Senate Agriculture Chairwoman, Debbie Stabenow, said she would delay the new farm bill, already five months overdue, to 2025 rather than accept cuts in SNAP and climate funds. “Tell you what: If we get to the end of the year and instead of a farm bill, I have protected nutrition for children and...

John Deere recently announced a “vineyard of the future” project with Sonoma County Winegrowers to deploy technology solutions to help wine grape growers better maximize yield, applications and more.

NBA superstar Charles Barkley told one of his producers that he couldn’t remember the last time he had a glass of milk. The producers smiled and came up with the idea to not only have Barkley, but also his TNT show co-stars, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith, who are also NBA superstar legends, to...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) began funding research into trash-fed crickets as an alternative to conventional and “unsustainable” protein production in July 2023.

Breakeven prices are helpful when making crop decisions and marketing crops. They vary substantially by soil type and farm. Without breakeven price information, it’s difficult for a producer to evaluate market opportunities or make crop rotation decisions as crop prices change.

Beef export numbers remained strong in 2023 for the U.S., even as they were down from the record levels of 2022. The increase in beef exports over the past 47 years has helped build additional value for fed beef in the U.S.

EPA recently announced it will allow Midwest states to request year-round availability of E15 fuel starting in 2025. This decision comes as EPA plans to remove the 1-pound per square inch (psi) Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver for summer gasoline-ethanol blended fuels containing 10% ethanol....

In late January, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study on the benefits and challenges for agricultural technology and its adoption. While using precision agriculture technologies can be beneficial for efficiency, profitability and the environment, high up-front costs can...

For consumers beset by higher prices, perception is often reality. Jamie Levitt drew a crowd around him after his seminar presentation recently at the World Ag Expo, as people were struck by his topic of discussion: potential price gouging in the food industry.

The National FFA Organization is thrilled to announce the record-breaking results of their recent Give FFA Day 2024! With the generous support of donors, they raised $1,332,067, benefiting National FFA and all 52 state FFA associations!WOW! “We are blown away” by the FFA community's generosity.If...

USDA NASS has released its report from the 2022 Census of Agriculture. When compared to the last census in 2017, the new data provided insights about the direction of the agriculture industry. 

With spring fieldwork on the horizon, Independent Commodity Intelligence Services’ (ICIS) senior fertilizer editor Mark Milam describes the fertilizer market as “positively cautious”.

Will the year ahead bring higher peaks, a flat plateau or dip into a valley for farmland values? Jim Rothermich of Iowa Appraisals shares his insights in how the red-hot land market we’ve seen the past few years is showing signs of cooling off. “The hyper volume of acres going to auction started...

The U.S. government-measured year-over-year inflation rate in January was pegged at 3.1%, slightly lower than the annual rate recorded in December.

This groundbreaking facility could be the blueprint for future biorefineries to handle dairy farm waste.