China is buying U.S. rice for the first time. The "South China Morning Post" reported Chinese customs officials cleared American rice for import on Thursday. It's not clear how much China will buy, but the U.S. rice industry calls China…
Cotton farms across Texas have been battling Mother Nature all year. Another curve ball came last week when a winter storm barreled across the Plains, dropping 10 inches of snow in its path. The weather further delayed a harvest already…
It's on the mind of many producers right now: when will that second round of market facilitation payments be going out? Here's the latest on what we know: United States Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was scheduled to meet with the…
The 2018 Farm Bill crossed the second of three hurdles on Wednesday when the House approved the measure in a landslide vote of 369-47 two days after the final conference report was made public. The bill will head to the…
U.S. Beef Exports Still Red-Hot; Pork Exports Slightly Below Year-Ago Level; Lamb Exports Trend Higher U.S. beef exports remained on a record-shattering value pace in October, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation…
Farmers across the country have struggled with delayed harvest. This week USDA announced the Risk Management Agency (RMA) will provide flexibility for farmers who have been unable to complete harvest prior to December 10, the end date for insurance policies…
Now is the time to grade your financial success and start planning for the next crop cycle “Just as the combine gives you absolute production yield, an office-centric mind will give you absolute profitability yield,” explains Chris Barron, president of…
Negotiations are still going on over the new USMCA agreement. United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer confirmed talks with Mexico and Canada about United States metal tariffs were not going to pause. He said they were continuing this week in…
The President says he expects to put more tariffs on imports from China. The President also told "The Wall Street Journal" in an interview that is was "highly unlikely" that he would accept Bejing's request to hold off on boosting…
House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairmen Mike Conaway (R-Texas) and Pat Roberts (R- Kan.) and Ranking Members Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) made the following announcement today on the state of 2018 Farm Bill negotiations: “We’re pleased to…