On Thursday, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released three updates that provide current insight into the state of the U.S. Read More »

Growers of plums for prunes in California are trying to get the most out of what is expected to be an 80,000-ton crop this year, down 24 percent from the 105,000 tons harvested in 2017, according to National Agricultural Statistics Service predictions. Read More »

The U.S. is taking comments on a proposal to ramp up tariffs from 10% to 25% on a wide swath of Chinese imports, including fresh garlic and other fruits and vegetables. Read More »

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $97 million in 12 projects (PDF, 104 KB) to provide or improve rural broadband service in 11 states. Read More »

Emerging markets for grains and ethanol provided a bright spot for U.S. farmers, agribusinesses and industry officials at the U.S. Grains Council’s 58th Annual Board of Delegates meeting in Denver. Read More »

Corn production is forecast at 14.6 billion bushels, down less than 1 percent from last year. Read More »

Congress has completed the procedural steps necessary to begin conference negotiations on the two 2018 farm bills produced by the House and Senate (Rodriguez Aug. 1, 2018). Read More »

U.S. corn and soybeans still appear to be on pace for what could be an earlier-than-normal harvest, according to the USDA National Ag Statistics Service’s weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. Read More »

A scorching hot, dry summer has ended five years of plenty in many wheat producing countries and drawn down the reserves of major exporters to their lowest level since 2007/08, when low grain stocks contributed to food riots across Africa and Asia. Read More »

The chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee said lawmakers made progress on the farm bill’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program language – long seen as the bill’s biggest stumbling block – after leaders of the House and Senate agriculture panels met today. Read More »

What is the last line of defense between a full-blown farm economic crisis and current times? Read More »