…values for corn and soybean crops, and others, as part of the trade mitigation package producers may now apply to receive payment. The payments to farmers are based on 2018…
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
…August of the programs to be employed: USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will administer the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) to provide payments to corn, cotton, dairy, hog, sorghum, soybean, and…
USDA Announces Trade Relief Details
…Facilitation Program (MFP), administered by (FSA). The program will provide payments to producers of corn, cotton, dairy, pork, sorghum, soybean, and wheat. Farmers can begin to apply for the MFP…
USDA Expected to Announce Trade Relief Package Friday
…billion in assistance to farmers hurt by President Trump’s trade agenda. Agri-Pulse reports that sources involved with the process say the payment rate for soybean farmers has been preliminarily proposed…
Trump: “Farmers Are Doing Well”
…hear they’re starting to do well in spite of everything,” the President said during comments from the meeting. “They’re selling corn, they’re selling soybeans, they’re selling everything, at levels that…
Farm Export Prices Post Large Declines in July
…decline in July followed a one percent decrease in June, which followed a 1.6 percent increase in May. The department says a 14.1 percent drop in soybean prices was the…
Agri View: Tension Affecting Farm Exports
Everett Griner talks about how the tension of the trade war, and the tariff issue, has affected our soybean exports in today’s Agri View. Tension Affecting Farm Exports Soybeans are…
Producer Sentiment Plummets in July
…over the previous month. Producers were also decidedly negative when it comes to the future trading ranges of both corn and soybean prices. Read the full July report. Source: National…
Farm Futures Releases Crop Production Survey
…exports. While growers aren’t expecting record yields, the survey shows that this year’s soybean crop could still possibly be a record high. The survey puts average soybean yields at 49.8…
American Soybean Association Joins Farmers for Free Trade
The American Soybean Association this week announced it will join Farmers for Free Trade. Representing soybean farmers across the nation, ASA is joining the bipartisan campaign self-described as “amplifying the…
Agri View: Imported Invasive Disease Problems
…disease (Cotton leafroll dwarf virus)/© State of New South Wales through NSW Department of Industry. (lower right image) Soybean leaves infected with soybean rust. Photo by Christine Stone/Public Domain, Link…
USDA Invests in Projects to Spur Innovation in Grazing Lands, Organic Systems and Soil Health
…cover crop selection, planting dates, roller type, planter modifications and termination methods lead to the most successful organic no-till outcomes for soil health, corn and soybean yields and farm profitability….
Trade Assistance Details Still Being Worked Out
…how much help farmers will get and how they’ll prove economic harm. More details are scheduled to come out after Labor Day. USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson says soybean farmers,…
Groups Comment on Farmer Aid Package
…to alleviate mounting soybean surpluses and continued low prices, including a plan to remove the harmful tariffs. John Heisdorffer, ASA President and soybean grower from Keota, Iowa, stated, “Our best…