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Here are 10 best practices for transitioning management to the next generation, according to Danny Klinefelter, Texas A&M University professor and Extension economist.
This combine sold at a northwest Illinois farm auction yesterday, Dec. 1, 2016.
A historic arrangement has been reached between OPEC and some non-OPEC nations to trim crude oil output... but will it stick?
Read about ideas farmers have designed to make their jobs easier
Soybeans saw a bullish run leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, but can it last? U.S. Farm Report analysts suggest farmers should sell into these rallies.
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Here’s video of the utility vehicle selling on Tuesday.
How can you prepare your successor and step down from being the manager? Klinefelter says families should follow these steps.
We occasionally get calls from farmers who follow one of the market advisers we report asking their results are so different. One answer lies in our methodology--how we treat basis, storage costs and the like (click on our Methodology button to review what we do).
Seasonals and our spread analysis suggest farm diesel will build on this wee’s declines through the coming weeks.
MDA Weather Services says dry weather has resulted in soil moisture to decline further across the west central Plains, far southern Midwest, and the Delta, stressing winter wheat establishment.
Agency expects La Nina to linger through the winter, but to fade by spring.
This is the highest auction price in U.S. in 2 years.
USDA report and the election results hit the market hard this week. Analysts say despite the volatility, it creates opportunity, and producers should keep their eye on 2017.
MDA Weather Services says after scattered weekend showers, dry conditions are expected across the Central and Southern Plains the remainder of the week.
Phosphate fell slightly this week as potash firmed amid increasing farmer demand for post-harvest applications.
Our MarketWatch table features monthly and quarterly price outlooks, along with weekly prices for a wide range of ag markets.
Farm diesel is up a penny as propane remains unchanged for another week.
This annual business conference held Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 in Chicago, will offer women a unique opportunity to hear firsthand from industry experts and network with other like-minded women.
Some 12,000 years ago, with the invention of farming, humans started a war against weeds -- and the weeds are still a step ahead.
More farmers are willing to walk away from pricey cash rents in 2017 according to ProFarmer’s Annual LandOwner survey. And land prices continue to slide, but at a slower pace, suggesting maybe the market is searching for a floor.