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With the 2008 food-price riots in developing nations still fresh in mind, non-governmental agency analysts are wary of where this year’s diminishing U.S. corn yields might lead. With much of U.S. farm country under a punishing drought -- along with reports that world food prices have gone up some 6 percent in the last few weeks -- corn prices have spiked....More

The USDA has designated an additional 172 counties in 15 states as primary natural disaster areas due to drought and heat, making all qualified farm operators in the areas eligible for low-interest emergency loans. To date, USDA has designated 1,792 counties as disaster areas -- 1,670 due to drought....More

Consumers will see increases in the prices of meat, eggs and dairy products as a result of this year's drought, but they won't see its effects nearly as much as farmers....More

Looking to cushion the forecast of diminishing U.S. corn yield, a myriad group of domestic and international interests has called on the EPA to waive the government-mandated Renewable Fuel Standard, which places a quota on ethanol production....More

More than half of Arkansas is now in “exceptional drought” – the worst designation of the U.S. Drought Monitor. While much of the state’s row-crop land has been spared the worst of the drought, the same isn’t true for many ranchers....More

In spite of the depth and far-reaching impact of the drought that has gripped more than half of the nation’s Corn Belt this summer, farmers should have no worries regarding their crop insurance policy’s ability to pay....More

During the week of July 29 – Aug. 4, scattered showers and slightly cooler conditions provided some relief to drought-stressed summer crops—primarily soybeans—in the Corn Belt....More

Low crop yields from this year’s drought could mean an inability of some farmers to meet farmland rental agreements if they suffer major losses of income....More

U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) President Alan Tracy is cautioning U.S. wheat farmers and the world's wheat buyers to keep a close watch on how the deteriorating world corn supply situation changes feed wheat demand as 2012/13 progresses....More

While drought continues to threaten the U.S. agriculture economy in 2012, another significant setback has been added to the growing list of negative impacts to farm income for 2012....More

This week the House is expected to vote on a disaster relief package for those impacted by lengthy drought....More