Corn Crop Questioned after USDA report; China Soy Demand Soars

Karen Braun, Reuters Columnist, expresses her doubts in USDA numbers given the recent storm damage.

OpEd: Proposed Legislation Could Give Farmers Revenue Opportunity

The Growing Climate Solutions Act is a bipartisan effort to help farmers, ranchers and landowners generate carbon credits through the implementation of conservation practices on their land.

Engage With Crop Tour From Home

Scout reporting from 2,000+ fields across 7 Midwest states brought directly to you. Hear crop yield predictions from our leading agronomists every evening. Register now!

Unprecedented Damage Could Change National Yield in a ‘Big Way’

“Never in my career have I seen so many acres damaged in one year by wind and wind alone,” says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. “The scale of this issue is unprecedented.”

More Types of Income Qualify as Farm Income

According to Paul Neiffer, these changes may allow more farm operations to fully qualify for CFAP and MFP payments that may have had limits placed on them in the past.

Join us for the #FarmON Virtual Benefit Concert

Text photos or video of your 4-H’er and his or her project with the tag “FarmON” to 31313, or tag #FarmON on social media. Select photos and videos will be shows as part of the virtual #FarmON concert Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. Central on AgWeb.com, YouTube and RFD TV.

The Day Derecho Hit Our Farm

At 11:44 a.m. on August 10, Kelly Sheets, an Iowa pig farmer, posted a simple plea on Facebook as 100-mph winds devastated his farm in central Iowa. “Please pray. This is ugly.”

Join our $100 Ideas Club

Think you have an idea worth $100 – or even $200? Submit it here! Upon publication in Farm Journal, the Double Your Money winner receives $200. Other farmers featured receive $100 each.

Livestock Economists Examine Impact of COVID-19 on Beef, Pork

Three of America’s leading beef industry economists have released a new working paper that examines in-depth the dramatic impact the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed on cattle and beef markets this spring.

Reel In U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service News At Farm Journal Field Days

FWS Director Aurelia Skipwith will share the agency’s perspective on the importance of close, voluntary collaboration with farmers and ranchers and the successes that have been achieved.

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