A deeper river will allow both larger ships to be utilized and current ships being used to be loaded with more revenue-producing freight. Average vessel loads will increase from 2.4 million bushels of soybeans (66,000 metric tons) to 2.9 million bushels (78,000 metric tons) – a 21% increase or...

Count cherries as another U.S. commodity that will benefit from recent talks with India. The two countries have agreed to new phytosanitary protocols that will greatly expand U.S. access to the Indian market, according to a report from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).

There was a time when the notion of getting married in a barn seemed like a crazy idea, but now barns and farms are the second-most popular wedding venue, according to a poll by wedding planning website The Knot.

The strong agricultural economy, fueled by high commodity prices, has reduced farmers’ reliance on farm lenders, despite concerns about rising input costs, according to a Federal Reserve survey of ag bankers. “Higher costs are likely to put upward pressure on demand for credit, but strong farm...

David Muth of Alternative Equity Advisors recently spoke at the 2022 Land Investment Expo about the asset classes in farmland investments and the farm market. He points to inflation, population, and digitization as key indications of growing land value.

When it comes to technological breakthroughs and innovation, farming equipment giant John Deere might not be the first name that comes to mind. But at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Deere made one of the splashiest announcements of the event: unveiling the first fully autonomous tractor...

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) applauded the U.S. and Indian government’s announcement to allow imports of U.S. pork and pork products into India, the world’s second-most populous nation. 

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a wild American wigeon in Colleton County, South Carolina, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced late last week.

After a brutal shake-out that chopped hemp acreage in half in just two years, the industry is focusing on hemp as a source of grain and fiber, a less profitable but possibly steadier market than cannabinoid (CBD) oil, used in food, beverages, and dietary supplements. Analysts say the unclear...

A judicial ruling has determined that “Gruyere” is a generic style of cheese that can come from anywhere. Senior Judge T. S. Ellis III of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia upheld the August 5, 2020, precedential decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s...

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) December report of U.S. Tractor and Combine Sales show all positive numbers for the year. Two-wheel drive tractor sales increased 10.2 percent versus 2020. Four-wheel drive tractors were up 18.3 percent for the year. And combine sales grew by 24.7...

by Brent Gloy and David Widmar of Ag Economic Insights

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While everyone seems to be focused on higher crop input costs, the largest group of U.S. farmers wants to know when the Biden administration will work on trade talks.

Rising COVID infections among U.S. workers have forced meat plants to slow production and the government to replace slaughterhouse inspectors.