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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.
Russia is ready to provide a humanitarian corridor for vessels carrying food to leave Ukraine, in return for the lifting of some sanctions, Interfax news agency reported, citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister.
Our recent AgWeb.com poll posed the question: What is your favorite fair food?
Welcome to a rags to rows farm tale. Cody Parker is insistent: His success is directly linked to the kindness of other farmers.
After making it through the spring planting season, sometimes with the help of bulletproof vests and helmets, Ukraine’s farmers are facing another challenge – finding enough diesel for the harvest to come.
Estimates of when new routes will be regular shipping lanes keep advancing. It looks like the long-awaited transpolar shipping route could be a real thing around 2050. John Phipps explains why and the possible impact
Serving military veterans across the country, NCAT’s Armed to Farm training provides resources and education for veterans to start and operate their own agricultural business.
President Biden spent last weekend in Tokyo, Japan. During the visit, Biden announced a dozen Indo-Pacific countries will join the U.S. in a “sweeping” economic initiative, primarily focused on countering China.
The White House is considering waiving U.S. gasoline environmental rules aimed at reducing summertime smog, hoping the waiver will combat rising pump prices, Reuters reported.
Is private land a federal playground? The government claims a phenomenally powerful right—access and surveillance on every inch of farmland, hunting ground, and pasture in the U.S., without warrant or probable cause.
Gas prices are above $4 a gallon in every state for the first time ever, and with the average price of gasoline posting another new record Thursday, it’s causing shoppers to alter their appetites at the grocery store.
U.S. President Joe Biden has not ruled out using export restrictions to ease soaring domestic fuel prices, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Tuesday.
This year’s return of High Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been devastating for the industry but there are many differences from the 2015 outbreak.
U.S. corn planting posted another big week. As of May 22, 72% of the crop is planted, up from 49% complete as of May 15.
The U.S.-China trade war began in July 2018 when the Trump administration imposed tariffs on $550 billion worth of Chinese goods. Nearly four years later, the debate remains as to which country actually won.
Russian wheat export prices rose last week following higher wheat prices in Paris, analysts said on Monday, adding that the country’s exports continued to slow down due to seasonal factors.
The overall 40% of production being wasted seems a consensus number, but that is not for home waste but all waste. John Phipps digs up the true statistics when it comes to food waste.
Nutrien announced this week it will build the world’s largest clean ammonia production facility in Geismar, Louisiana, to “decarbonize agriculture.”
U.S. diesel prices are the highest ever, with warnings of shortages, especially in the eastern U.S., and the most intensive part of the farming season is still ahead.
The latest round of agricultural credit condition surveys from the Federal Reserve banks show high farm real estate values are supporting farm finances.
Soybean prices are up 7.4% since May 9, with prices surging again this week. The July soybean contract posted closes in the green four out of five days this week, kicking the week off with a 63¢t price jump.
Did you know that a streamside buffer, or tree buffer, can provide natural land protection with multiple benefits to your operation?
Food and agriculture face a time of unparalleled change, both in the heft of the systemic issues they’re working through and in the speed at which seismic shifts will likely occur.
Ukraine reported a major drop in grain exports, threatening food security for millions worldwide. Grain exports are down 64% so far in May compared to last year, the country’s agriculture ministry said Thursday.
Some farmers are concerned about the possibility of losing farmland to energy projects like wind and solar. John Phipps points out some major misconceptions about the placement of solar projects.
Deere & Co reported a 17% rise in quarterly profit on Friday, boosted by higher sales for its tractors, combines and sprayers.
After just three weeks, Indonesia announced it’s lifting its ban on palm oil exports. The move was expected by S&P Global Commodity Insights, saying there was no shortage of palm oil supplies when the ban was announced.
You can leave emerging crops alone, run a rotary hoe or replant. Ken Ferrie has developed online calculators to guide decision-making and help remove some of the emotions you might struggle with in the process.
After the slowest start to planting since 2013, farmers across the Midwest found a window to plant last week. However, farmers in the northern Corn Belt are still struggling, and it’s a race against the calendar.
U.S. wheat futures fell sharply on Wednesday following a report about efforts by the United Nations to restore Ukraine grain shipments along with news of potential Russian wheat exports.
Wet fields have slowed farmers’ planting progress to a snail’s pace in some states, but that’s had little effect on broadleaf weeds and grasses. Many are growing rapidly in parts of the Midwest.