Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have bred four cotton lines that can be used to make self-extinguishing textiles when exposed to fire. The hope is that these cotton lines will reduce the need for flame-retardant chemicals to be embedded in...

From Ventura County in Southern California, north through San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, to Monterey and Santa Cruz counties, the onslaught of rain, wind and floods have devastated 1,840 acres. While the majority of family farmers are cleaning up minor storm damage, some farms have...

Certified Agriculture Dealerships won big at the recent National Agri-Marketing Association "Best Of" regional awards ceremony. That’s right. As judged by our peers in the world of agricultural marketing and advertising, for the third year in a row, the Certified Agriculture Dealer program was...

We have to admit … we’re pretty stoked.

AgTruckTrader.com, part of the Certified Agriculture Dealer (CAD) Program family has kicked-off a Spring Start-N-Arc Sweepstakes where farmers and ranchers can enter to win a Vanair ^® 10,000 amp Start•All Jump•Pack^® and a lithium-powered, portable EPEQ™Welder140, creating a combined retail value of...

During a recent investor conference, the company looked at the future of autonomy and technology.

Consumer preferences can totter between fads and trends. For farmers to capitalize on consumer demands, they must be able to sort out what is an of the moment fad or a significant shift, according to Rob Dongoski, Ernst & Young food and agriculture leader.

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.