…Regional Economics at Creighton University, says, “Over the past several months, surveys indicate the rural economy is trending upward with improving and positive economic growth. While commodity prices have improved…
RVP Period Begins Friday as Fuel Prices Climb Higher
…a time when gas prices are approaching a national average of three dollars per gallon. That’s a higher average price than consumers have paid in years. “Every summer, earth-friendly E15…
Agriculture Groups Oppose Tariffs
…With a 52 percent drop in net farm income over the last five years and depressed commodity prices, this is not the time to face such a burden. This uncertainty…
Liquid Fertilizer Made From Waste
Why go to the local store and buy liquid fertilizer when you can make it yourself a lot easier, and cheaper. Cathy Isom has some awesome tips about making your…
Brazil Trucker Strike Disrupting Ag Exports
…the top exporter of soybeans, sugar, coffee, and chickens. The strike over high fuel prices has brought Latin America’s largest economy to a complete stop. Roads are empty and major…
Nation’s Number Two Milk Processor Continues to Close Plants
…percent drop in gross profit during the fourth quarter of 2017, as well as a four percent drop in the first quarter of this year. Company share prices have dropped…
Reminder: MPP Enrollment Deadline Looming
…better protections for dairy producers from shifting milk and feed prices. Producers already enrolled in the program must still enroll in the new program, if they have yet to do…
Agri View: Tree Crop and Row Crop Differences
…if the weather is dry. The progress of the crop is up to the tree itself. It doesn’t mean a grower doesn’t have to work his trees. There is fertilizer….
Secretary Perdue Receives Request for Dairy Relief Funds
A request for $300 million in dairy relief funds to assist dairy farmers dealing with low milk prices has been made by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. The request that was sent…
Grassley-Conaway Subsidy Feud Escalates
…prices. In a three-tweet thread on Twitter, Grassley says Conaway should tell farmers why “I’m wrong for wanting to limit farm subsidies to FARMERS and not WALL ST Bankers living…
Brazil Truck Drivers Quit Working Because of High Diesel Prices
…known as ABCAM, says the move isn’t sufficient because the cuts only last 15 days. After that, the company returns to setting domestic prices based on international oil prices. Even…
Dairy Farmers Have Until June 1 to Apply for Improved Safety Net under MPP
…producers from shifting milk and feed prices. “MPP-Dairy is an important, improved safety net tool for the dairy industry,” said Bill Northey, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation. “We…
Agri View: The Fight with Field Runoff
…know it takes rain to grow a crop. When it rains it washes the fertilizer, weed killer, and insecticides off of the field into the nearby ditches and small creeks…
John Deere Raising Prices to Cover Steel Costs
…machinery demand picks up. Deere joined a number of U.S. manufacturers in reporting rising costs as a growing U.S. economy drives up the prices for materials and shipping. Prices for…