The organizers of a large Wisconsin farm show found creative ways to get more new machinery to the show. As Wisconsin's Farm Technology Days got underway, host farm operator Dennis Roehl shared that the team put an emphasis on bringing back more field demonstrations which meant getting equipment...

The number of farms in the United States peaked in the mid-1930s before undergoing a steep decline during the next four decades as farm operations became fully mechanized with better larger equipment. The decline since the 1970s has been more gradual and it is now projected that there are 2,012,500...

A proposed increase in nitrogen fertilizer tariffs has been rejected by the International Trade Commission (ITC). That’s good news according to National Corn Growers Association President Chris Edgington. He says, “A year ago when things really took off, we had a fair amount of supply already...

Trailer lines stretched for a mile in both directions, waiting to unload livestock at Emory Livestock Auction in Emory, Texas for the July 9 sale.

American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recently called on USDA to take steps to ensure America's farmers have access to crucial fertilizer supplies. AFBF submitted comments on USDA's "Request for Information on Access to Fertilizer: Competition and Supply Chain Concerns."In the filed comments, AFBF...

Brazil is expected to harvest a record wheat crop of 9 million tons in 2022. Brazilian growers are in the process of sowing the largest area for this crop in the past 32 years, according to a survey released by Conab, the country's food supply and statistics agency.

In a recent report from the Wall Street Journal, Rod Bierle, manager at Iowa Case IH dealer Bancroft Implement, said the UAW-represented CNH workers' strike has negatively impacted equipment wait times.

What do onion samples analyzed in Illinois, a high-tech research lab in Canada, and Midwestern corn and soybeans have in common? Researchers believe this unlikely triangle could lead to answers for shoring up plant cell walls against drought and disease stress.

Climbing market prices for wheat are beginning to earn growers’ attention. Wheat acreage is trending back up after several years of historic lows, and this year’s crop quality also shows promise.

A bustling business since 1959, Ralph’s Packing Company has been a staple in Perkins, Oklahoma, for four generations. What started off as a packing plant, processing animals on a weekly basis, has turned into a business that’s carving out a different niche.  

Farmer sentiment remained weak in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell slightly to a reading of 97, two points below its May reading. During June, farmers were a bit more optimistic about current conditions as the Current Conditions Index of 99 was 5 points higher than...

U.S. beef exports set new volume and value records in May, topping $1 billion for the fourth time this year, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). While pork exports were well below last year’s large totals, shipments were the largest of 2022 in...

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) sales report for the month of June 2022 compared to the same month in 2021 shows overall tractor sales were down 8.3%. Four-wheel drive tractor sales down by 8.2% while combine sales trended up by 25.3%. Within the two-wheel drive category, the sale...

The U.S. Solicitor General, one of the highest-ranking officials in the Department of Justice, filed a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a challenge to California’s Proposition 12. The state law seeks to ban the sale of pork from hogs that don’t meet California’s production standards,...

U.S. poultry production during May 2022 was up 3% from May 2021. The USDA says the amount of poultry certified as wholesome last month was 4.247 billion pounds, including 3.824 billion pounds of chicken, 5% higher, and 412.758 million pounds of turkey, 8% lower.The chicken slaughter was 6% above a...