Chris Clayton

Farmers with losses from flooding or other storm damage should have already contacted their crop insurance agent and had an adjuster come out. Hail coverage can be paid out now, but crop insurance revenue protection policies will need to wait until production evidence is provided before an indemnity is paid out.

The Trump administration announced new tariffs on Brazilian products on July 15, but excluded some key agricultural products such as beef and coffee. Brazilian ethanol will face a tariff; however, Brazil hasn't been exporting ethanol to the U.S. for the past two years.

The Trump administration on July 15 announced 25% tariffs on a range of Brazilian products, including ethanol—even though the U.S. currently imports virtually no Brazilian ethanol—while exempting agricultural products such as beef and coffee.

Farmers and analysts who spoke to DTN last week at Minnesota Farmfest said they expect the state's crops to produce yields comparable to last year, which saw record or near-record yields in most counties. DTN's Digital Yield Tour forecasts the corn yield at 200.6 bpa and soybeans at 52.5 bpa.

DTN's Digital Yield Tour projects Iowa will have the highest corn yield in the country at 214 bushels per acre (bpa). Iowa is also projected to have the second-highest soybean yield at 61.8 bpa. While both yields are strong, Iowa's soybean yield could come in near or below the five-year RMA average yield.

After roughly five years of rules and court orders, the Treasury Department announced on Tuesday a new final rule for Beneficial Ownership Information

The new Beneficial Ownership Information final rule announced on Tuesday by the Treasury Department essentially removes the burden of reporting ownership details to the federal government for an estimated 32 million small businesses, including 230,000 farm operations.

A former U.S. agricultural trade negotiator, Gregg Doud, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, hit on several topics driving agricultural demand. A smaller U.S. crop combined with tightening global grain supplies has changed the downside risk for corn prices just as U.S. dairy processors are pouring billions of dollars into new capacity to capture growing consumer demand for protein.

A look at the top 10 states for Livestock Risk Protection policies for feeder cattle. The top five states make up essentially half the policies and

Canadian retailers have aggressively promoted domestic products as conflicts with the Trump administration have escalated. On Tuesday, the Canadian government responded to additional U.S. tariffs by placing tariffs as high as 50% on $20 billion in U.S. products. That includes fish, dairy and some farm machinery. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)