On Thursday, the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, Kansas City and Minneapolis released updates regarding farm income, farmland values and agricultural credit conditions from the second quarter of 2022.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
David Oppedahl, a Senior Business Economist at the Chicago...
Larger sized loans continued to boost lending activity in the second quarter while farm loan interest rates edged higher.
by: Ty Kreitman and Cortney Cowley
Larger sized loans continued to boost lending activity in the second quarter while farm loan interest...
Global pork trade should pick up in the second half of 2022. A slight easing of feed costs and resilient consumer demand are improving market prospects. Still, challenges to growth remain as African swine fever continues to spread and...
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A Swine Health Information Center funded investigation has determined porcine morbillivirus presents an insignificant risk to the U.S. swine herd. The identification by the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Lab...
Fears of higher rates and weakening economic conditions linger over the year’s second half.
Effects from the pandemic and Ukraine war continue to reverberate through the global economy. Food and energy prices remain high, though prices for underlying commodities have...
Canada’s agriculture industry is in a good position to weather inflationary pressures and higher interest rates, according to Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) chief economist Craig Klemmer in reference to this article on Swineweb.com: https://swineweb.com/producers-can-adapt-to-the-new-economic-reality-in-canadian-agriculture/
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Craig Klemmer is a...
Vince Lombardi once said “We will chase perfection, knowing we can never attain it. But, we shall catch excellence.” It is often quoted and is posted on almost every locker room in the country, and dare I say I...
MU Extension workshops help families tackle succession planning.
Successfully transitioning a family farming business to the next generation doesn’t happen overnight.
University of Missouri Extension agricultural business specialist Wesley Tucker says it takes planning and “communication, communication, communication.”
To help families start...
The pig sector has again called for 'desperately-needed' price increases as production costs for producers rose even further last month.
The average cost of production for pig producers reached 240p per kg in May, up 10p from the April figure...