corn Stocks Lower Than Expected

September 1 Corn Stocks Lower Than Expected

Mike DavisOct 4, 2023

The USDA released the September 1 Grain Stocks and Small Grains Summary Reports last week. Todd Hultman, grain market analyst…