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The March CME/Purdue Ag Economy Barometer posted the weakest farmer sentiment reading since May 2020, as the survey found the biggest concern among producers continues to be “higher input costs.”

As farmers prepare for planting, supply chain concerns are rampant. Input availability issues could be a factor farmers battle all spring with a recent ag retail survey finding chemistry is in the shortest supply.

Wild swings in commodities from wheat to crude oil are here to stay, with global supply chains getting reassessed in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to Gregory Broussard. . .

Livestock farmers, including those who previously paid to have animal waste removed, have found a fertile side business selling to grain farmers. Equipment firms that make manure spreading equipment are also benefiting.

February’s U.S. trade deficit declined less than $100 million from January’s revised $89.2 billion record, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

U.S. ag trade surplus increases

Cases in commercial poultry operations and backyard flocks are mounting across the U.S., a result of infected droppings from migrating birds. The USDA says there are no immediate human health concerns.

Weather conditions can guide planting conditions. The calendar plays a role, too. Watch the brief video on soybean maturities and why night length is so important to the flowering process.

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt asked EPA to allow the sale of E15 this summer . . .

A buying group provides preferential access to a collection of farmers or acres.