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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
As planting ramps up for farmers across the country, we’ve put together a full day of content to help inform your decisions for the upcoming planting season.
It’s the perfect storm in the worst way for fertilizer prices. Higher demand and a strain in supplies are causing prices to soar, with anhydrous ammonia shooting up $115 per ton in just one week.
Former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson discusses his future and the future of the ag committee on the DC Signal to Noise Podcast.
First-Generation farmer Jesse Daniels is seeing growth in moderation, but it’s a process of appreciation, as the first-generation farmer is focusing on the future instead of living in the past.
Soil density and water availability significantly impact corn development, as the Farm Journal test plots reveal.
Stewardship takes another step forward as Danny Murphy lives out a conservation legacy that spans more than seven decades on his Mississippi farm.
Gavin Spoor is a first-generation farmer who says being a farmer is all he ever wanted to do. Through passion and hard work, Spoor proved being resourceful can help you build a business from scratch.
Nearly eight months after an investigation was launched, Mosaic won a countervailing duty case against the imports of phosphates from Morocco and Russia. The outcome could cause further strain on already high prices.
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Dawn Crop Performance expects to save farmers 30% in most cases for crop protection chemistry, fertilizer and surfactants, starting with growers in the Dakotas.
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Because of resistance to some of the existing technology in the marketplace, farmers need to evaluate carefully which product can effectively address the specific foliar diseases in their fields.
Former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson is headed to consulting firm Combest, Sell & Associates.
The top five trends that will disrupt the farm input business are: e-commerce, biologicals, indoor farming, seed technology and ag data technology.
Regardless of the farm economy, it’s important to live within your means.
This month, Farm Credit Mid-America will return $200 million in patronage to eligible customers across Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Grassy weeds in sorghum have historically been extremely difficult if not impossible to control in-season.
More than a month after news broke China committed to its largest ethanol purchase ever, some of those exports have sailed. One economist thinks China may be testing the waters on the difficulty of large shipments.
In his opening days of his second stint as head of USDA, Tom Vilsack is focused on farmer profitability and opening markets to build that profitability.
China Ministry of Agriculture said this week another ASF outbreak was reported in Sichuan Province, China’s largest pork producing province. Analysts say a resurgence in outbreaks indicates ASF isn’t under control.
Ohio dairy operation cashes in on high-speed Wi-Fi, telematics, weather stations, cameras and drones.
The dollar rules, but planting decisions are often complex— even when commodities are shining.
While Tyson’s lawyers were filing a lawsuit on Monday against one of the packer’s largest cattle suppliers, the ink was still drying on the sale of one of that supplier’s feedlots to one of Tyson’s competitors.
By prioritizing mental health, the Nebraska Extension program aims to support the sustainability of U.S. farming operations, laying the foundation for a resilient ag industry for generations to come.
USDA is still reviewing how it will disburse $15 billion in coronavirus aid.
The market ended the week on a high note, and one analyst thinks it will be hard to tame the bullish action in the market in the near-term.
Few farmers and ranchers enjoy talking about or planning a farm ownership transition. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many have accelerated discussions around farm transition or succession planning.
Corteva Agriscience is introducing four Pioneer brand sorghum seed varieties containing the new, non-transgenic Inzen trait this season in the High Plains.
Measurement, reporting and verification are important to the process of addressing greenhouse gas emissions.
When Sesame Street knocked, Casey Cox threw open the door on her Georgia farm and grabbed an opportunity to take U.S. agriculture to a new audience.