News
Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
Tyson Foods said Friday labor unions have agreed to support its requirement for U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by November, and the company will offer new benefits to workers including paid sick leave.
Less than a week after Louisiana was ravaged by Hurricane Ida, farmers and ranchers are assessing the damage with recovery gets underway. And now a disaster relief fund is aimed to provide financial help.
Charismatic and humble. That describes Alex Miller who was in the national spotlight earlier this year during “American Idol.” He’ll take part in the #FarmON benefit concert Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Central.
U.S. Secretary spoke on the impacts of climate change in the agricultural industry, as well as prevention plans set forth by the Biden Administration, during Thursday’s Farm Journal Farm Country Update.
Net cash farm income, which tracks producers’ cash flow, is forecast by USDA at $134.7B for 2021. That number is up $6.4B from February’s forecast and would be an increase of 21.5% from 2020’s $110.9B.
Sometimes the day just doesn’t go how you’d expect it to. Here’s the latest from the Farm Journal collection of “What A Day!” submissions.
A Canadian by birth, Willard Jack set out on an untraditional path with his dad and brother -- all with a plan to find land of opportunity. In the process, he planted roots of conservation and community.
Hurricane Ida, and possible aid to producers, was a big topic of the Farm Journal Farm Country Update with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday. Vilsack highlighted when additional aid may be on the way.
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee will extend debate on energy and environmental legislation on infrastructure into next week, after Republicans proposed scores of amendments to the bill.
The U.S. is experiencing drought conditions affecting cattle, pastures, feed crops and beyond. During Farm Journal Field Days, Drovers’ Greg Henderson discussed the drought and its effect with four industry stakeholders.
Good data forms the framework for management decisions Lukas Fricke and his brother make on their Ulysses, Neb., farm operation, including the one they made recently to sign a carbon contract.
The most trusted name in farm equipment, Machinery Pete, is sharing some timely insights during the 2021 Farm Journal Field Days.
General Motors will reduce production at most North American assembly plants this month because of the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage, hitting its profitable truck and sport utility vehicles, it said on Thursday.
For 2021, USDA reports the value of the nation’s cropland is $4,420. That’s up $320, or nearly 8%, from 2020.
An index monitored by pension and investment funds show total returns to farmland ownership rose during the second quarter of 2021 when compared to the previous quarter and a year earlier.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join Clinton Griffiths for a virtual live town-hall Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. CDT. Farmers and ranchers will ask about the most pressing issues and opportunities they face.
In a rare move by NASS, the agency announced on Wednesday a possible adjustment to the U.S. corn and soybean acreage picture could come a month earlier this year. AgriTalk’s Chip Flory called the notice “unusual.”
Grain shippers on the Gulf Coast reported more damage from Hurricane Ida to their terminals on Wednesday as Cargill confirmed damage to a second facility, power outages across southern Louisiana kept others shuttered.
Cornfields that had promised above-average or record yields, prior to being affected, are now more likely to produce average results at harvest.
The future of USDA’s CFAP is unclear with biofuels groups and pork producers are questioning when and if they’ll get paid. As USDA continues to divvy out relief funds for agriculture, reports show funds are running low.
AgriTalk’s Chip Flory is joined by Mike Kinley to share northwest Iowa’s upcoming soybean-crushing plant.
Hurricane Ida caused “significant damage” to a Louisiana grain export elevator owned by Cargill Inc. Ken Erickson, Senior VP agribusiness with IHS market, says the Hurricane’s potential impact on exports is huge.
All of California’s national forests are now closed to the public due to raging wildfires. Wildfire threats and issues continue to grow as more than 6,800 wildfires have already burned 1.7 million acres in the state.
South Louisiana braces for a month without electricity and reliable water service in the wake of Hurricane Ida, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, as people faced suffocating heat, humidity.
According to USDA’s latest Crop Progress report, 60% of the U.S. corn crop is rated good to excellent, unchanged from last week. Illinois corn conditions continue to improve each week.
Over the last couple of decades, leasing out hunting ground has become an ancillary opportunity for farmers to add some additional income.
White House Doubles Inflation Forecast as Inflation, Labor Already Pressures U.S. Dairy Herd Numbers
The Biden Administration is now projecting inflation to rise by 4.8% in the Q4 of 2021, up from the 2% forecasted in May, and inflation is already starting to slow growth in the U.S. dairy herd.
Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies to assess damages at oil production facilities, ports and refineries.
Farmer beware: The future impact of herbicide-resistant weeds is a question within a greater Pandora’s Box.
Hurricane Ida hammered southeast Louisiana, as the Category 4 storm came with 150 mph winds. And as the system moves across the U.S., meteorologist Mike Hoffman says some areas could experience significant rainfall.