Archive for June 2019
June 2019 Ags Update
The 2019 US planting season has been one for the history books, with corn planting at the slowest pace on record due to the excessive wet weather pattern across the…
Read MoreSecretary Perdue Announces New Dairy Margin Coverage Signup Begins June 17
WASHINGTON, June 13, 2019 — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announces that signup begins June 17 for the new Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program, the cornerstone program of…
Read MoreSecretary Perdue Announces Kansas City Region as Location for ERS and NIFA
Move puts ERS, NIFA closer to customers, expected to save nearly $300 million nominally (Washington, D.C., June 13, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S.…
Read MoreUSDA Proposes Bold Moves to Improve Forests Management, Grasslands
(Washington, D.C., June 12, 2019) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service (USFS) released proposed changes to modernize how the agency complies with the National Environmental Policy Act…
Read MoreSecretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Biotech EO
(Council Bluffs, IA., June 11, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump Signed the Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural…
Read MoreHow Interest Rates, Inflation Impact Equity Select Sectors
About the Presenter Erik Norland is Executive Director and Senior Economist of CME Group. He is responsible for generating economic analysis on global financial markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating…
Read MoreUSDA Helps Farmers, Businesses and Ag Producers Cut Energy Costs
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2019 – Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding 58 grants for projects…
Read MoreAre U.S. and UK Interest Rates About to Converge?
So why have U.S. and UK monetary policies diverged so much in recent years? The one-word answer is Brexit. The uncertainty surrounding the UK’s eventual exit from the European Union…
Read MoreSecretary Perdue Statement on Disaster and Trade-Related Assistance
(June 10, 2019 – Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement on disaster and trade-related assistance: “Whether it’s because of natural disasters or unfair…
Read MoreFlood Havoc
About the Presenter Bluford “Blu” Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial…
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