With the possibility of an ag appropriations bill markup this week in the Senate and discussion already started about the next farm bill, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) recently released a poll on voters’ attitudes toward farmers and farm policy.
With the possibility of an ag appropriations bill markup this week in the Senate and discussion already started about the next farm bill, National Crop Insurance Services (NCIS) recently released a poll on voters’ attitudes toward farmers and farm policy. It was conducted by Northstar Communications with 1,000 registered voters interviewed by telephone 3-7 April and has a margin of error of 3.1 percent. Following are some key results:Voters having a favorable impression of f...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
