The USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities program represents an investment of over $3.1 billion into US agriculture. The statistics for the program huge: USDA selected 141 proposals from corporations, non-profits, and universities were selected to study ways to increase...
We update the 2023 Crop Budgets to reflect declining corn and soybean bids for fall delivery. At currently projected price levels — $5.00 per bushel for corn and $12.30 for soybeans — farmer returns will be negative on cash-rented farmland. If...
ARC (Agriculture Risk Coverage) and PLC (Price Loss Coverage) commodity program payments for the 2021 crop year are discussed (see Data Note). They were recently released by USDA, FSA (US Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency). Payments were limited...
Experts agree that in today’s connected world, it’s a matter of when, not if, a business will face a cyber security problem. Breaching incidents of all kinds, whether it’s compromised information, financial fraud or data that is held hostage...
This article reviews the latest US corn and soybean production and use forecasts from USDA which include forecasts for the new-crop 2023/24 marketing year. These new-crop supply and demand projections are valuable not because they necessarily enable users of...
The short answer: Buyers often look for high-quality credits that are based on additional practices, ensure some amount of permanence, are verified, and registered.
Break it down: A carbon credit is a term for the certificate or token showing that...
There are numerous reasons why a farm may want to expand including the following: reduce costs, improve profit margins, improve asset utilization, bring in new family members, invest retained earnings, and more fully utilize the skills of key managers...
Farmland prices in Brazil have increased significantly over the last 3 years, driven by the combination of higher net farm income, low-interest rates, and strong demand from investors. The record appreciation of land has been driven by high commodity...
As an organization representing farmers, Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) needs to know both the realities of the current situation as well as look forward to the kind of future we want for our sector and for Ontarians.
Knowledge is...
In 2022, the total of all economic costs per acre for growing corn in Illinois averaged $1,185 in the northern section, $1,192 in the central section for farmland with “high” soil ratings, $1,129 in the central section for farmland...