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27 Feb 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ARLINGTON, Va. (DTN) -- While it's true that the farm economy has historically cycled through ups and downs with some regularity, don't expect to ride the up cycle anytime soon. That was the message from Rajiv Singh, Rabobank's North American wholesale CEO. Based on the company's models, "Crop farming will not...
24 Feb 2017
By Lance WoodburyDTN Farm Business Adviser Family businesses can be wonderful organizations. You have a chance to do what you love with your family, achieving the benefits of both flexibility and control that come with owning your own business. But family businesses also can be difficult. Decisions can become clouded by family perspectives. Relati...
24 Feb 2017
By Emily UnglesbeeDTN Staff Reporter ARLINGTON, Va. (DTN) -- Is there such a thing as too much meat? Maybe, according to the USDA World Agricultural Board. In an initial 2017 outlook comments for the beef, pork, and poultry industry, USDA cited 2016 as a record year for meat production in the U.S., which could weigh down markets as production con...
24 Feb 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor ARLINGTON, Va. (DTN) -- In its early forecast for crop production, USDA's Outlook for crops lowers corn, soybean and wheat production for the 2017-18 crop year. USDA pegs corn production at 14.065 billion bushels, 7% below a year ago with an average yield of 170.7 bushels per acre, down from last year's record...
23 Feb 2017
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Agricultural leaders say farmers aren't panicked yet by the Trump administration's new memos on immigration enforcement, but concerns are growing that illegal immigrants, who are the backbone of most farm labor in the country, could increasingly become targets of deportation. Memos handed d...