Revised forecast maintains drop in 2024 farm income
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) December 2024 farm income forecast confirms just how tough a year it’s been for [...]
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12, 2024
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09, 2019
Farmer sentiment falls in August
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter U.S. farmers were less optimistic and less inclined to make capital investments in their operations [...]
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04, 2018
USDA, SBA join forces to help businesses in rural America
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the Small Business Administration (SBA), signed a [...]
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09, 2016
USDA increases farm loan funding
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that it will offer an additional $185 million for [...]
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06, 2016
Economist doesn’t see repeat of 1980s farm crisis
The economic environment in today’s U.S. farm sector is different and more favorable than those factors experienced during the farm [...]
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03, 2016
Low fuel prices could bring farmers more savings
Fuel prices have fallen by 50 percent between January 2014 and January 2016. And the on-farm impact could add up, [...]
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03, 2016
FAPRI baseline projects rough agricultural economy
The next 10 years could be difficult for farmers. That was the message of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research [...]