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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.
The milk markets have spent the past few months responding positively to news of additional rounds of Farmers to Families Food Box Program. So, how could the market react without a government bid? Mike North weighs in.
Farmer sentiment about the ag economy and their personal financial well-being ticked upward in December, thanks to improved commodity prices.
Learn how to impress your landlord by developing a 12-month marketing calendar.
3 Reasons to Change Your Preplant Weed Control
When outlining your budgets for the rest of the year, accurately account for costs and decide if you want to spend a little more on soybean acres to boost yields.
As China builds its domestic stocks of protein like pork, there are fears the country may view its supplies as ample in the second half of 2021. That could put more pressure on domestic demand to carry prices.
Vermeer Corporation is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the first big, round baler introduced to the American agricultural market by company founder Gary Vermeer.
Information from end-of-season yield map meetings can give you the insights you need to make valuable adjustments to your 2021 cropping plans and improve your growing season and yield outcomes.
We’ve all had one of those horrible, no good, very bad days. Well, if you need to see someone else’s misfortunes to make yours seem not-so-bad, check out Farm Journal’s “What a Day!”
How our partners helped farmers on their stewardship journey in 2020.
From field records to analytics, data empowers conservation and profitability.
Indiana musician with bizarre instrument gleans inspiration from the farms and fields near his home helping his Christmas and pop song arrangements go viral.
Bill Engle remembers attending a sale 22 years ago where some old sleighs were being sold. That sparked an interest and today, he has a growing collection with nearly 300 sleighs.
It’s been a bright year for Christmas tree farmers across the country. As more Americans stay home during the pandemic, many revisited traditions, which brought business to Christmas tree farmers this year.
A collective effort benefits all types of farms.
An Indiana woman gets a second chance to spend time with friends and family after losing both her arm and a leg in a horrific harvest accident.
As a Missouri farmer is in for a fight of his life, a local ag retailer went to work, deciding to travel to farms, pick up grain from any farmer who wanted to donate for “Combining for Curtis.”
Late-year strength in commodity prices was welcomed by farmers in 2020, but even with prospects of a brighter outlook for 2021, risk management is still a top priority for maintaining success.
The latest COVID-19 relief bill includes additional purchases of dairy. News sent futures price soaring Tuesday. One dairy analyst says dairy farmers may now be looking at the best prices they’ve seen since 2014.
Conservation options for non-revenue-generating acres.
USDA predicts 89 million soybean acres in 2021. Some analysts believe that number could go even higher.
Disruptions to the beef industry from the COVID-19 pandemic will likely linger into 2021, but the result may not be all bad for producers, Don Close, animal protein analyst at Rabo AgriFinance told AgriTalk.
The coronavirus aid package approved by Congress overnight Monday provides $13 billion in ag funding, much of it destined for sectors left out of previous aid packages.
“The early part of the year should look very different than the latter, but in total, economic growth is estimated to be about 4%, following a retreat of roughly 4% in 2020,” says Dan Kowalski.
Plan for a normal crop, hope for the biggest crop of your career and then mitigate the risk of a drought or crop failure.
The road to full ethanol recovery may be a long haul. And as ethanol stocks pile up, some ethanol plants are producing ethanol as a byproduct now.
