Business
Here’s why the numbers are shifting and how farmers can respond through risk management and execution.
The leadership for New Corteva and SpinCo aims to drive growth through a specialized focus on crop protection and advanced seed genetics.
A family faces bankruptcy and almost $1 million in H-2A fines, with no proof of wrongdoing beyond the walls of a single agency.
While not necessarily new, market factors and growing awareness are putting the spotlight on residual soil fertility deductions.
The Top Producer Women in Agriculture Award will be given to a female producer who is a shining example for her peers.
The Top Producer of the Year Award identifies and honors agricultural producers from whom our readers can learn business concepts, ranging from value-added ventures to succession plans to overcoming adversity.
The future is now. It’s time to learn these tools, or your operation will get left behind.
Entrants are judged on entrepreneurial originality, financial and business progress and industry or community leadership.
The integration of artificial intelligence into financial systems is ushering in a more sophisticated era of tax management — one where software handles the heavy lifting.
“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.