Global exports of U.S. beef have hit an all-time record for volume and value, adding more value to U.S. beef cattle and providing markets for products not currently used in this country.

U.S. poultry production was up modestly on the year in February.The USDA says 4.054 billion pounds of poultry were certified as wholesome in February 2023, up 2% from February 2022. Chicken was 3% higher on the year at 3.624 billion pounds, while turkey was 1% lower at 418.927 million pounds....

A surge in African Swine Fever (ASF) infections in China is set to reduce hog output later this year, farm managers and analysts said recently, pushing up prices in the world's top pork consumer as demand recovers.

Sales for combine harvesters continued triple-digit growth, while overall tractor sales fell in February, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Sales for self-propelled combines were up 165% in February.

Farmers are set to reap the benefits of declining fertilizer prices as they plant their crops this spring. Geopolitical and supply chain challenges eroded some of their profit last year.

With grocery food inflation still topping 10%, the mid-March Bureau of Labor Statistics report on consumer prices pegged year-over-year inflation at 6% in February.

In mid-March, bank regulators shuttered and seized deposits from two high-profile banks: Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The bank collapses sent tremors through the financial system — surfacing memories of the global crisis in 2008. 

So far, the USDA has spent more than $670 million to contain highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and to indemnify owners for their losses, according to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Outlays included more $414 million in compensation for “depopulated” birds and eggs,...

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dipped 5 points in February. Farmers’ perspectives regarding both current conditions on their farms and their expectations for the future also weakened. The Index of Current Conditions fell 2 points and the Index of Future Expectations declined 6...

A machinery marketer says inventories of used tractors and equipment are growing.  Sandhills Global publishes Equipment Trader. Sales Manager Mitch Helman says inventories across all used tractor categories were higher in February than a year ago.

Merck Animal Health has unveiled the results of the company's first-ever consumer transparency research study, finding that two-thirds of consumers say transparency in animal protein is extremely or very important.

Troy Bancroft, AgroLiquid Co-Founder and Board President, was honored by the National FFA Organization with the Honorary American FFA Degree.

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and CNH Industrial brands (Case IH and New Holland) recently signed a joint memorandum of understanding that provides farmers and ranchers the right to repair their own farm equipment. The MOU follows a similar agreement AFBF entered into with John Deere...

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House to permanently authorize the USDA’s National Detector Dog Training Center.

Adding low-cost ethanol to the nation's gasoline supply improves energy security and saves the average American household more than $750 per year, according to a new study conducted by energy economists from the University of California-Berkeley and leading universities in Brazil and the Czech...