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Iowa State University Extension Economist Steven Johnson believes the Farm Service Administration (FSA) will loosen regulations for renters who use flex lease agreements.
Land sales demand has softened, according to Jim Farrell, president and CEO of Farmers National Company in Omaha, Neb.
A continued tough economic outlook and acreage uncertainty put the crowd in a subdued mood at the Beltwide Cotton Conference in San Antonio, Texas, this week.
While crop protection and plant breeding still could provide some growth for agriculture, BASF board member Stefan Marcinowski says future gains will rely primarily on biotechnology. (Source: AgriNews-Pubs; 5/27/08)
Some farm group officials wary of flexibility contained in rule
Ethanol critics chuckled when Poet announced last year that it would produce ethanol from corn cobs by 2009. Now, the world’s largest ethanol company has the last laugh.
Due to a pricing dispute, Russia’s main gas company, Gazprom, has shut off gas supplies to neighboring Ukraine...
Jim Bower, president of Bower Trading, talks about what the election means to commodities.
Land sales demand has softened, according to Jim Farrell, president and CEO of Farmers National Company in Omaha, Neb.
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Vilsack reportedly picks John Norris as chief of staff
Recommendations to be considered by EU panel
No one likes to pay taxes, but self employment tax is the one that producers really despise, says Lance Fulton, tax consultant with Kennedy & Coe.
Congratulations to Lon Frahm, a farmer from Colby, Kan. He was named the 2009 Top Producer of the Year during the Top Producer Seminar in Chicago, Ill.
Farmers can often feel like their on an island, says Bret Oelke, University of Minnesota farm management specialist. He says geographic, economic or social isolation issues can occur when farmers don’t have a strong network of peers and like-minded individuals.
Vilsack shows he and USDA will be very active -- in controversial area
Don’t give an inch. Here’s a lesson in buying RTK guidance systems that will keep you on the straight and narrow.