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With China being by far the world’s largest pork-producing and pork-consuming country, ASF’s entry into China is certainly an issue of major concern for China’s massive pork industry.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) most recent net farm income projection from February pegs income to fall to a 12-year low at $59.5 billion.

Explore options such as wildlife habitat, wetlands, solar or wind production, mineral development and conservation easement to diversify land use and generate additional revenue.

Ken Ferrie of Crop-Tech Consulting details what he has been seeing on farm visits. He covers how the dry area is getting bigger, what a tip down in ears can mean, and the increase of SDS in April planted untreated beans.

A second case of African Swine Fever has been confirmed in China. The concern is that it’s in a completely different part of the country and it’s likely that diseased pigs traveled long distances.

Press reports indicate that program guidelines on the trade assistance package could be issued by next week. Meanwhile, business news articles and USDA data continue to shed light on agricultural export variables.

Operating loans will likely be hard to come by this year, here are a handful of tips to help you get one.

“There’s a lot of good-looking corn in northwest Ohio that’s just finishing up pollination,” notes Farm Journal Agronomist Ken Ferrie in this week’s edition of Boots In The Field.

Iowa and Minnnesota were full of surprises as the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour wrapped up in Rochester, Minnesota. Listen to the podcast to get all of the final tour results.

President Donald Trump said he would terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement and sign a new trade accord with Mexico, potentially leaving Canada out of the bloc.