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  • The Number and Composition of Legal Entities Engaged in Farming: Initial Evidence from FSA Payment Files
    Farm payments are intended to aid farmers by supporting incomes, reducing risk, and achieving conservation goals. However, payments may change farmer behavior in ways that are market distorting (Zulauf 2013). Such changes may include the choice of an individual to farm and the choice of the business structure or legal entity by which that individual […]
  • Can China Reduce Soybean Import Demand? Evaluating Soybean Meal Reduction Efforts
    China is the world’s largest soybean importer, relying heavily on foreign supplies—primarily from the United States and Brazil—to meet rapidly growing animal feed demand. This article examines whether China’s recent soymeal-reduction policy is putting the country on a path toward greater soybean self-sufficiency. Using multiple data sources, including official Chinese statistics, USDA data, and third-party […]

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NCGA COMMODITY CLASSIC GOES VIRTUAL

Commodity Classic has announced it will transition its annual conference and trade show, originally scheduled for March 4-6, 2021, in San Antonio, TX, to an alternative digital format. (Feed & Grain)

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BAYER POSTS THIRD-QUARTER LOSS ON AGRICULTURE WOES

Bayer AG on Tuesday posted a loss in the third quarter as the coronavirus pandemic compounded problems the German chemical and drug giant has been facing since its acquisition of agriculture giant Monsanto just over two years ago. (Wall Street Journal)

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