(USDA)– If you understand these seven rules, you can make wiser decisions in your cropping strategies. Only the Lone Ranger used silver bullets. And while the TV show was entertaining, the Lone Ranger wasn’t real. Bob Nielsen cautions that if someone claims to have a silver bullet for all that… Continue reading
Ag chairmen see low prices and trade war pressuring farm income Persistently low commodity prices are pushing some farmers to the financial edge, said the chairmen of the Senate and House Agriculture committees. In Democrats’ Green New Deal, a nod to sustainable ag Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey… Continue reading
Farmer confidence surges, is highest since trade war began With Trump tariff payments boosting Corn Belt farm revenue, farmer confidence shot to its highest level since last June, just before the trade war began against China, said the monthly Ag Economy Barometer published by Purdue University. 2018 joins the roll… Continue reading
Trade war panned as China buys more U.S. soy Two outspoken Kansans scored the trade war with China as needlessly disruptive, with Senate Agriculture chairman Pat Roberts comparing it to the five-week partial government shutdown and economist Barry Flinchbaugh urging Congress to curtail President Trump’s power to impose tariffs. Early… Continue reading
Trump tariff payments top $6.4 billion as deadline nears The USDA has received nearly 805,000 applications and paid out $6.41 billion so far in the Trump tariff payments created to buffer the impact of the China-U.S. trade war, said the USDA on Monday. In trade war respite, China buys 2.25… Continue reading
China and U.S. are a long way from ending trade war The tenor of Sino-U.S. negotiations is heartening but “we’re still a long way” from resolving the trade war between the world’s two largest economies, said Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue at a cattle industry conference. As promised, administration proposes stricter… Continue reading
When Super Bowl XLVIII kicks off Feb. 3 at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta Georgia., football fans may be surprised to know how agriculture plays into the gridiron game plan. • From leather footballs to fan-favorite snacks, the big Bowl would not be as Super without the products of farmers… Continue reading
At the White House, Chinese official says his country will buy more U.S. soybeans In a letter read aloud at the White House, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Beijing will buy more U.S. farm exports, a decision that President Trump hailed on Thursday as a sign of good faith in… Continue reading
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