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Economists Predict Highest MFP Payments Headed to the Corn Belt

AFBF

An economic analysis predicts Delta region and Corn Belt farmers will receive the majority of Market…

93 Percent of Missouri Soybeans Planted

93 Percent of Missouri Soybeans Planted

Missouri Crop Progress Report for Week Ending 7/14

Temperatures last week averaged 78.4 degrees, 0.1 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 0.27 inches…

Illinois Soybean Planting Nears Completion

Illinois Soybean Planting Nears Completion

Illinois Crop Progress for Week Ending 7/14

There were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sunday. Statewide, the average temperature…

China Economy Slowing, Planting More Soybeans

AFBF

Growth of China’s economy is slowing as China remains embattled in a trade war with the United States.…

2020 Elections Slowing Down Progress on USMCA

American Farm Bureau Federation

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement has been stalled in Congress for months and it’s not looking good…

USDA Begins Issuing New Dairy Program Payments to Farmers

AFBF

The Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency has started issuing payments to producers who purchased…

White House to Send USMCA to Congress this Fall

AFBF

The White House will send the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to Congress after September first, setting…

Farm Loan Delinquencies Increase, But Remain Historically Low

AFBF

New research shows farm loan delinquencies remain historically low. Several years of persistently low…

China, U.S., Still Far From Ending Trade War

AFBF

A recent meeting between the leaders of China and the U.S. brought optimism a deal to end the trade war…

37 percent of Illinois Corn Rated Good to Excellent

37 percent of Illinois Corn Rated Good to Excellent

NASS

There were 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sunday. Statewide, the average temperature…

Missouri Corn Silking 47 Percent Behind 2018

Missouri Corn Silking 47 Percent Behind 2018

NASS

Temperatures last week averaged 79.1 degrees, 2.2 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 1.26 inches…

China: ASF Outbreak is Slowing

American Farm Bureau Federation

The African Swine Fever death toll in China has risen to 1.2 million animals. An Associated Press Report…

Which Farm Goods May China Purchase During the Trade Truce?

by Jim Dewey

Now that President Trump and Chinese President Jinping have agreed to a temporary trade truce, Trump…

Missouri Crop Progress for Week Ending June 30

by Jim Dewey

Temperatures last week averaged 76.9 degrees, 1.2 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 0.98 inches…

Illinois Crop Progress for Week Ending June 30

Illinois Crop Progress for Week Ending June 30

NASS

There were 4.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 30, 2019. Statewide, the average…

Trump, Xi Reach Another Trade Truce at G-20

AFBF

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were face-to-face for 80 minutes while both…

Little Attention for Ag in Democratic Debates

American Farm Bureau Federation

The first debates that kicked off the 2020 run for the White House didn’t spend a lot of time on American…

Ag Lenders Are Feeling Squeezed by the Struggling Economy

AFBF

President Donald Trump’s trade war seems to be pushing the rural economy closer and closer to a meltdown.…

Illinois Crop Progress for the Week Ending 6-16-19

Illinois Crop Progress for the Week Ending 6-16-19

NASS

There were 2.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 23, 2019. Statewide, the average…

Missouri Crop Progress for Week Ending 6-16-19

Missouri Crop Progress for Week Ending 6-16-19

NASS

Temperatures last week averaged 72.4 degrees, 2.0 degrees below normal. Precipitation averaged 3.00 inches…

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