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Open slots and false bottoms are being created as farmers build strips for their spring planting pass.
AgriTalk Host Chip Flory and Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer discuss plans Congress will probably have these last weeks of 2021, including the debt ceiling and the Build Back Better plan in the Senate.
As families gather to give thanks this year, Farm Journal shares stories of grit and gratitude. From surviving a raging wildfire to a mail carrier who saved a rancher’s life, each show resilience of rural America.
Hurricane Ida ravaged Louisiana agriculture this fall. The hurricane brought as much as two feet of rain in some areas, as producers grappled with losses and aftermath as those in surrounding states stepped into help.
John Phipps says after a year many paused large family gatherings, he’s acquired new habits to improve my chances of happiness. And this Thanksgiving, it may just be the unexpected moments for which you give thanks.
After John Moody was ran over by his tractor in March, USPS mail carrier Allen Dix made a life-saving delivery that went above and beyond his job. Dix received the USPS Hero Award for his remarkable rural route rescue.
After a battle with COVID-19, first generation farmer Chance McMillan didn’t just lose his dad, but a life-long coach. That’s as the two had plans to finally farm full-time as father and son.
On Tuesday, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack rang in on AgriTalk to share agriculture’s angle in the BBB plan with host Chip Flory.
Writing the cover story with ambassador Kip Tom was a good reminder to me of how many people in the world are struggling to eat — or even survive — each day.
Inflation is effecting consumers across the country. And as Americans prepare to gather for Thanksgiving this year, it will cost most Americans more than it did last year, but not the highest price ever.
As the frantic pace of harvest winds down, we can reflect on another season of abundant effort.
USDA’s recent 10-year price projections showed economists expect crop prices to decline, and for analysts and economists digging into the numbers, sustainable aviation fuel was missing from expected soybean demand.
Kip Tom has traveled the globe as an advocate for agriculture, a warrior against hunger and a political appointee trapped in the bureaucracy of promises and cultural divergence.
Major investments are bringing more products to the field.
The White House announced Tuesday it’s tapping into oil reserves in an effort to help relieve the rising prices at the pump. But could the decision drive oil prices higher and impact corn prices? Analysts weigh in.
Gratitude is like a muscle, the more you exercise it the stronger it becomes.
Is there any correlation between President Biden’s energy policy and current prices at the pump? John weighs in on a viewer’s question during U.S. Farm Report’s Customer Support segment.
Build Back Better heads to the Senate while Conservation Credit Corporation allocates $27 billion to conservation. Plus, when will the EPA announce RFS mandates?
For five minutes each day, walk around your farm and clear your mind of everything stressing you out.
Agriculture is a growing and evolving industry, skills and industry knowledge develop over a lifetime.
“The answer to these questions is yes, maybe, sorta,” he says. “One of the things we do know is healthy plants handle stress better than unhealthy plants.”
One result of the pandemic was a spike in savings rates. In the U.S. last April, Americans collectively saved a record 30% of their income. John Phipps looks at China’s savings rate and what it’s meant for exports.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Joe Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ plan, also known as the reconciliation package. This vote came after months of debate and countless rewrites to the plan.
The supply chain constraints are continuing to plague agriculture. As farmers work to make input decisions for the 2022 season, economists expect high input prices to persist through spring.
Farmers tend to focus on net profit per acre in determining financial decisions. I think they should focus more on contribution margin per acre.
John Steinbeck wrote in “The Grapes of Wrath” that, “A man has to do what a man has to do.” That’s my excuse for some of the repairs I’ve made over the years.
Finding ways to save money is top of mind for farmers. Facing high input costs and expected supply chain delays for months to come, every purchase decision has become that much more important this year.
For 12 straight months, the Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) has remained above growth neutral, to the Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index.
Increasingly personal income in the U.S. is about owning, while income from working is slowly declining.
As you build out your 2022 plans, let’s focus on equipment rates and management.