The Wall Street Journal recently ventured outside the concrete streets of New York and took a stroll down some gravel roads in rural America. What they found was not pretty. Rural America today has serious problems: an out of control drug problem, poor access to...
Bower Trading Strategy Report: Ignore the Report, Watch the Weather Doug WerlingNot much of a market reaction to the USDA numbers that were released on noon on Friday. ?Judging by the market reaction, you would never know there was even a report,? said Doug Werling,...
In 2016, the pace of new lending to Young, Beginning, and Small Farmers, or YBS loans, remained relatively flat, according to a new report by the Farm Credit Administration. Regarding dollar volume, the pace of these loans slightly exceeded the pace of overall farm...
Summer Weather Arrives, Rain Does NotRyan MartinCorn and soybean prices moved higher Thursday on a forecast that calls for hot and mostly dry conditions for the next week. HAT meteorologist Ryan Martin says those warmer temps will start this weekend, ?Dry conditions...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping four states expand access to rural broadband services. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced this week that USDA would award loans to help provide broadband service in rural parts of California, Illinois, Iowa, and...
A Senate committee will consider legislation next week that would put in place a permanent waiver to Reid vapor pressure (RVP) requirements to allow E-15 sales year-round. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee announced the hearing set for Wednesday, June...
New Secure Pork SupplyThe national pork checkoff has announced a plan to help pig farmers respond quickly and efficiently should a foreign animal disease outbreak occur in the U.S. It?s estimated that an outbreak of foot and mouth disease could cost the pork and beef...
Keep Calm, Reduce Crop StressIt has been a stressful planting season for producers; but, now that the crop has been planted, reducing stress on the crops will be needed. Planting and replanting has been top priority this week. Now it is time to focus on early crop...
The National Corn Growers Association applauded President Trump?s pledge today to make rebuilding America?s infrastructure a national priority and committed to work with his Administration on the issue. ?It?s time to recapture our legacy as a nation of builders, and...
Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has stated that a new deal to allow more milk producers to enter the Chinese market is in the works. Vilsack, who now heads the U.S. Dairy Export Council, has been working for months to change a registration process that keeps...
