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Agriculture By the Numbers

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Agriculture by the Numbers is a monthly publication on current issues facing the region's agricultural economy edited by Bryon Parman, Agricultural Finance Specialist with NDSU Extension.

Sections

April 2025

  • Beef Replacement Heifer Dynamics
  • Agricultural Commodity Prices Not the Only Factor When it Comes to Tariffs
  • Short-term and Long-term Impacts of U.S. Trade Strategy Very Unclear

March 2025

  • Timeline for U.S. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China are Important
  • Economic Potential for Grazing Irrigated Annual Forage with Stocker Cattle in Western North Dakota
  • Are Net Farm Incomes Expected to Rise in 2025?
  • U.S. Beef Cow Herd Declines While North Dakota’s Increases

February 2025

  • Strong Profits Expected for Backgrounding Cattle Over the 2024-2025 Season
  • Should an Open Beef Cow be Retained in the Herd with Record-high Cattle Prices?
  • Beef Exports in 2024 Exceeded Expectations
  • Global Wheat Inventories Tighten