Following a sharp increase to close out 2022, the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer had a modest increase in January, up 4 points to a reading of 130. The rise in sentiment was primarily attributable to better expectations for the future as the Future Expectations Index improved by 5...

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) recently released their sales report for January 2023. As expected, sales of smaller tractors of 100 HP or less were down for the first month of the year. However, sales of 4WD tractors were only down 2.2%, due in large part to lack of availability....

The American agricultural sector posted its best export year ever in 2022, with international sales of U.S. farm and food products reaching $196 billion, according to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

This past Sunday, a little football game called the Super Bowl was played for the 57th time. If it weren’t for farmers and ranchers, millions of people would have to find another way to spend their Sunday evening. So, exactly how did agriculture impact Super Bowl LVII?

Representatives from 17 industries have filed a lawsuit attempting to overturn the Biden administration’s new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Among the agriculture groups listed as plaintiffs are the American Farm Bureau Federation, the Matagorda County Farm Bureau, the National...

A new study shows people who eat dairy products have lower rates of cardiovascular disease than those who avoid them.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture data, the U.S. beef cow herd dropped to its lowest level since 1962.

United Airlines is teaming up with a corn ethanol maker in a bid to ramp up production of green jet fuel to deal with carbon credits and climate change.

ChatGPT is all over the news lately. In case you missed it, ChatGPT is a form of artificial intelligence (AI) operated by OpenAI. ChatGPT is trained on data from various sources, including books, articles, websites, and other publicly available text type data. Users can ask ChatGPT questions in a...

Rice prices are climbing! This is a sign that food inflation shock has thrown millions into poverty and is still reverberating, even as the cost of wheat and other farm commodities has declined slightly.

We recently reported in the AIR how folks in Grand Forks, North Dakota were very skeptical and upset about the potential threat from a proposed Chinese corn milling facility. Well, now it seems that China-based Fufeng Group may be forced to abandon plans for a corn milling plant in North Dakota,...

Many marketers believe that citrus demand will continue to be very resilient in the face of retail inflation and cautious consumers.

Both chambers in Congress have introduced new bills to re-establish E15 year-round sales. Yes, Congress may be moving closer to a vote on establishing year-round E15 sales on a national basis, after members of the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced companion legislation to a U.S....

The National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) of USDA places hay in two categories, alfalfa and other hay. Nationwide, other hay production totaled 64.84 million tons in 2022, down 9% from the prior year. Drought and high fertilizer prices took a significant bite out of hay production across the U.S....

As the price of eggs continues to rise, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials are reporting a spike in people attempting tobringeggs into the U.S. illegally from Mexico, where prices are lower.