Archive for July 2019
Brexit: Will New Broom Sweep Clean?
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…
Read MoreJuly 2019 Ags Update
TAS is an order type that allows a participant to buy or sell futures at any time, equal to or near the yet-to-be determined settlement price. TAS is available on…
Read MoreUSDA Awards Agricultural Trade Promotion Funding
Washington, D.C., July 19, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $100 million to 48 organizations through the Agricultural Trade…
Read MoreUSDA Has More Than $400 Million Still Available for Renewable Energy System and Energy Efficiency Loan Guarantees
WASHINGTON, July 18, 2019 – Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today encouraged farmers, rural small businesses and agricultural producers to apply for financing in a…
Read MoreUSDA Announces $16 Million Funding Opportunity to Support Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced up to $16 million in available funding to help socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers own and…
Read MoreUSDA Forest Service and State of Utah Invest in Utah’s Future Through Shared Stewardship
Utah, July 16, 2019 – Today, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert have agreed to implement specific actions under Utah’s Shared Stewardship agreement that will immediately…
Read MoreUSDA Announces Record-Breaking Funding for 2019 Farm to School Grants
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2019 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today the award of more than $9 million in USDA Farm to School Program grants that will increase the amount of healthy, local foods served in schools and create economic opportunities for nearby farmers. This year marks an all-time high of funding and…
Read MoreBrexit: Pound Set For Volatile Fall after Calm Summer?
On July 23, the UK’s Conservative Party will announce it new leader, who will also become the country’s next Prime Minister, succeeding Theresa May. That will almost certainly be Boris…
Read MoreIn their weekly Crop Progress and Conditions Report, USDA pointed out
Corn photos from MI Corn College 2014. © Aimee Cope TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 In their weekly Crop Progress and Conditions Report, USDA pointed out what farmers already know:…
Read MoreForecasters say more than a foot of rain has fallen in parts of Louisi
TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 Forecasters say more than a foot of rain has fallen in parts of Louisiana. That has prompted flash flood warnings in Louisiana and Mississippi,…
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