Friday, February 22, 2019 2:22PM CST
The state of Iowa is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to reverse a judge's decision to throw out the state's so-called ag-gag law.
Friday, February 22, 2019 2:14PM CST
As a result of changes to the Price Loss Coverage, or PLC, made in the 2018 farm bill, corn, soybeans, upland cotton and sorghum all have a higher 2018 yields than 2014 PLC update yields.
Friday, February 22, 2019 2:12PM CST
USDA expects total red meat and poultry production to reach a new record of 104.7 billion pounds, up from the previous record of 102.4 billion pounds in 2018.
Coming off the federal government shutdown that consumed the month of January, USDA's Farm Service Agency isn't ready to detail dates for possible changes in programs such as Agric...
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While commercial banks and Farm Credit system lenders hold nearly equal shares of farm debt, banks hold more non-real estate debt, exposing them to greater risks if the farm econom...
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John Harrington weighs in on which president deserves to be honored by ag more on Presidents Day: an inspiring cheerleader long on theory, or a visionary policymaker who actually s...
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While soybean charts show a potential bearish breach of trendline support in this week's activity, the continuous active canola chart has seen the May contract fail to test trendli...
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March corn is up 1 1/2 cents per bushel, March soybeans are up 1/4 cent, and May K.C. wheat is down 1/4 cent.
Follow-through support is expected to move into hog futures following sharp triple-digit gains Thursday. The focus across the complex will be on the plethora of backlogged reports to be released Friday, which could create mixed messages through the complex.