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Farmland sales continue to smash records. The latest is an Iowa land sale that came in at $30,000 per acre. Is it a trend or a one-time phenomenon?

In the age of instant gratification, Wesley Crumpler is a throwback—a self-made farmer and rancher intent on paying the price for opportunity.

Grains mixed in typical pre-holiday positioning. Livestock mostly lower with technical selling, while cash cattle trade is higher. Michelle Rook talks with DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing.

If development surrounds your farmland and you are feeling pressured to make a decision, here’s what to consider before you shake hands with a buyer.

Brazil is poised to export 40 million tonnes to 50 million tonnes of corn next year, after a new trade protocol with China and a potential bumper crop.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday announced proposed legislation aimed at ending line-speed increases and “meatpacker self-inspection programs.”

Grain and livestock futures mixed on holiday trade. Grains also watching looming demand concerns. So how long can cash grains prices remain historically strong? Michelle Rook with Nick Tsiolis of Farmer’s Keeper.

“We grow rye, alfalfa and oats,” she says. “A lot of conventional farms in Iowa are corn on beans or even just corn on corn.” Andersen was determined to chart a different course by adding small grains to the mix.

A year ago, USDA scientists announced a process to make sustainable aviation fuel from soybean oil. Commodity organizations looked at the aviation fuel consumption data and fell in love, but Johns Phipps has questions.

From Ohio to Missouri dry conditions impacted this year’s production. Farmers are finding some disappointments at harvest but also some welcome surprises considering the lack of moisture during the growing season.