Touching 4 Great Lakes, Michigan is unique in many respects, including its agricultural diversity. How diverse? Get a glimpse in this episode of Ag States of America.

When agriculture began at the end of the Stone Age, the world had approximately 5 million people to feed, and few, if any, farmers were feeding people beyond their extended family. Farmers today use technology to plant and harvest mile-long fields with equipment guided by satellites for sub-inch...

SwarmFarm Robotics recently launched its new “dock and refill” capability. This new technology enables robots called SwarmBots to autonomously refill and refuel themselves. 

U.S. farm income will decline modestly in 2024 and then run at historically high levels in the near term, said the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) think tank at the University of Missouri. Although well above average, net farm income of around $140 billion annually in coming...

Corn production is up, while soybean and cotton production is down from 2022, according to the most recent Crop Production report issued by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Corn production is up 10% from last year, forecast at 15.1 billion bushels; soybean growers are...

The Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee says a farm bill extension could carry current negotiations into May.

It’s game time says Soy Transportation Coalition Executive Director Mike Steenhoek, and key waterway infrastructure systems are not ready. 

By the National Oilseed Processors Association

There’s a constellation of terms to describe the practices and programs that help maintain the natural resources used in the production of crops, livestock and specialty/permanent crops. 

The U.S. agricultural sector is headed for its third year in a row of exceptionally high net farm income, albeit a step down from the record set last year. Since 2021, net farm income — a broad measure of profits — has run at least $39 billion a year above the 10-year average.

India said on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting that it would reduce import duties on frozen U.S. turkey and duck meat. Lower tariffs will give U.S. exports a chance to win sales in the rapidly growing market, said U.S. poultry groups, while calling for India to open its market further.

USDA is offering ideas for composting manure to help farmers come up smelling like roses. From the feedlot to the dairy, and every livestock enterprise in between, figuring out some way to handle manure is a stinky task no one likes to take on. But with a little bit of work and ingenuity, farmers...

Producer sentiment was slightly lower in August, as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index dipped 8 points to a reading of 115. The decline was fueled by producers’ weaker perception of current conditions both on their farms and in U.S. agriculture. The Current Conditions Index...

Retailers and apple growers increasingly are turning to branded apples — also known as managed or club varieties — to offer consumers what they consider to be a superior eating experience.

As told by Greg Henderson with the Drover’s Journal, old, white males such as me are responsible for a large share of the world’s problems, claims there’s some truth to that broad statement, but sometimes you just have to call out B.S. when you see it.