The latest Rural Mainstreet Index has slumped below growth neutral for an eighth straight month.
Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says, “The ag sector or farm sector is just not doing well right now. That’s being reflected in our survey.”
The index is a monthly survey of ag bankers in 10 states including Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota.
Goss tells Brownfield the April report did have a surprise.
The Illinois Farmers Union (IFU) wants to see better crop insurance options for specialty growers in the new farm bill. John
A west-central Indiana farmer says high-speed planters are helping him cover more acres as wet weather has shortened his planting window.
The Biden administration realizes there’s still a lot of work to do when it comes to rural broadband expansion. President Biden’s
Commentary. Several times over the past few weeks I’ve been approached by a friendly stranger in the parking lot of a
The administrator of the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) says new online resources increase accessibility to disaster aid for livestock producers.
Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ended the day lower pressured by increasing feed cost concerns and oversold positions. May
A Senate Ag Committee member is asking for modeling used to measure transportation emissions for sustainable aviation fuel to be reevaluated.
The National Oilseed Processors Association is critical of updates to the criteria used to qualify for sustainable aviation fuel tax credits.
A Minnesota dairy farmer is concerned about her cows contracting highly pathogenic avian influenza. Dana Allen-Tully of Eota says she’s focused
