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The deal decreases U.K.’s ethanol tariff from 19% to 0%, creates an opportunity for cattle ranchers to export millions more and opens a $100 million market with free access for rice farmers, says Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture.
In 2024, Farm Journal Foundation’s Farmer Ambassadors and staff held more than 100 meetings in Washington, D.C., to explain the value of investing in global ag research, development, and nutrition security programs.
Products making environmental, social and governance-related claims averaged 28% cumulative growth between 2018 to 2022, versus 20% for products that didn’t, according to McKinsey & Company.
As harvest ends, focus on next year’s crop planning by understanding break-even costs and budgeting inputs. This will boost profitability and enhance your negotiating power.
Updating your office technology to bridge the divide between data and decisions could be a game changer.
The idea of venture capital is not commonly discussed in coffee shops across farm country. In terms of ROI, investing a small amount of capital or services at the earliest stage is the most valuable investment.
The clock is ticking — and the current estate-tax exemption is set to plummet at the end of 2025. The smaller exemption coupled with inflation and land values likely means increased assets and estate-tax rates.
Abiotic stressors can trigger a response in plants called reactive oxidative species that can impair cellular function and growth. Biological products have shown significant promise in mitigating these challenges.
The spread between your break-even with the cost of production model versus the cost of doing business model has never been as far as it is now. Be sure to know your true costs.
There are a number of practices that can create passive income on your operation, but the level of effort and investment to implement them varies.