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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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The report found nitrogen accounts for more than 50% of fertilizer costs for a corn producer at $117 per acre.
Your daily weather forecast from AgDay Meteorologist Matt Yarosewick.
Tree-of-Heaven is an invasive species, but now researchers may have found a way to control it.
I have long maintained everyone should be required do their own income taxes.
AFBF President Zippy Duvall told members this week he will continue to press for policy that progresses agriculture, citing AFBF’s work on changes to the White House’s “America the Beautiful” plan as an example.
Evaluating market fundamentals has led most analysts to project stronger price trends over the next few years. But just how high could prices go? Studying market patterns over the last 30 years provides valuable clues.
The EPA says prior to Jan. 11, 2022, the agency “did not consistently assess the potential effects of conventional pesticides on listed species when registering new active ingredients.”
USDA made slight adjustments to the final 2021 corn-production estimate, but not due to a change in yield. USDA reported a slightly higher national soybean yield. The agency also revised demand in WASDE on Wednesday.
A new report from Texas A&M Agricultural and Food Policy Center (AFPC) a 50% rise in fertilizer prices equates to an average of $128,000 per farm. The largest per-acre impact would falls on rice farms at $62.04 an acre.
AFBF’s in-person annual convention focused on everything from H-2A workers, drought, supply chain chaos and policy changes like the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack addressed the group Monday.
As a 2018 Nuffield Scholar, Archie Griffin traveled to 16 countries to study how farms can find success if their primary products are facing declining consumption, value and profit margins.
Archer Daniels Midland Company said on Tuesday it had signed a letter of intent with Wolf Carbon Solutions to build a pipeline that would capture and transport carbon.
By Stephanie Kelly Jan 10 (Reuters) - The U.S.
China’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday it will continue to impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on imports of distillers grains (DDGS) from the United States during a review period.
USDA will release several reports Wednesday, January 12, including Crop Production, Grain Stocks and WASDE. With declining outlooks for South America’s crop, Garrett Toay and Brian Splitt break down what to watch.
Archie Griffin used his Nuffield International Farming scholarship to study how farms can find success if their primary products are facing declining consumption, value and profit margins.
India has agreed to allow imports of U.S. pork and pork products into its country.
Have record high fertilizer prices finally peaked? While prices continue to remain high right now, there were some signs last week and already this week that indicate some relief and stability may be in sight.
The volatility in commodity markets seems to be picking up where prices left off to close out 2021. On Friday, soybean prices rebounded to see a double-digit gain. Analysts say weather continues to move the markets.
The Horsch Robo is equipped with a Trimble navigation system and fitted with a large seed hopper.
With tax season fast approaching, we pulled this great John Phipps column from the Farm Journal archives.
Available in select counties in 11 states, the Post Application Coverage Endorsement is available for non-irrigated corn.
This data confirms the obvious — there is plenty of income and cash in farm country and is being reflected in the record prices being paid for farmland.
The world is transforming as the COVID-19 pandemic advances technology and cultural shifts in how business is done.