Indiana crop insurance payouts top $1 billion
Indiana farmers so far have received a state record $1 billion in crop insurance payments from losses last year when drought ravaged crops throughout the state.
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Decision-making now turns to ACRE vs. direct payments
You have made your decision about crop insurance, and now your focus will turn to making a decision about participating in a farm program.
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Illinois farm sells for $15K an acre
Demand for farmland in the country’s fertile Crop Belt is still hot, as seen in an Illinois auction where a local farm sold for a whopping $15,375 per acre.
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As cuts loom, U.S. farm groups look for lower-cost crop subsidies
U.S. farm groups are looking for a formula to lower crop subsidy spending dramatically and end regional infighting ahead of new congressional demands for cuts in a farm bill now costing $10 billion more than planned.
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Agriculture, the Fed is watching you!
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee meets March 19 and 20 to discuss the latest updates on the U.S. economy and agriculture will be on the agenda.
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Indiana farmland values to continue climbing
A Purdue University survey shows that Indiana farmland values have continued to increase despite last summer's severe drought, and farm managers and rural appraisers from across the state expect the trend to continue.
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Spring pork price recovery threatened
Hog prices have dropped sharply in the past month, falling from about $67 per live hundredweight in early February to $58 recently. These declining prices raise concerns over the spring price recovery and whether that recovery will be strong enough to push hog prices up to breakeven levels as had been expected.
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The crop insurance ball now in your court
When all was said and done, the spring guarantees for revenue types of crop insurance were a long way from recent highs in the commodity market, and were practically parallel to the spring guarantees of 2012, a year ago.
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Work with your veterinarian on drug protocols
Protocols spell out the treatment plan on farm for animal disease problems. All drug use on the farm should be covered in protocols.
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Brumm Speaks Out: What is your summer management strategy?
While it may still be winter in the US, now is the time to begin implementing summer management strategies. The pigs you are placing into finishers this week will be going to market in June.
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Wall Street analysts see positive Hormel outlook
The outlook for Hormel Foods remains positive, according to two Wall Street analysts.
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