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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.
After 35-year-old Chad Schmit died unexpectedly at the Minn. Beef Expo this year, the Shorthorn Assoc. pulled together a final sale that turned into a fitting tribute for a man who loved show cattle and helping youth.
Trade volume slipped between July-September due to supply chain disruptions, shortages of production inputs and rising COVID-19 cases, the WTO said in a statement on its website.
Our farm and seed team makes a “lessons learned” list at the end of harvest to fix and hopefully improve on issues from the prior year.
The FSA administrator dives into farmer financing, programs, vaccine rates and more.
The potential elimination of stepped-up basis proved to be a hot-button topic for agriculture in 2021. Pro Farmer’s Ag Person of the Year earned the award for his work in stepped-up basis and Clean Air Act mandates.
A lot of things laying around an average farm shop have multiple uses.
Fierce winds across Kansas this week sparked a slew of wildfires, as some ranchers lost their homes, barns and livestock. Around Paradise, Kan., there are some ranch families who say there is nothing left.
It was another volatile week in the commodity markets. So, what’s helping and hindering prices? Darin Newsom of Darin Newsom Analysis and Tommy Grisafi of Advance Trading break down the factors impacting the markets.
Everybody seems to be talking about cover crops. Rightfully so because, managed correctly, they can provide environmental benefits. Higher yield? Well, maybe, but probably not, at least in the near term.
Residents in eight states are still picking up following what’s now been deemed the deadliest December tornado in history. Farmers in Tennessee are humbled by help from friends and strangers.
The need to educate consumers and advocate for modern agriculture’s leadership role in achieving global food security is more important than ever.
My crystal ball is in the shop, but I’m confident these are some of the issues that are going to be part of the ag policy discussion in the next year.
USDA’s Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation talks carbon and goals.
Deere & Company has announced a majority investment in Kreisel Electric, an Austrian-based company which was founded by two brothers in 2014.
Hurricane-force winds and dry pastures resulted in multiple wildfires in western Kansas on Wednesday. The Kansas Livestock Association is coordinating relief efforts for affected ranchers.
China has agreed to resume imports of Brazilian beef following more than three months of suspension due to two atypical cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) were discovered in Brazil.
A rising tide lifts all boats, and that was definitely the trend for the farmland market in 2021.
What really makes yield per acre? It’s not plant population — that’s merely one component, as we were reminded of in 2021.
If you were to review your shop inventory this winter, here’s what shop guru Dan Anderson suggests.
As airlines jet out to reduce their carbon footprint, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel are taking flight. And analysts say it could be a demand boon for U.S. farmers.
Its service enables users to automatically capture phone calls, text messages and emails reducing the likelihood of communication with customers from falling through the cracks.
More than 60 ag groups telling the Biden Administration on Monday the nearly 7,000 South African farm workers should be exempted from restrictions related to the Omicron variant.
China will raise import tariffs on most pork products next year, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, after the world’s top producer rapidly expanded domestic production and reduced its needs for imports.
For 2021, all types of land in Missouri increased in value.
Here is how some of the roughly $82 billion in agricultural spending could be dispersed.
Devastation Caused by Mid-December Tornado Mounts as Farms and Extension Research Facility Flattened
The devastation created by a rare mid-December tornado is still being assessed. Thousands of structures were demolished in the storms. University of Kentucky’s research station in Princeton was destroyed.
As you plan for the New Year, how are you thinking about integrating conservation ag objectives into your list of priorities?
As one highlight, check out 15 equipment items from Central Equipment Sales in Hugoton, KS for sale on our Dec. 21 Machinery Pete Monthly Online Auction
As inflation continues to climb in the U.S., does the increase in value of capital assets keep up with inflation in the end? John Phipps answers a viewer’s question in Customer Support.
California could see monumental rain and snow this week. The powerful storm is expected to drench the West Coast, as forecasters say the system could bring a month’s worth of rain in a matter of days.