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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.
Planting a crop isn’t just dropping seed in the ground and hoping for record results. In order to “Win the Furrow,” it starts with uniform germination and emergence.
If it’s not already, it will be go-time for farmers across the country in just a matter of days farmers gear up for another pass at a successful crop.
Brazilian production of ethanol from corn rose 58% in the newly passed year as dozens of recently built plants in the country’s grain heartland ramped up production.
When Michael Vittetoe started grazing cattle in the prime corn and soybean fields of southeast Iowa, he may have been bucking the trend, but he was also carrying on a family conservation tradition.
Around 90% of New Year’s resolutions fail. Why? Goals aren’t typically sized right.
Carbon sequestration can offer promise or pitfalls for your farm. Here’s what you need to know.
Northwest Indiana farmers had a jumpstart to the 2021 planting season, with some farmers planting soybeans the earliest they ever have. As farmers push the planting dates, they say it pays to plant soybeans early.
Want to save yourself headaches later this season? Take a rainy day this spring to set up your sprayer and create your 2021 application plan.
MN Millennial Farmer has quickly gained social media fame with you YouTube channel with his videos viewed more than 2 million times. Machinery Pete got the story behind the Millennial Farmer brand.
The COVID-19 forced more Americans to stay home. As a result, consumers opted to get a new pet, and that domestic and international pet food demand is showing up for sorghum producers.
New data shows just how critical the U.S. food and agriculture sector is to the U.S. economy. A new “Feeding the Economy” report found the food and agriculture sector contributes $7 trillion to the nation’s economy.
The restaurant industry appears to be on the rebound following the pandemic with more restaurants reporting a surge in demand, but trends also show more consumers may be moving out of urban areas.
A drier and milder window to plant last week played into farmers’ favor. The latest USDA Crop Progress Report shows planting is ahead of average.
China’s soybean imports almost doubled in March from levels in the same month a year earlier, data from customs showed on Tuesday, as cargoes of beans from top exporter Brazil cleared customs after delays.
A team of students at Ohio State University is seeking input from owners and operators of farm machinery to better understand routine cleaning, maintenance, and fire safety education for combine harvesters.
Carbon Contract Reality: Why Conservation-Minded Farmers May Not Qualify for Private Carbon Programs
The chase to capture carbon continues. It’s a possible new source of income for farmers and ranchers, but it’s also bringing a set of challenges and questions. The answer could be both public and private programs.
With a consecutive warm and dry days in much of the Corn Belt, some farmers were able to start planting earlier than normal last week, but the weather pattern this week is flipping, with a cooler bias setting in.
Successive cold snaps in the past week have destroyed between 30,000 and 50,000 hectares of French sugar beet, growers group CGB said on Monday, calling it the worst frost-related losses for the sector ever recorded.
Wheat prices saw strength last week, as worries about the 2021 crop continue to grow. With concerns about planting spring wheat this year, it’s a factor that could strain already tighter supplies.
A combination of factors has revealed crippling and widespread scarcity, manufacturing bottlenecks, and serious national security and economic repercussions.
The cotton price picture is seeing some bullish factors come into play. USDA’s WASDE report on Friday revealed higher exports - along with a smaller crop last year - continue to eat into overall supplies.
Dairy producers can use industry activities surrounding the global event on April 22 to engage their neighbors and consumers in the environmental stewardship practices they use daily on their farms.
As farmers enter into a new accounting year, it may be time to adjust accounting methods on your farm or ranch. Paul Neiffer says when it comes to accounting, a switch from cash to accrual may be beneficial.
A week after USDA released its bombshell Prospective Plantings report, USDA’s April WASDE also sparked some market momentum in corn, but seemed to disappoint for soybeans.
USDA will alter how it reports soybean oil use by biofuels producers beginning with its monthly World Agriculture Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) report in May, a USDA spokesperson told Reuters.
One industry expert says large retailers are cashing in on RINs, and consumers should see benefits at the pumps as a result.
This latest rise in used equipment values is, frankly, breathtaking.
Canada’s Nutrien Ltd, the world’s largest fertilizer producer by capacity, said on Thursday it aimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30% by 2030, in a plan costing the company up to $700 million.
While critics say President Biden’s infrastructure plan is too costly and includes more than infrastructure, proponents say it could help bridge the rural and urban digital divide.
A week ago, USDA issued an explosive Prospective Plantings report. Coming off such a large report, USDA’s April WASDE report typically doesn’t spark a wild reaction. However, one analyst thinks 2021 could be different.