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The European Union has agreed on a 7% cap for food-based biofuels. Germany is seeking to reduce that figure further.

History strongly suggests retailers will be buying beef quite strongly over the next six weeks.

Farmers in Canada are struggling to plant crops in fields that are either too wet or too dry in the Prairie provinces.

One of Brazil’s largest farmers plans to reduce fertilizer use by a quarter next season, relying on more precise applications and soil testing to maintain crop yields, Bloomberg reported.

U.S. consumer demand for retail meat remains exceptionally strong despite higher prices stemming from increased production costs and supply-chain limitations.

Rail backlogs in the United States are delaying shipment of grains as well as processed flour and corn syrup, contributing to the national problem of inflation, food and grain companies said at a hearing this week.

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Why farmers long to be understood by non-farmers mystifies me. First, I’m not sure I understand farmers, since there is no stereotypical farmer, just a bunch of similar but equally puzzling individuals.

As of May 1, USDA estimates 14% of the U.S. corn crop has been planted. That compares to a five-year average of 33% planted.

Kansas State research looks at dosage and timing of iron injections in order to maximize pig growth.