| |  | | Economists at the University of Illinois are tracking where prices were projected to be in the marketing years 2019, 2020 and 2021, and where they are expected to fall in a post-pandemic world. | | |
| |  | | The future will definitely look different from the past. In the long run, what opportunities could farmers harvest? That was the topic of an April 28 Farm Foundation virtual forum. | | |
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| |  | | The combination of ethanol plants and dried distiller grains (DDG) facilities closing is another blow for the livestock industry. | | |
| |  | | Jennie Schutte, owner of Pilaroc Farms (pronounced pile-a-rock) in Tennessee, was left with a lot of questions when she was told her family couldn’t sell their beef, pork and lamb cuts at their local farmers market anymore. She wasn’t about to let product and profit go down the drain and started virtually reaching out to prospects and customers. | | |
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| |  | | The process of getting that alluring organic sticker is set up by the U.S.D.A. and involves several criteria. But there is another agricultural practice that has potential to make waves in the market: regenerative agriculture. | | |
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| |  | | In Episode 1, Season 2 of Overhe(a)rd, we look at the future of farming with data about millennial and Gen Z farmers, talk about the nation’s banana bread obsession and examine the latest updates on packing plants, including the POTUS’ executive order to keep the nation’s packing plants open. | | |
| |  | | Sometimes all you need are sunglasses and a smile. Even in the face of COVID-19, farmers are resilient as ever. Click here to see the photos submitted by your fellow farmers. Then share how you #FarmON by texting FarmON to 31313 to submit your photo or video. | | |
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