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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, August 25, 2024
World agricultural production is increasing and demand growth weakening, causing lower real farm prices for the next decade, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue likes to tell people that he’s a “grow it and sell it kind of guy” who is always on the lookout for opportunities to do so. Increasingly, that means understanding world population and demand growth – outside of U.S. borders.
USDA’s Farm Service Agency says 2017 was another year of high activity in its farm loan programs, with farm families accessing nearly $6 billion in new credit, either directly or guaranteed through commercial lenders.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2017 — Bowing to requests from the dairy industry, USDA says it will allow milk producers to opt out of the Margin Protection Program for 2018.
WASHINGTON, August 10, 2017 - Corn and soybean farmers hoping for a bullish crop report today had their hopes dashed by new predictions of strong soybean and corn yields that sent futures prices tumbling on the Chicago Board of Trade.