by Dustin Hoffmann | Jan 11, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Whenever there is a change in Washington leadership, there is a sense of unease. It takes time to get to know who you are working with and what their agenda is going to be. With last week?s Georgia runoff elections giving Democrats full control of the executive and...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jan 8, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The pork industry is looking for a turn around in 2021. Last year, we saw the market waiver and a glut in pork supplies because of a backlog in processing. All of this was because of the coronavirus pandemic that has swept the globe. With the virus still hanging...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jan 7, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The biofuels industry had a rough year in 2020. We realize it was a big club. However, when you look at the decrease in traveling because of the Coronavirus pandemic, it is easy to see why the industry is hurting. However, it has been very tough to get assistance to...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jan 6, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The year 2020 gave us several question marks for the future of dicamba and products like XtendiMax? from Bayer. The 9th Circuit Court in San Francisco revoked the 2018 EPA labeling for many dicamba products. However, the EPA gave a waiver to farmers who had already...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Jan 5, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Most farmers are familiar with the United States Department of Agriculture?s (USDA) Census of Agriculture that is taken by their National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) every couple of years. Right now, however, NASS is conducting a special survey called the...