From mid-July to mid-August, dairy markets rallied, feed markets have gone down, and people are feeling a little better about things in the dairy industry, according to Ben Buckner, Dairy and Grains Analyst for AgResource Co. Buckner spoke during a recent Professional Dairy Producers Dairy Signal...

United Airlines announced recently it’s on track to use 10 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2023, which is 10 times more than it consumed in 2019. Multiple airlines are showing their interest in SAF for climate reasons and to keep corn growers relevant. But environmental...

An ag economist says there are both short and long-term impacts from India’s export ban on long-grain rice.  India says the ban, which excludes basmati and parboiled rice, is intended to curb food inflation in the country.

Cattle domestication began some 10,000 years ago. Controlling the movements of the creatures has been a human endeavor for millennia, using all manner of tools from herding dogs to electrified fences. Now, it can be done with an iPhone.

Every executive is asking and being asked, “What is your company’s AI strategy?” Discussed at business dinners and board rooms, the potential of AI to create better informed decision making, growth strategies and operational efficiencies has taken center stage, according to Anastasia Volkova at ...

According to the latest report from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) sales of large tractors and combines were up once again in July. Both the month-to-month comparison with July 2022 and 2023 and the year-to-date figures show strong growth. The only down sales were in the smaller,...

The 2023 U.S. corn harvest could be the second largest on record as rains during July shepherded the crop through its critical development phase, offsetting dry conditions early in the season and hot summer temperatures, according to analysts and farmers.

Beef cattle inventories in the United States are at record low numbers, according to a recent USDA report. USDA’s Cattle Inventory report, released each July, gives a snapshot of the cattle industry on a national scale. A similar report, released each January, breaks numbers down on a...

The amazing underlying fact is how rapidly the number of Chinese farmers is decreasing. Rural population is a rough guide to farmer numbers and it is has dropped from about 800 million at the turn of the century to 240 million now. That’s about 3.5% per year, and it’s accelerating.

The U.S. food inflation rate, on the decline since last fall, has fallen to 4.9%, aided by the second month in a row of modestly lower prices for meat, poultry, fish, and eggs, according to the Biden administration. It was reported to be the lowest food inflation rate since September 2021.

Delivering a load of fresh fruits or vegetables on time and in good condition is no easy task. “You can find a driver, but to find the quality of driver that it takes to service the produce industry is always challenging because of the challenging nature of produce,” said Adam Lewis, head of...

Agricultural producer sentiment improved slightly in July as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index rose two points to a reading of 123. Farmers were also more optimistic about their perception of current conditions and future expectations on their farms. The Index of Current...

The USDA’s good to excellent ratings for U.S. corn and soybeans improved slightly over the past week. That followed a cooler, wetter weather pattern that brought much needed rainfall and less stressful temperatures to some key U.S. growing areas.As of this past Sunday, 57% of U.S. corn is in good...

A $40 million ag export facility recently opened on Jones Island in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where state-grown commodities, including dried distillers’ grain (DDGs), corn and soybeans, will move through the port to international waters.

Wholesale prices for pork belly--the cut of meat used to make bacon--have surged this summer, nearly tripling since the start of June after hitting a multiyear low in May. Pork-belly prices were at $2.15 a pound recently, just shy of their highest level since last August. The run-up could soon...