Joe Outlaw

The forecast for farming in 2025 and beyond is not a good one, according to one of the country's leading ag economists.  Dr. Joe Outlaw is a professor and extension economist at Texas A&M University, and his most recent survey of farmers doesn't look promising,   “That outlook is something we present to Washington every year, and this is the worst one we've ever taken in and shown them. And t

The latest government inflation figures show the general inflation rate running about 8.5% higher than a year ago, but for farmers buying what they need to produce a crop, "the lowest year-over-year inflation farmers are seeing is twice that on seed, with most commodity categories many times higher," said Dr ...

While there is a lot of talk about carbon markets for farmers, one expert says, "I wouldn't consider there to be a working market right now for carbon." Dr. Joe Outlaw, Texas A&M University economist, said there's a lot of inconsistency in the values and prices attached to the same exact farm practices with, sometimes, no clear explanation given for those prices. ...

What are the odds that Congress will pass a new Farm Bill by the end of the fiscal year in September?  Texas A&M Ag economist Joe Outlaw spoke at a recent Farm Foundation Forum in Washington DC.   "I actually think this bill is going to get done this year," Outlaw said. "Maybe not quite ...