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05Dec

2019 Cotton Outlook: Big Crop, Start Marketing Now

Expectations are that the 2019 cotton crop is going to be big--just as big as the one in 2018 and maybe bigger. Farmers are likely to seed 14 million acres of the crop across the Cotton Belt areas of Texas, the South and Southeast, according to John Robinson, Professor and Extension Economist-Cotton Marketing with Texas A&M AgriLife. "We have a really good chance of having a 21-million-bale crop," Robinson predicts, adding that he anticipates having 4.3 million bales from 2018 to carry...

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21Nov

Traceability Critical To Romaine Outbreak

Government health agencies in the U.S. and Canada warned consumers, retailers and restaurants to avoid romaine lettuce Tuesday in yet another E. coli outbreak with cases in 11 states and Canada. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all romaine lettuce be discarded after reporting that 32 people in the U.S. and 11 in Canada have been infected with E. coli 0157:H7. The strain has the same DNA fingerprint as the strain identified in a 2017 outbreak linked to...

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06Nov

Midterm Election Prediction Says House Is Up For Grabs

In midterm elections, the political party in office usually hits some headwinds while its opposition gains some ground. But whether the Republican party retains control or the Democrats can take it away — in either the Senate or the House — will play out on Tuesday as Americans head to their local polling stations and vote. Early predictions by analysts are that a lot of races will be tight, particularly in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to David Wasserman, house...

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26Jun

Nebraska Farmland Averages $2,270

For four consecutive years, Nebraska farmland prices have declined. For 2018, the state’s farmland prices average $2,270, which is a 4% drop from a year ago, according to the final results of the 2018 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market survey. Overall, Nebraska farmland prices have dropped 18%, or $595 per acre, since reaching a high of $3,315 in 2014. In the North district of the state, farmland values posted a 7% year-over-year drop—the largest of any district. The Central district’s values declined...

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22Jun

The House Narrowly Passes Its Version of Farm Bill

The House cleared its version of the farm bill Thursday on its second try with a vote of 213-211. Members of the House approved the bill which includes work requirements for some food stamp recipients under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It’s something democrats oppose. “It provides a work requirement for those on food stamps [who] are work capable,” said Rodney Davis, (R-IL). “We are going to be paid for people to be trained, get off government benefits and get...

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