Michigan Sugarbeet Crop Showing Promise, Early Slicing to Soon Begin August 6, 2020 9:28 am|According to USDA’s Crop Progress Report on Monday, 52 percent of Michigan’s sugarbeets are rated in good to…
Private Firms Yield Forecasts Might be ‘Premature’ but ‘Justifiable’ August 5, 2020 8:16 pm|USDA’s Crop Production and World Supply and Demand Estimates will be released in less than a week. Many…
Energy Department Recommends Granting Partial Retroactive Waivers August 5, 2020 4:50 pm|The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has made its recommendations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding retroactive…
China, U.S. Will Review Trade Deal, Air Grievances on August 15 August 5, 2020 4:48 pm|U.S. and Chinese officials will review the Phase One trade deal implementation and likely air grievances that both…
USDA Extends Deadline, Defers Interest Accrual Due to COVID-19 August 5, 2020 4:34 pm|The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) says it will authorize Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) to extend premium deadlines…
Pace of CFAP Payments Slows, USDA Seeking the Reason Why August 5, 2020 1:09 pm|The pace of payments from the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, or CFAP, has slowed recently. USDA is a…
SEMPA Founder Announced to USDA Minority Committee August 5, 2020 9:59 am|USDA’s Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers has appointed 15 new members, and one of them is Cary Junior,…
Ag Economy Barometer Stable, But Farmers Less Optimistic About Future August 4, 2020 10:54 am|James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Farmer sentiment in July was virtually unchanged from…
Michigan Opioid Overdoses Increase as Barriers to Treatment Grow August 3, 2020 9:28 pm| Opioid overdoses have surged since the COVID pandemic began. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services…
COVID-19 Disruptions in the U.S. Meat Supply Chain August 3, 2020 4:49 pm|The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank says COVID-19 has created substantial challenges for all segments of the meat…