USDA recently updated the forecast for farm profitability in 2019 to $88 billion – the highest level since 2014. Despite the projection for higher farm income, many real-time indicators, such … Read More

U.S. congressional lawmakers return to work this week with a lengthy agenda of contentious issues and only 41 legislative days left in the year to complete it. Members of the … Read More

China’s soybean imports in August jumped 9.7% from the previous month to hit the highest level in nearly one-and-half-years, customs data showed on Sunday, as some shipments booked earlier cleared … Read More

The Environmental Protection Agency must take a close look at the effects on endangered species of its 2018 rule setting renewable fuel targets, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled … Read More

Illinois residents in rural areas are more likely to die in car crashes than their more urban counterparts, according to an analysis of federal data. The Reason Foundation analyzed the … Read More

Variability. That’s what summarizes precipitation levels across Illinois during the month of August. The state still had a presence on the U.S Drought Monitor, while some areas, particularly between I-72 … Read More

USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist recently published a report on how trade damages were estimated for the 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP). Estimated 2019 gross trade damages for U.S. … Read More

In August, the latest results available from the CME Group/Purdue University-backed survey, the Ag Barometer fell to a reading of 124, down 29 points compared with a month earlier and … Read More

Chicago’s Federal Reserve branch projects slower economic growth. Illinois’ major industries say getting trade deals in place with Canada, Mexico and Japan would be a boost for growth. Among the … Read More

Dr. Michael Rosmann, fourth-generation farmer in Harlan, Iowa is a resource for struggling farmers to reach out to when they need help. “They often call me at all hours of … Read More