Scientists confirmed a backyard flock of poultry in northwestern Tennessee was infected with highly ...
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Indoor vertical-farming company Plenty Unlimited Inc. confirmed plans with the City of Ric...
At the recent Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island, Nebraska, several large manufacturers were notabl...
ADM and PepsiCo announced a groundbreaking 7.5-year strategic commercial agreement to closely collab...
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) August report of U.S. tractor and combine sales sh...
The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer farmer sentiment index rose 14 points in August...
Walmart announced recently that it will invest in Sustainable Beef LLC, the proposed $325 million be...
A central Illinois farmer is concerned that quality Midwest farmland is being taken over by new wind...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would be banned from requiring livestock operations to see...
The USDA says it expects farm income for 2022 to rise 5.2%, to $147.7 billion, from a year earlier, ...
In last week’s AIR, we shared that Walmart is seeing an uptick in people shopping at their stores. M...
Agricultural drone spraying is no passing fad — at least according to KD Bohon. Bohon is the Busines...
Cummins Inc. and Buhler Industries Inc., a leading tractor manufacturer under the Versatile brand, a...
Soybean checkoff dollars around the country are being used to develop new products to add value to s...
According to a recent report from Supply Chain Dive, John Deere is taking multiple steps to improve ...
Scientists confirmed a backyard flock of poultry in northwestern Tennessee was infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), part of a resurgence of the disease in the central states. Some 3.37 million birds in domestic flocks have died of bird flu so far this month. Nationwide losses...
Read MoreIndoor vertical-farming company Plenty Unlimited Inc. confirmed plans with the City of Richmond to build the world’s largest indoor vertical farming campus in Virginia with a $300 million investment in Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park.
Read MoreA Changing of the Guard for Big Machinery Marketing?
At the recent Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island, Nebraska, several large manufacturers were notably absent from the trade show maps. AGCO and Claas deferred their traditional corporate show presence to dealers Butler Machinery and Nebraska Harvest Center, while John Deere was absent altogether.
Read MoreADM and PepsiCo Support Farmers with Regenerative Ag
ADM and PepsiCo announced a groundbreaking 7.5-year strategic commercial agreement to closely collaborate on projects that aim to significantly expand regenerative agriculture across their shared North American supply chains. This strategic partnership is expected to reach up to 2 million acres by...
Read MoreCombines and Large Tractors Selling Like Hotcakes
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) August report of U.S. tractor and combine sales shows total tractor sales down by 14.5% year-to-date. Combine sales, on the other hand, are up 2.7% YTD and a whopping 25.8% from the comparable month last year. Dig further and the report reveals that...
Read MoreFarmer Sentiment Even Higher in August Survey
The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer farmer sentiment index rose 14 points in August to a reading of 117. The rise in the overall measure of agricultural producer sentiment was driven by increases in both the Index of Current Conditions, which rose 9 points to 118, and the Index of...
Read MoreWalmart Invests in Proposed Nebraska Packing Plant
Walmart announced recently that it will invest in Sustainable Beef LLC, the proposed $325 million beef processing facility in North Platte, Nebraska. In a statement, Walmart said it has signed an agreement to acquire a minority stake in the rancher-owned start up.
Read MoreWind and Solar “Invading” Crop Land
A central Illinois farmer is concerned that quality Midwest farmland is being taken over by new wind and solar power infrastructure. Len Corzine of Assumption, Illinois told Brownfield Ag Network, as legislators create cleaner energy policies, they forget to add in the cost of farmland retirement.
Read MoreDebate on Methane from Cows
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would be banned from requiring livestock operations to seek permits or pay fees such as a "cow tax" for methane or other biological livestock emissions under a bill that recently received a hearing in the U.S. Senate.
Read MoreFarm Income Expected to Rise Again in 2022
The USDA says it expects farm income for 2022 to rise 5.2%, to $147.7 billion, from a year earlier, with cash receipts for agricultural commodities at a record level. But higher production expenses and lower government Covid-19 payments are potential headwinds.
Read MoreIn last week’s AIR, we shared that Walmart is seeing an uptick in people shopping at their stores. Many of those people are new to Walmart. Furthermore, this week, according to the latest Rabobank North American Agribusiness Review, consumers are adjusting purchases of food in response to inflation.
Read MoreAgricultural Drone Spraying Taking Off
Agricultural drone spraying is no passing fad — at least according to KD Bohon. Bohon is the Business Development Manager at Agri Spray Drones, so, of course that’s what you would expect him to say. But a captivated audience at a recent spray demo in Jackson, Tennessee, tells its own story, as do...
Read MoreCummins Inc. and Buhler Industries Inc., a leading tractor manufacturer under the Versatile brand, announced recently that they have signed a letter of intent and plan to integrate the Cummins 15-liter hydrogen engines in Versatile’s equipment to lead the decarbonization of the agriculture market.
Read MoreSoy-based Asphalt Enhances Longevity
Soybean checkoff dollars around the country are being used to develop new products to add value to soybeans. One project was highlighted at the 2022 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa.
Read MoreAccording to a recent report from Supply Chain Dive, John Deere is taking multiple steps to improve its components supplies and improve its inventory levels. This includes dual-sourcing components, investing in additional manufacturing capacity for some of its suppliers and keeping a larger...
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