The latest news from the agricultural sector
2023-08-16
Preserve SNAP benefits in 2023 farm bill, says UCS
Congress expanded the work requirement for able-bodied adults enrolled in SNAP as part of debt limit legislation in June, and some House Republicans advocate using the farm bill as a way to place... Read more
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2023-08-16
Corn silking reaches almost 100% across U.S.
Across the top 18 corn growing states, 96% of the corn crop has silked according to the latest USDA Crop Progress report, equal to the five-year average. Read more
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2023-08-16
Dented corn reported in 17 of the top 18 corn growing states
The week ending August 13, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, North Dakota, and Wisconsin all reported their first acres of dented corn. Read more
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2023-08-15
House chairman says 2023 farm bill will be later than expected
Congress will have to extend temporarily the lifespan of the 2018 farm bill because it will miss the Sept. 30 deadline for enacting its successor, said House Agriculture chairman Glenn Thompson. Read more
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2023-08-15
Tipping point for plant-based proteins, says CoBank
Sales of plant-based alternatives to red meat, poultry, and seafood are down 20% from their peak in 2020 and the industry “faces something of a tipping point,” said a report by agricultural lender... Read more
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2023-08-15
Pennsylvania’s Painterland Sisters are farming with the future in mind
On their quest to provide sustainability for their farm and other local dairy farms, the Painter sisters discovered another passion — environmental stewardship Read more
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2023-08-14
Big corn and soybean crops in 2023, but lower farm-gate value
The farm-gate value of U.S. corn and soybeans, the two most widely grown crops in the country, will fall 16% compared to last year’s harvests due to a steep drop in commodity prices, according to USDA... Read more
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2023-08-11
Food inflation rate is lowest in nearly two years
The U.S. food inflation rate, on the decline since last fall, has fallen to 4.9%, aided by the second month in a row of modestly lower prices for meat, poultry, fish, and eggs, said the government on... Read more
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2023-08-11
Drought recedes in western Iowa
Drought conditions in western parts of Iowa improved in the past week, but dryness statewide is still worse than it was two weeks ago despite some abundant rainfall, according to a U.S. Drought... Read more
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2023-08-11
After run-up, farmland prices may become more stable
Higher interest rates and weaker commodity prices may slow the momentum for ever-higher farmland values, said the Chicago and Kansas City Federal Reserve banks in quarterly reports on Thursday. Read more
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2023-08-11
State regulators rebuff second pipeline company’s proposed schedule
The Iowa Utilities Board rejected a request to meet next week to discuss a schedule that will dictate the remainder of Navigator CO2 Ventures’ carbon dioxide pipeline permit process, according to... Read more
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2023-08-11
U.S. ag exports slow down, but imports don’t
At the three-quarter point in the trade year, U.S. food and agricultural imports were nearly $7 billion larger than farm exports, $148.2 billion vs. $141.4 billion, according to USDA data released on... Read more
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