NAFTA Deal Between U.S. and Canada Not Likely This Week
Category: Trade
(Delta Farm Press) - A NAFTA deal doesn’t look likely this week. Talks between the U.S. and Canada have seemed upbeat, but are not expected to lead to to a deal this week, a... Full Story
2017 Louisiana Sugarcane Crop Poised to Break Record
Category: Sugar
(Delta Farm Press) - It looks as if Louisiana’s sugarcane grinding season is going to be an extended one... Full Story
Brock: Predicting China Corn Purchases More Than A Challenge
Category: Grains
(Delta Farm Press) - During an eight-month stretch ending in May of last year, China was the largest... Full Story
American Farm Bureau Leaders Taking Aim at the Next Farm Bill
Category: Farm Bill
(Delta Farm Press) - American Farm Bureau Federation leaders are working to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership... Full Story
9 Factors That Favor Higher Corn Prices
Category: Grains
(Delta Farm Press) - The accompanying table shows an interesting change in prices over the last year. As of Oct. 5... Full Story
It’s Not As Far Off As You Think, Work On The 2019 Farm Bill
Category: Policy
(Delta Farm Press) - While many in agriculture are still trying to fathom the complexities of the 2014 farm... Full Story
U.S. corn growers to harvest 500 million fewer bushels in 2015
(Delta Farm Press) - USDA is projecting the 2015 U.S. corn crop will be down half a billion bushels from last year’s Full Story
With farm bill done, major issues remain for ag
Category: Grains, Oilseeds, Policy
(Delta Farm Press) - With the farm bill a done deal except for implementation, other issues remain on the Capitol Hill Full Story
Farm bill ‘brings stability’ to high risk agriculture
Category: Policy
(Delta Farm Press) - After more than two decades of farmers relying on government direct payments, the change to crop Full Story
Senators scuffle over farm bill amendments, ‘broken’ legislative process
Category: Miscellaneous, Policy
(Delta Farm Press) - Late Tuesday afternoon, Senate Leader Harry Reid filed a motion for cloture on a new farm bill. Full Story
A new farm bill, specialty crops and onerous government regulations
Category: Policy
(Delta Farm Press) - In recent years, lawmakers wrestling with farm legislation have increasingly given Full Story
Corn crop is slow to emerge, but outlook is hopeful
(Delta Farm Press) - As do-overs go, it's not as bad as it could have been. Less than 10 percent of this year's already-planted corn crops will likely need to be replanted. Full Story
Dairy margin proposal would cut spending in a 2013 farm bill
(Delta Farm Press) - Dairy producers will seek a new safety net when farm bill discussions restart Full Story
More corn and soybean acres expected in 2013
(Delta Farm Press) - We can expect more corn and soybeans acres planted in 2013, said a University of Missouri agriculture business specialist at the Jan. 17 Winter AgMarketing Outlook Conference in Columbia, Mo. Full Story
2008 farm bill extended
Category: Policy
(Delta Farm Press) - The 2008 farm bill has been extended for nine months. A plunge off the “fiscal cliff” was Full Story
High corn prices could bump demand for wheat
Category: Grains
(Delta Farm Press) - USDA’s October supply and demand estimates indicate that livestock producers will look to cheaper substitutes for high-priced corn, which should result in stronger demand for wheat. Full Story