Iowa storm damage estimates
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE IOWA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE The Iowa Department of Agriculture says there are approximately 14 million acres of insured crops potentially damaged by the derecho storm a week
Continue Reading »PHOTO COURTESY OF THE IOWA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE The Iowa Department of Agriculture says there are approximately 14 million acres of insured crops potentially damaged by the derecho storm a week
Continue Reading »The U.S. and China have postponed a review of the Phase One trade deal as China continues to buy large amounts of U.S. farm commodities. The two sides were set to meet over the weekend, but the
Continue Reading »The effects of COVID-19 continue to put pressure on the agricultural economy and weighed down farm finances in the Kansas City Fed’s Tenth District. Farm income declined in the second quarter of
Continue Reading »The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service published data showing that the U.S. recently sold a record amount of sorghum. The sale of 32 million bushels topped the previous record week of 23 million
Continue Reading »Scouts are on the Pro Farmer Crop Tour trail this week to get a look at corn and soybean crops in the Midwest. They’ll also get a look at crop damages from the derecho storm a week ago. The
Continue Reading »The U.S. Hemp Growers Association is happy to announce it will be involved in Farm Journal Field Days. The U.S. hemp industry is continuing to grow and advance, so they’ll be offering
Continue Reading »Massive oil refineries in the western United States are making an unexpected transition. They’re being converted into biofuel plants. Phillips 66 recently announced it will convert a California
Continue Reading »After months of steady increases, the prices consumers pay for their groceries dropped in July. The monthly Consumer Price Index says that was the first decline in the price of food since April of
Continue Reading »The White House’s top economic adviser Larry Kudlow says the U.S. and China trade deal is in “fine shape.” He notes that China is continuing to buy U.S. goods, particularly commodities, under
Continue Reading »Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer rarely gets involved in agricultural issues. However, the Hagstrom Report says he asked Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to delay issuing a U.S. Domestic Hemp
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