Farm Business - General
As drought continues to grip the West, some protein analysts think cattle producers are still looking at better pricing opportunities in the back half of 2021.
A bizarre mix of business and religion, laced with a surreal cast of characters, the Jerusalem artichoke crop scandal may be the most outlandish major scam to curse farming in the past century.
Take a ride down an elevator 650 feet below the surface of Hutchinson, Kansas and you’ll find endless miles of tunnels that lead to active salt mines dating back over a century.
The pilot has a goal to provides tools to ensure flexibility in the food supply chain to results in economic security for farmers and food security for consumers.
According to the report, there were eight-grain dust explosions in 2020, resulting in zero fatalities and nine injuries.
The net farm income story this year is far from over. Farmer Mac’s chief economist says history shows USDA’s initial look at net farm income is typically too low and this year may be no different.
No matter what size of business you have now or wish to build, you can convert your business to enterprise level at any point.
The one-upmanship that usually heightens the excitement about what is unveiled at Agritechnica will have at least one less participant as John Deere officially announces it will not be participating in 2021.
The kind actions of a man-hauling farmer still echo in time. Peter O’Neal once carried a complete stranger a half-mile through the woods to find a forgotten grave.
USDA’s first look at net farm income shows without continued ad hoc government payments, net farm income will drop this year.