2018 Farm Bill Agreement Reached House, Senate ag leaders agree on “status quo” bill and are drafting legalities. (Morning Ag Clips)
After-Harvest Questions to Improve 2019 A key one: Did you figure a break-even and use it to market successfully? (Ag Professional)
When You Need to Talk The stress of farming can be overwhelming; professionals are a call away. (The Farmer)
Planning Your Farm Profitability in 2019 With ongoing price compression, meet with your key advisors and develop a plan and budget. (Precision Ag)
New Farm Bill’s Commodities Payments Farmers can switch between ACR and PLC payments; other provisions explained. (High Plains Journal)
Fertilizer Prices Move Higher Anhydrous and UAN fertilizers significantly higher than last month, leading higher retail prices. (Progressive Farmer)
Shutdown Delays Key January Reports USDA has indefinitely delayed big supply-and-demand report originally set for Jan. 11 (Successful Farmer)
Government Closure Impacting Market Data vacuum keeps markets uncertain after Jan. stocks report is postponed. (USDA)
The Most Important Resolution for Your 2019 Grain Marketing To prepare for either side of the range, implement a strategy that takes emotion out of decisions. (GrainBridge)
Farm Program Deadlines Extended by USDA Due to shutdown, applications for market facilitation payments and other programs is now Feb. 14. (USDA)