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As higher commodity prices could entice more farmers to make technology investments, Ken Ferrie expects the use of variable rate technology to grow over the next five to 10 years.
The fact farming is still a male-dominated occupation places considerable pressure on relationships between fathers and sons. John Phipps explains in John’s World this Father’s Day weekend.
As weather continues to be a factor for farmers and producers, growers across Western U.S. see the impacts of drought first-hand. Now, access to electricity could also be challenged as hydroelectric power dries up.
While you may be used to summer’s sizzling temperatures, your team could face serious danger.
Faith no more: After two years of waiting on FEMA, Missouri farmers have lost all trust in the federal bureaucracy.
Law enforcement officials in Tulare County California arrested this man for allegedly stealing and reselling more than 42,000 pounds of pistachios. The goods had been repackaged into 2,000 pound sacks for resale.
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Is your farm carbon ready? U.S. farms are poised to turbo charge carbon reductions, but navigating this complex environment will require careful planning and understanding.
Frightening moments caught on camera in Jefferson, Iowa: an explosion at a grain elevator. The grain elevator explosion happened north west of Des Moines at Landus Cooperative. Reports show no one was injured.
Brian Doerr recently introduced regenerative agriculture practices, including cover crops, on his family’s Nebraska farm. He details his decision-making and implementation steps here.
The company says it plans to help “decarbonize the farm and food value chain and enable farmers to earn additional revenue through positive climate action.”
The Ag Credit Survey from the KC Federal Reserve shows strong profit potential for farm borrowers is helping support a second consecutive quarter of increasing farm incomes, loan repayment rates and farmland values.
Tile systems have made enormous positive differences in our yields, soil tilth and even fertilizer use, so I’m aware of the bias my mind has on information that seems implicate tile as a problem for nitrate pollution.
Rodrigo Santos has been named chief operating officer, assuming global responsibility for the division’s commercial organization.
As of Friday morning, there were 62 vessels and 1,058 barges in the queue, ready to head to the Gulf.
The Hernando de Soto Bridge, which links Memphis and eastern Arkansas, could be closed to vehicle traffic for a couple of months. Grain exporters are hoping barge traffic will be able to resume much sooner.
A significant fracture on the I-40 bridge is now shut down to not only vehicle traffic, but barges until the issue can be fixed. The emergency shut down is a barrier for barge traffic along the Mississippi River.
Inflation concerns are heating up as fresh data from the Labor Department shows U.S. consumer prices have risen more than 4% over the past year, marking the sharpest increase since 2008.
Farmers are only 30 growing seasons from the biggest challenge agriculture has ever faced—growing 70% more food on the same amount of land they do today.
“We could not have a better way to celebrate our 75th anniversary in North America,” Geraldo Mattioli, SVP North America said in the program announcement.
A pioneer who helped improve nutrition and health for millions of people around the world is being recognized for her groundbreaking work. Doctor Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted is this year’s World Food Prize winner.
If you’re not from one of the 17 cotton-producing states, you might not realize that the United States is the world’s biggest exporter of cotton.
The “Farming the First Generation” series from AgDay and U.S. Farm Report takes a look at those who’ve beat the odds and chosen to make farming a career.
Fuel prices were already on the rise, but now a cyber attack on one of the largest fuel pipelines in the U.S. is creating fears about possible shortages. One group says ethanol could help ease supply constraints.
John Phipps says the issue over possibly eliminating step-up in basis will be debated for months, but thinks there’s a bigger questions farmers should be asking right now.
The Biden Administration’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal includes several provisions directly impacting corn growers and rural communities.
Farmers John and Kara Boyd share the challenges of practicing regenerative ag in Southern Virginia. John leads the National Black Farmers Association and Kara founded the Association of American Indian Farmers.
As the Biden administration pushes to get 70% of all adults at least one dose by July 4th, it’s a goal that needs rural America’s help. But a new survey shows there’s still work to do in order to meet that goal.
The latest Ag Economy Barometer shows farmer sentiments remain strong. The April Barometer reading climbed one point to 178, which is just five points below it’s all-time high set back in October.
A tradition for more than 100 years will now be a thing of the past. The CME Group announced this week it’s not reopening the open outcry pits on the trading floor, which means the tradition will be gone for good.