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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.
The 2022 Pro Farmer Crop Tour kicks off Monday, August 22 in South Dakota and Ohio. As scouts gather thousands of samples across the Midwest throughout the week, traders and market analysts are watching closely.
For 2022, USDA reports the value of the nation’s cropland is $5,050. That’s up $630, or 14%, from 2021. This year’s figure marks back-to-back record highs in cropland values.
If you find yourself ready to bid on a significant number of acres, do your homework, analyze lease types and perfect your landlord communication plan.
The No. 1 yield-robbing pest in soybeans might be one you don’t even realize you have in your fields.
Gone. A glaring story of soil loss, set against an alarming background of buffalo bones and the Dust Bowl, is a signpost account of cost and consequence, with relevance for the entire farming industry.
Trouble started brewing for the rural economy earlier this summer. Now it’s been confirmed for five straight months.
The U.S. and Taiwan are moving forward with formal trade talks with the first round set to take place early this fall. What does it mean for agriculture and how does this impact U.S. China trade relations?
Dennis Schneider was engulfed and trapped in his grain bin in 2015. Without the proper grain bin rescue equipment, local fire departments acted swiftly, utilizing a 5-gallon bucket to help save Schneider’s life.
EPA said there was little risk to most people from exposure to dicamba, though it identified six additional instances in which workers handling the herbicide should wear a respirator along with the required outfit.
Here’s how you can follow along and analyze real-time results from the 2022 Pro Farmer Crop Tour.
Farm Journal Test Plot data shows an earlier harvest can reap up to 15 bu.
The Presidential Emergency Board has released it’s report to the White House. What is the reaction of farm groups and what’s next?
Farmers across the United States are successfully implementing edge of field practices to better manage water and reduce nutrient and sediment loss from their fields.
From a train derailment outside Hereford, Texas, to growing concerns about a possible labor strike in mid-September, rail delays have been a severe pain point for the grain users and shippers all year.
Lon Frahm creates a culture that’s truly unique, which achieves high employee-retention on the farm. And details are vital to their success of the farm, with investments that continue to sprout efficiency.
The Pro Farmer Crop Tour’s data-gathering methods are disciplined and produce consistent results.
A few areas of the country were expected to see some rain this week. What’s the weather doing on your farm? Share your Crop Comments!
Why is there resistance to new technologies like robotic milkers and other automation by dairy farmers, especially with the challenge in finding labor today? John Phipps provides insight in Customer Support.
AgDay launched in 1982 by satellite on a handful of local affiliates. Today, viewers watch the agriculture news program on 121 affiliate stations and RFD-TV, reaching more than 53 million viewers each year.
The Inflation Reduction Act has been passed by both the Senate and House. The $740 billion bill contains several components that are favorable for agriculture.
As we talk and argue about the same stuff, John Phipps says many crises in ag that alarmed us a decade ago, simmered to something like stalemates with no point of view dominating as we feared.
You have the opportunity to attend Pro Farmer Crop Tour nightly meeting or watch a brief broadcast online this year.
Corn production is down 5% from last year, forecast at 14.4 billion bushels; soybean growers are expected to increase their production 2% from 2021, forecast at 4.53 billion bushels,
The best analysis of this year’s data will be to compare state-by-state results to past Pro Farmer Crop Tour data, with close attention to the percentage changes.
Pollinators placed on international conservation organization’s Red List as endangered. Habitat loss, climate change, pesticides and disease were cited as some of the major factors in the species’ decline.
Do tariffs fuel inflation? John Phipps’s Customer Support segment explains why economists have struggled to come up with estimates of economic effects due to lingering COVID influence on world business.
Fufeng Group recently bought 300 acres of land in North Dakota and the proximity to a U.S. military base has many concerned. But this isn’t the first time questions have been raised about China’s stake in the U.S.
Adjusted gross income (AGI) is an income tax calculation based on how income is reported on your income tax return. A farmer who files a Form 1040 can easily find AGI since it is a line item on the income tax return.
In winter 1819, a natural entrance to a cave was found just south of Hannibal, Mo. One of its visitors in the early 1840s was a young resident who was fascinated by what he saw.
Can watching videos boost hens’ welfare and health? Iowa State University researchers believe it could.