Anna-Lisa Laca

When she’s not helping on the dairy, accomplished agriculture journalist Anna-Lisa Laca reports about all things agriculture—online, in social media and in print as the Online and Business Editor for Dairy Today and Top Producer. Laca, who served as Social Media Editor for Farm Journal early in her career, owns and runs a dairy with her husband, Scott, and grew up on a West Coast cow-calf operation. Follow @AnnaLaca1 Friend Anna-Lisa Laca

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Qualifying hog producers will receive a payment based on the number of live hogs owned on a day selected by the producer between April 1 and May 15, 2019.
Industry
5 Smart Ways To Use MFP Money
Qualifying hog producers will receive $11 per head.
November 18, 2020 09:33 PM
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Anna-Lisa Laca
“If one morning you wake up and 5 a.m. there’s a tweet that it’s a done deal with China and they take 20 million metric tons of corn that we weren’t expecting, and Mexico takes a bunch of corn additionally, then what? I think that’s a possibility, but nobody’s thinking that way and you can’t count on it.”
Industry
Analysts Cite Recession, ASF, Trade War As Potential Black Swans
Chip Nellinger of Blue Reef AgriMarketing and Bob Utterback of Utterback Marketing say global recession, African Swine Fever (ASF) and a quickly resolved trade war could be black swans in 2019.
November 18, 2020 09:32 PM
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Anna-Lisa Laca
Operating-Loans
Industry
4 Tips To Secure An Operating Loan
Operating loans will likely be hard to come by this year, here are a handful of tips to help you get one.
November 18, 2020 09:31 PM
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Anna-Lisa Laca
If a way could be devised to shut down immune system activation, and thus reduce the detrimental effects of inflammation at its root cause, cows in transition may remain healthier.
Industry
Undercover Videos to Continue
Undercover videos have been top for mind for all sectors of the agriculture industry and activists aren’t going to stop using the tactic anytime soon.
November 18, 2020 09:28 PM
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Anna-Lisa Laca
“This is the worst-case scenario we talked about a year ago,” Biedermann said. “If the Trump talks failed, the implications for agriculture are devastating.” 
Ag Policy
Trump Trade Tweets Attempt To Drown The Weather Market
As you might expect, markets dove lower on the news, but one analyst says we’re just one more week of delayed planting away from a bullish weather market.
November 18, 2020 09:21 PM
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Anna-Lisa Laca
“I think we're more I think we're down the homestretch [on China],” Randy Russell of the Russell Group told AgriTalk host Chip Flory. “I think if I likened it to running a one-mile race, we're in the last lap, and probably very frankly, headed into the final curve.”
Ag Policy
China Deal Nears Finish Line, New Snags For USMCA
One analyst says a deal with China is just a month from completion. Meanwhile, politics are the reason for a new snag on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement ratification.
November 18, 2020 09:20 PM
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Anna-Lisa Laca
“If anybody was surprised that we found good corn and soybean yield potential in the Midwest this year, you've been not paying attention,” he says. “These are good crops out here. We've known that for a long time”
Hog Production
Markets Now: How Will Big Corn, Soybean Yields Impact Prices?
Analysts break down the potential market impact of the tour results in this week’s Markets Now.
November 18, 2020 09:10 PM
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Anna-Lisa Laca
In fact, 31% of bankers who participate in Creighton University’s August Rural Mainstreet Index reported rejecting a higher percentage of farm loans than they did in July.
Industry
4 Tips To Secure An Operating Loan
Operating loans will likely be hard to come by this year, here are a handful of tips to help you get one.
November 18, 2020 09:09 PM
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Anna-Lisa Laca
Not happy with your interest rate? Ask for a better one--now!
Hog Production
Negotiate Ahead of Interest Rate Hikes
Not happy with your interest rate? Ask for a better one--now!
November 18, 2020 09:07 PM
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Anna-Lisa Laca
What should a farmer know when they talk to their banker?
Ag Policy
What Does The Farm Bill Cost?
According to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), total farm bill spending for all titles from 2018 to 2028 would be $867 billion.
November 18, 2020 09:03 PM
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Anna-Lisa Laca
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