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There is growing concern crops being harvested will make it to market. The problem stems from a lack of truck drivers as COVID-19 concerns and high unemployment benefits are impacting the available workforce.
U.S. ag commodities trader Bunge Ltd adjusted income rose more than three-fold in the first quarter from a year earlier as strong crop export demand and stout oilseed crushing margins bolstered its core segment.
Lumber prices are up 359% since last year at this time, with a 69% increase taking place since the start of 2021, prices not trickling down to producers. And there are three factors aiding to the surge in prices today.
With higher commodity prices, you may be in the market to make an upgrade or new investment on your farm. Whether that’s iron, software or land, the first step is to calculate the payback.
After years of work with USB and the Soy Checkoff, Goodyear Tire is now committing to phasing out all petroleum from its products by the year 2040, using soybean oil in its place.
Soil is beginning to give up its many secrets on the role played by microbes in promoting sustainable food production.
A boon in commodity prices is creating higher demand for everything from tractors to seed tenders. The long tail of the pandemic is creating a strain on the supply chain, and now demand has outpaced supply.
Consider using those slower hours to ponder how your summer and fall can be new and improved.
Research shows that success with conservation practices is optimized with a targeted, stepwise approach.
What does your personality have to do with your entrepreneurship? Field Work hosts Zach Johnson and Mitchell Hora explore the traits of successful business founders.
Plastic-based products and materials are in short supply as rising costs also deliver sticker shock on many farm supply products. From demand to production shortages at plants, the problem first popped up last summer.
John Phipps wraps up his three-part series on the impacts and implications of the worldwide microchip shortage by talking about the possible impacts on the future.
Based on a Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) survey, 58% of farmers who planted cover crops reported they saw soil health benefits in under two years.
The economics of planting forest buffers—a zone of trees between farm fields and streams—have been documented through decades of research and real-world experience of local farmers.
Most months John Phipps provides a book review for Top Producer. Here are some of his favorites from the last few years (in no particular order).
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Carbon markets offer both economic and environmental value to farmers. Are you ready to seize this evolving opportunity?
Stephanie Kelton’s introduction is not great writing or fully explanatory, but it is the best guide to real-world fiscal and monetary policy today I have read.
Learn more about how farmers growing key ingredients for brands such as Cascadian Farms, Cheerios, Nature Valley and Pillsbury are exploring the potential of regenerative agriculture.
Learn more about how farmers growing key ingredients for brands such as Cascadian Farms, Cheerios, Nature Valley and Pillsbury are exploring the potential of regenerative agriculture.
Susan Jaster of Lincoln University and other ranchers in her peer group are seeing improved soil health numbers and increased microbial activity as part of a research grant from USDA’s SARE program.
Researchers try to tease out what makes some areas more inclined to plant cover crops.
Biden is introducing a plan to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. As some U.S. farmers see commodity prices hit a seven-year high, ag groups say moving land out of production may be a tough sell.
A Mexican judge has sided with Bayer in a legal challenge over a government policy that seeks to ban glyphosate, in a temporary reprieve from a looming ban on the widely-used herbicide.
Alonzo fills two leadership roles for the company, including its strategy and sustainability efforts, both on a global scale.
Farmers have more questions than answers as they evaluate current opportunities, but there are several things that are coming into focus.
Farmers in 17 states who have used no-till, strip till and cover crops in the past nine years could be eligible to benefit.
Global commodity prices are expected to stay firm around current levels in 2021 after recovering in the first quarter buoyed by strong economic growth, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
Farmers flush with cash after a run-up in grain prices are clamoring for farm machinery maker AGCO Corp to get them new equipment in time for this year’s harvest.
Farmers have the opportunity to be a pivotal part of carbon sequestration.