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AgCountry Farm Credit Services Can Access SBA Loans
Published April 14, 2020
AgCountry Farm Credit Services now has access to the Small Business Administration’s portal to administer the Paycheck Protection Program loans. "We have links to the applications on our website. We are encouraging farmers to download an application, fill it out…March Tractor Sales Decline
Published April 14, 2020
A report from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says the sales of all two-wheel drive tractors is down 15.6 percent in March from one year ago. High horsepower tractor sales are down 18 percent and four-wheel drive tractor sales are…Peterson Asks USDA to Purchase Excess Products
Published April 14, 2020
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Tuesday urging the administration to purchase excess ag products during the coronavirus. In the letter, Peterson said purchases by the USDA can help ensure the…Corteva Hires Alonzo to Lead DC Operations
Published April 14, 2020
Corteva Agrisciences has named Anne Alonzo as its senior vice president for external affairs and chief sustainability officer. Alonzo will oversee the company's Washington, D.C. office, succeeding Krysta Harden who left Corteva in 2019. Most recently, Alonzo was the president…MFBF Update
Published April 14, 2020
Farmers and ranchers are certainly living in a new world with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation has been working closely with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. MFBF President Kevin Paap has more in the latest…BASF Makes Digital Tool Available Free of Charge
Published April 14, 2020
BASF has announced it will make its xarvio FIELD MANAGER free of charge for farmers in the U.S. and Canada this year. BASF officials said this digital tool will help farmers maintain their operations with as little impact as possible…Analysis Takes a Preliminary Look at COVID-19 Impact
Published April 14, 2020
A preliminary report from the University of Missouri’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute captures the immediate impact the coronavirus is making on agriculture. In the analysis, FAPRI is forecasting a five to 10 percent reduction in crop prices for…Second JBS Beef Plant Temporarily Shuts Down
Published April 14, 2020
JBS USA is closing its Greeley, Colorado beef packing plant until April 24 after more than 50 employees tested positive for coronavirus. The facility will wind down operations over the next two days to ensure existing product in the facility…Anaylsts Closely Monitor Smithfield Foods Closure
Published April 13, 2020
Market analysts are watching the Smithfield Foods plant closing in Sioux Falls very closely. "I do think there are hedge funds in the market selling the headlines," explains Steve Wagner, market analyst, CHS Hedging. "That's the market, but the reality…