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“This is one of the saddest things I’ve seen in American agriculture in my lifetime,” says Bill Peter. “It ends with glass and metal covering millions of acres.”
A new country song is hitting home for farm families, showing what it’s like to keep a farm in the family through four generations.
Adron Belk uses data to cut costs, improve yields and make every decision, from fertilizer usage to what tire pressure he uses when planting. The precision-driven strategy is what’s helping drive profitability.
When market pressures mount, “toughing it out” can feel like the only option—but it might be your biggest risk.
When the daily demands of an operation become overwhelming, long-term strategy is often the first thing to go. But what if hard times are actually the best time to grow?
Fewer explosions but higher fatalities: Here is what the latest Purdue report says you must keep top of mind to protect your team.
As the farm share of the food dollar hits historic lows, new USDA data reveals a widening gap between the grocery aisle and the farm gate.
After a nearly $900 billion surge in growth over the past year, the U.S. food and agriculture industry continues to serve as a primary engine for national commerce, trade and local economic stability across every state, a new study shows.
Self-sufficiency in rural America? “No,” says Chad Cane. “More like targeting and potential jail time.”
Discover how FS Grain and Growmark are replacing manual spreadsheets with a unified ‘Grain Stack’ to streamline operations, strengthen farmer relationships, and uncover hidden market opportunities
“It’s sickening what the government can get away with,” say David and Debbie Ross. “We’ve done nothing wrong and we want a jury of our peers to hear the evidence. All of it.”
You take care of your land and livestock—don’t forget to take care of yourself.
As farmers focus on changes to crop insurance ahead of the March 16 deadline, Ben Rand says some of the most valuable risk tools have existed for years, but there are also key changes farmers shouldn’t overlook.
The Smith family captures value from cover crops twice—first as high-quality cattle feed and then as biological fuel for no-till corn and soybeans.
Who owns the Heartland? New data reveals more than half of principal landlords having never farmed and a third now aged 75 or older.
PIC’s Dan Hamilton shares his raw, inspiring story of losing his wife during childbirth and how the resilience of the agricultural community helped him find hope again.
Teresa McQueen, corporate counsel for Western Growers Association, shares best practices for reducing turnover, elevating company culture and becoming an employer of choice.
The market appears to be firm, but high quality farm land sets itself apart from medium or low quality.
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” has fundamentally changed crop insurance. Here is how to capture the new ECO and SCO opportunities before time runs out.
“The value of drones on the farm, as high as it is today,” says Russell Hedrick, “will soon go up to levels not even imagined yet.”
Farmers prepare for a 4% to 6% increase in chemical budgets as trade duties on key active ingredients set a new price floor.
Ambassador Julie Callahan outlines a transactional approach to global trade, targeting market access and regulatory reform
One mile from home, our world shattered. We survived the wreckage, but it made one thing clear: Stop pushing pause and finalize your farm succession plan today. Your legacy depends on it.
One of the two major domestic phosphate fertilizer suppliers says the duties should be dropped.
“If you think they don’t abuse small businesses, then my story says otherwise,” says J.P. Brooks. “They make sure we own nothing.”
Consolidation risk is not limited to smaller operations. Succession gaps, management transitions and strategic exits are driving consolidation regardless of size.
PI AgSciences aims to bring to market a new mode of action in row crops and specialty crops.
“We’re on a one-way street,” says Kenneth Graves. “I don’t want to just go along and pretend.”
USDA Under Secretary Luke Lindberg points to strategic deals and surging dairy, ethanol and corn exports driving the U.S. toward an ag trade surplus
As Pioneer marks 100 years, leaders say gene editing and advanced data tools are poised to drive the next leap in corn yield, building on a century of gains from hybrids, biotech and management strides by farmers.