Egg prices at the grocery store were elevated throughout 2022 due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among egg-laying hens, said USDA economists. Because of the recurrent outbreaks, U.S. egg inventories were 29% smaller in late December than they were the start of 2022. The...

Top athletes across North America’s “big four” sports are trying something new: farming. Joe Burrow, Blake Griffin, Kevin Gausman, Anders Lee, and around 20 other athletes, are purchasing a farm in Iowa. The purchase was made from a fund of roughly $5 million for agricultural investments that each...

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer closed out the year on a positive note, rallying 24 points in December to a reading of 126. U.S. farmers were more optimistic about both their current situation and expectations for the future. The Current Conditions Index jumped 37 points to a...

The President of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with executives from John Deere that will give farmers more opportunity to diagnose and repair their own Deere tractors and other equipment.

Farmers National Company Senior Vice President, Paul Schadegg, says the market began 2022 with plenty of momentum.  "Where we thought we’d probably see some settling in values, the exact opposite happened.”

John Deere Chairman and CEO John May became the first agriculture company executive to take the main stage for a keynote at a Consumer Electronics Show (CES) event, the tech industry’s top trade show. While there in Las Vegas, Deere unveiled ExactShot, a technology that uses sensors and robotics to...

If there was one reliable news headline throughout 2022, it was the unreliability of the transportation network, especially for waterborne cargo, according to Lara Sowinski at CropLife. From bulk agricultural commodities to parts and equipment and raw materials, no sector has successfully evaded...

Residents of Grand Forks, North Dakota, are wondering about the next steps for a Chinese company's proposed corn mill after a federal committee concluded that it doesn't have jurisdiction over the foreign land purchase despite the proximity to an Air Force base.

The total value of U.S. exports has grown at an average annual rate of six percent since 2002, reaching a record high of $1.4 trillion in fiscal year 2021. Agriculture's share of total U.S. exports has also steadily increased between fiscal years 2002 and 2021.The value of America's agricultural...

When it comes to Washington D.C., the crystal ball is always cloudy. In separating the signals (a few) from the noise (a lot), Jim Wiesemeyer, Pro Farmer policy analyst, is keeping his eyes on some key topics in the year ahead. Here’s what he has to say:

Market analyst Arlan Suderman with StoneX expects U.S. corn acres to approach 92 million in 2023. He says that would be about a three-and-a-half-million acre increase from 2022.

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) applauds Congress for passing the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, a key piece of legislation related to our nation’s water infrastructure.

Never thought you would see “Caterpillar” and “electric” in the same sentence? If man can fly in a drone, why not power a construction machine electrically?

High commodity prices are predicted to propel U.S. net farm income to a record $160.5 billion this year, despite a steep climb in expenses, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Farm income, a gauge of profitability, would be 14% higher than last year and twice as high as three years ago...

According to AEM’s U.S. ag equipment sales data, farmers and ranchers continue to spend money on large tractors and combines. Sales for November 2022 compared to 2021 show 100+HP tractors up 6.2%; 4WD tractors up by 7.1%; and combines increased by 8.3%. Smaller tractor sales decreased during the...