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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.
If your weather conditions are tanking, consider answering two important questions Ken Ferrie asks before you head to the field.
Farmers flush with cash after a run-up in grain prices are clamoring for farm machinery maker AGCO Corp to get them new equipment in time for this year’s harvest.
Farmers have the opportunity to be a pivotal part of carbon sequestration.
Tim Crews and Rachel Stroer of The Land Institute will describe their vision for an agricultural future built on the necessity to feed humanity within ecological limits.
After a jumpstart to the 2021 planting season for many, colder temperatures and even snow will bring planting to a halt again this week.
John Phipps details part two of the ongoing implications and impacts of the microchip shortage.
Some agricultural groups would like the newly-installed U.S. Trade Representative to reconsider some previous trade deals. That includes joining what was formerly known as the Trans Pacific Partnership.
Tragedy struck a Canadian hockey team in 2018 when a semi crashed into the bus carrying the hockey team. For one Canadian farmer, he not only lost members of the team he helped coach, but friends who were like family.
Cotton prices have been on a rollercoaster ride this past year. The start to 2021 showed a story of improved prices, which is a dramatic change from just a year ago, as geopolitical issues also come into play.
Just this week, USDA confirmed U.S. sorghum shattered records last week, with a total of 33.9 million bushels of purchases. The total smashed the previous record set in August 2020 by 10 million bushels.
The April farmland price index climbed to 78.6 — the highest level since 2012.
Details of a U.S. land and water related executive order could be unveiled soon. Known as the ’30 by 30’ plan, it would place 30% of U.S. lands and 30% of U.S. waters under federal jurisdiction by 2030.
This year has been an incredibly active and competitive farmland market across all the Midwest
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s statistics division is conducting a “deep dive” review of how it conducts its quarterly U.S. grain stocks reports, an official said during an online conference on Wednesday.
John Phipps shares the hopeful signs around us we might be overlooking as we mimic those stories of persistence, patience and progress.
Learn how to start the conversation, clarify expectations (both yours and theirs) and set healthy boundaries for your heirs within your farm’s transition plan.
Learn how to focus on mental health — to benefit you, your family and your team.
A new study from the University of California-Davis estimates 334,000 cases are attributable to packing plants. The study says that resulted in more than $11 billion in economic damage.
Paul Neiffer says the most drastic part of the STEP Act is it applies to all transfers after Dec. 31, 2020.
CRP could be in focus again. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said this week that he thinks greater opportunities are coming for landowners to take less productive farmland out of production and place into CRP.
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows from North Dakota to Texas, all the way west to California, the most severe levels of drought didn’t ease across the U.S. this past week.
The company will work with farmers and their existing, trusted advisors to implement the program.
CPA Paul Neiffer and attorney Adam Kline will provide an overview of the new rules and provide case study examples of the decisions farmers could face
Learn a few tools that have helped many leaders make more effective decisions.
How can you be your banker’s best customer? What trends are emerging in ag lending? What financial metrics should you be analyzing?
Join these experts for a live discussion on grain markets, policy, land values and more.
Top Producer Editor Sara Schafer sits down with leaders from a few of our sponsoring companies: Beck’s Hybrids, Case IH and Corteva.
This year, focus on what you can control, rather than letting external factors dictate your view of possibility.
Between 10% and 20% of yield potential can be lost, if you plant corn in unfavorable conditions.
North Dakota just endured its driest September to March ever on record. On Thursday, Governor Doug Burgum declared a state of emergency due to drought. Farmers are now forced to make tough decisions, early.