Farmers can no longer get prevent-plant buy up coverage, and the chairman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says he’d like the USDA to change that. John Boozman tells Brownfield farmers need every safety net they can get, especially when the weather makes it difficult to farm. “In the past, it’s been used in the […]
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The U.S. Dairy Export Council says strong demand, especially for cheese and butterfat, led to a 14 percent increase in shipments
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A member of the House Ag Committee says increasing access to higher blends of ethanol could help improve the bottom line
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