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On Dec. 10, 2021, a tornado tore across Kentucky demolishing areas in its path. Farmers and state leaders say it will be a long road to recovery with trouble sourcing even enough fencing supplies to rebuild.
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Pilgrim’s Pride Corp said on Friday it would raise starting wages for workers at its Mayfield, Kentucky, production facility by $2 to $16.50 per hour.
China came in with some purchases of soybeans and corn this week, and as rumors of more buys from China continue in the markets, analysts point out some of China’s big ag buys from last year still haven’t shipped.
Rural communities are likely to see an outbreak of the COVID-19 variant omicron later than big cities but Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci says the pandemic will eventually end.
Small, rural hospitals are struggling to keep, find or hire staff as the omicron variant begins its push across rural America. Rural healthcare advocates say it’s already creating an unsafe situation.
The United States and the European Union have downgraded their dispute at the WTO over steel and aluminum tariffs applied by former U.S. President Donald Trump in 2018 and subsequent EU retaliation.
2021 was a strong financial year for many farmers. For 2022, input costs are rising rapidly. One ag lender cites $700 per acre in some scenarios. That means farmers will need strong yields this season to break even.
Mark Mills, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, recently joined Chip Flory on AgriTalk to talk about the logistics and supply chain challenges ahead for electric vehicles.
Exploiting their growing hacking skills, John Phipps says North Korea’s cybercrime against banks, and economic institutions now generate about 8% of their economy. And he says this could have an impact on agriculture.
The study PROVES it: More milk and more beef per acre when applying Pivot Bio PROVEN® 40 on corn silage at planting.
These operations have found ways to increase cash flow and create room for more family members on the farm.
It is likely you will need to report all current business entities to the government in 2023. Any new entities must file within 14 days of formation.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will use $732 million in federal infrastructure funding to modernize a lock and dam on the Upper Mississippi River crucial for shipping grain and soybeans to export markets.
The Faribault Woolen Mill continues to expand their product line and number of retail stores. It is a comeback story with roots in the days just after the Civil War.
When we think of carbon credits, we often think of renewable energy markets like wind, solar and electric vehicles. Hemp is proven to absorb more CO2 per acre than any forest or commercial crop.
The Biden administration and some cattle groups blame meat industry concentration for producers getting a smaller share of consumer dollars for beef than they did decades ago. The Meat Institute disputes such claims.
Despite many challenges in 2021, U.S. corn and soybean yields topped those of 2020.
Mid-winter often brings the click-click-click sound of a starter solenoid signaling its battery is dead.
America’s Conservation Ag Movement has a new opportunity for 10 farmers (two each) based in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Maryland and Nebraska.
A silage study conducted in a dozen demonstration plots across six silage-producing states reveals corn silage treated with Pivot Bio PROVEN® 40 produces more milk and beef per acre.
“Agriculture doesn’t have an innovation problem,” says Mississippi producer Chad Swindoll. “It has an implementation problem.”
Smashing a weed seed to death as it passes through a combine is a technological reality fast approaching U.S. farmland.
On Monday the People’s Bank of China also announced a 0.1 percentage point cut to two of its key policy rates. It acted after GDP grew by more than 8% in 2021, but slowed down in the fourth quarter.
The story of a once-in-a-lifetime Indian pot’s stunning find on an agriculture operation, unlikely survival, and incredible contents provides an extremely rare window to the past.
Ray Marxer began working at Matador Cattle Co. in 1974, retiring as general manager in 2011. The ranch, owned by the Koch family since 1950, recently sold to Rupert Murdoch, a businessman, media tycoon, and investor.
Even with no big shocks to the markets in USDA’s major reports this week, there are a few takeaways from the reports that could provide perspective and insight on future crops and how traders react to weather concerns.
The Biden Administration is deploying money and resources to ramp up clean energy projects across rural America. The White House says the plan taps federal lands to install wind, solar and geothermal energy projects.
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