A relatively new price risk management tool available to livestock producers is livestock risk protection (LRP) offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ...

Many economists believe that a potential recession in Europe may weaken economic growth in the U.S substantially.

There are a multitude of factors impacting the shipping market. Major factors include strong growth for several of the major commodity segments, with the ...

Fluctuations in the exchange rate contribute to the risk faced by agricultural producers and agribusinesses.

Some slack may remain in the U.S. labor market.

Although lenders rely upon cash flow measures to justify loans, they also rely heavily upon the balance sheet, specifically agricultural assets, to provide ...

Changes in monetary policies by the Fed may have a large impact on North Dakota’s agricultural sector.

Farmers have diversified their crop selections to reduce the risk of diseases, pests and price volatility.

Consider the combination of circumstances that have fueled the strong land market and whether increases will continue.

Housing markets are strong in the metropolitan communities, but rapid growth in the oil and gas industry quickly exceeded the very limited excess housing ...