Private Firms Yield Forecasts Might be ‘Premature’ but ‘Justifiable’
USDA’s Crop Production and World Supply and Demand Estimates will be released in less than a week. Many private firms have released their estimates,...
Energy Department Recommends Granting Partial Retroactive Waivers
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made its recommendations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding retroactive blending waiver requests.
Two sources report that...
China, U.S. Will Review Trade Deal, Air Grievances on August 15
U.S. and Chinese officials will review the Phase One trade deal implementation and likely air grievances that both sides have on August 15 during...
USDA Extends Deadline, Defers Interest Accrual Due to COVID-19
The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) says it will authorize Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to extend premium deadlines for fee payments, defer the resulting...
SEMPA Founder Announced to USDA Minority Committee
USDA’s Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers has appointed 15 new members, and one of them is Cary Junior, the founder of SouthEast Michigan Producers...
Ag Economy Barometer Stable, But Farmers Less Optimistic About Future
James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
Farmer sentiment in July was virtually unchanged from a month earlier as the Purdue University-CME Group...
Michigan Opioid Overdoses Increase as Barriers to Treatment Grow
Opioid overdoses have surged since the COVID pandemic began. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reports that between April and May, overdoses...
COVID-19 Disruptions in the U.S. Meat Supply Chain
The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank says COVID-19 has created substantial challenges for all segments of the meat supply chain, but especially for producers...
MDHHS Issues Order Requiring Testing of Agricultural, Food Processing Employees
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon has issued an Emergency Order requiring COVID-19 testing for agricultural and food processing...
More Showers Expected Later Monday Before Temps Fall
At mid-morning, some moisture has already worked itself through the northern part of Michigan, but a secondary surge should arrive around mid-afternoon and into...
