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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.
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A small group of farmers had the chance to meet with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s team last week. They described the conversation as enlightening and eye-opening, but their biggest takeaway was how open Kennedy’s team was to hearing their point of view.
Machinery Pete data shows the used combine market is one year ahead of the used high-horsepower tractor market in terms of values.
The nation’s largest milk-producing state, home to 1.71 million milk cows, is navigating a series of challenges that add layers of complexity, costs and concerns for producers.
Roy Pfaltzgraff’s maverick row crop operation is moving further to blade’s edge.
When that corn crop comes up this spring, you want it to be green and stay green. One potential issue: if you’re using urea surface-applied, work it in right away or use a urease inhibitor. Make sure the N doesn’t gas off.
Canadian farmers are on edge as the latest trade war could impact the crops they grow as well as the inputs they need to plant a crop this spring.
The President’s Executive Order is being seen a step toward the U.S. being able to produce more of its own potash, which is said to be available but not mined due to regulatory impediments.
Not every youngster is playing Fortnite and dancing on Tik Tok all day. Learn about a young man out west who is keeping tradition alive, one classic tractor at a time.
Gary Kempker contends he’s lost $300,000 and suffered massive erosion due to big business, conservation, and bureaucracy interests.
The senior senator from Iowa wants E15 approved for year-round use, fair and tariff-free trade, plus more action and a lot less talk regarding tax cuts and budget reconciliation efforts in the Senate.
David Beuhrer’s farm estate auction in West Unity, Ohio, will go down in the Machinery Pete record books after besting a record set in 2011.
A new report from Terrain answered three pressing questions about the evolving global economic dynamics
The ribbon cutting took place on March 20 for the facility focused on demonstrating new technologies at scale.
With tariffs and trade in focus again, a recent AgWeb poll asked farmers if they support President Donald Trump’s use of tariffs as a negotiating strategy.
Income tax law will change this year, and it will be dramatic. Though the crystal ball right now is fairly cloudy as to the final provisions, the changes will likely be beneficial for most farmers.
Surveying his farmer-clients, Ken Ferrie compiled a list of ways to increase profit margin. Specialty crops, such as popcorn; non-GMO corn and soybeans; seed corn and soybeans; food-grade corn and soybeans; and organic crops top the list.
The past 15+ years have brought two developments that have changed the dynamic for farmland investment.
The majority of respondents in the March Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor agree the U.S. is currently in a trade war, but who wins? Ag economists say it’s not the U.S., Canada or Mexico but rather Brazil that could come out on top.
Look for the sensitive areas in your fields now, advises Steve Pitstick, who farms 50 miles west of the Chicago suburbs. Be proactive and be informed, he adds, so making product use adjustments won’t be a huge lift this season.
Dan Jacobi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Benson Hill, said the company’s fate is the result of industry challenges and financial constraints.
Take a deep dive into the used hay and forage segment, learn how used equipment sales in the Mid-Atlantic are faring, and find out why stronger crop prices are a real possibility.
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says the agency is hyper-focused on poultry, but no vaccine is yet available. The agency has ‘separate work streams’ to address the virus in the ‘cattle and dairy’ industries, but dairy is not part of USDA’s primary focus for now.
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On the last day of winter, blizzard conditions are impacting beef producers in Nebraska and Kansas.
Less than a year after USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced it was nixing a major cattle inventory report, the agency now says it’s reinstating the July Cattle Inventory report.
Tariff whiplash is consuming the commodity markets — and the possible impact is stirring up quite the debate. At present, President Trump says he’s sticking to his plan to impose additional tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China starting April 2.
Even with an improved outlook,Ever.Ag chief economist Lee Schulz says his forecast points to another tough reality: producers won’t get back to break-even levels on their balance sheets until August of this year, a testament to just how steep losses were in 2023.
Under 16 tons of granite, a farmer sleeps with a mystery at one of the most grandiose burial monuments in rural America.
USDA is directing expedited processing to get farmers economic relief payments based on planted and prevented planted crop acres for the 2024 crop year.