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High Production Costs Could Weigh on the Ag Economy Through 2024, New Survey of Economists Finds
High Production Costs Could Weigh on the Ag Economy Through 2024, New Survey of Economists Finds

The Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor is a new survey of nearly 50 economists. Most ag economists agree the next 12 months could produce more financial pressure for agriculture, but their views vary depending on commodity.

Dairy Production
Cereal Grains Enhance Dairy Cropping Options
Cereal Grains Enhance Dairy Cropping Options

Growing an array of cereal grains to augment the traditional corn-alfalfa cropping cycle has become the new normal for dairy farmer Josh Tranel and his family of Cuba City, Wis.

Maureen Hanson
Dairy Production
Generally, farms will wait for forage sorghum to go to seed and dry down to an acceptable moisture prior to harvest.
The World of Warm Season Annuals: Sorghum, Sudan, Millet, Oh My!

The world of warm season annuals is a new one for many farmers and so is the terminology associated with them.

Daniel Olson
Exports
Exclusive: China Trade Agreement Details
Exclusive: China Trade Agreement Details

News is breaking late Friday. President Trump is announcing of a Phase 1 agreement between the U.S. and China concerning trade. Clinton Griffiths, the Host of AgDay, has analysis from a Washington Correspondent.

AgDay TV
News
USDA announces tariff aid package
New Tariff Aid Plan Offers Single Payment for All Non-Specialty Crops

USDA announced a new tariff aid plan that offers a single payment rate for all commodities.

John Herath
News
Last week President Trump announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Entering into this kind of trade war could have a significant impact on farmers analysts say.
Trade War Could Crush Dairy, Grain Markets

Last week President Trump announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Entering into this kind of trade war could have a significant impact on farmers analysts say.

Anna-Lisa Laca
News
Poultry Tops Mississippi’s $7.3 Billion Agriculture Economy in 2017
Poultry Tops Mississippi’s $7.3 Billion Agriculture Economy in 2017

Corn, soybeans, beef, dairy and hogs all rank in the top 14 for the Magnolia State in agriculture value in 2017.

Wyatt Bechtel