As expected, the leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee relapsed their draft 2018 Farm Bill on Friday afternoon. According to Committee Chair Sen. Pat Roberts and Ranking member Sen. Debbie Stabenow, the bipartisan draft will provide a new level of…
Contrasted alongside anemic crop commodity prices, cotton was once viewed as merely the best pig in the pen. No more. Significant profitability and growing demand are pushing white fiber across increasing acres. Since cotton acres scraped low in 2015, the…
Taller equipment and emerging technology requires flexibility With every part of an operation set on go, the farm shop is a critical switchboard of activity. To make everything work in lockstep, you need a central command center that has the…
Potential progress on a U.S. and China trade deal rippled through the market Monday morning, with soybeans shooting 18 cents higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. President Donald Trump tweeted "China has agreed to buy massive amounts of ADDITIONAL Farm/Agricultural…
No longer can vegan and vegetarian food be labeled with meat or dairy specific terms like "burger" or "milk" in France. An amendment passed by the French Parliament now makes it illegal for food processors to label vegan and vegetarian…
Beyond overcoming political differences, every part of the farm bill comes with a price tag “There’s little additional money to spend on the farm bill,” says Jim Wiesemeyer, Washington policy analyst for Pro Farmer and Farm Journal. “That’s why everyone…
The average value of an acre of Iowa farmland is $6,951, which is a 2.9% increase for the six-month period ending March 1. That’s according to the twice-yearly survey conducted by the Iowa Chapter of the Realtors Land Institute (RLI).…
To shield farmers from feeling the brunt of China's tariff action, the Trump administration is considering direct payments through the Commodity Credit Corporation analysts say. In tit for tat action between President Trump and China's President Xi on Thursday night,…
A meat packer in Texas has been forced to recall more than 7,000 lb. of raw beef after it was produced and packaged without being federally inspected. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service…
The U.S. is taking the next step to levy $50 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese imports to protest alleged technology theft. Late Tuesday the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a proposed list of products imported from…