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We have gradually resigned ourselves to Brazil being the leader, but last year they also took the top spot for corn exports, a tougher fact to swallow. There is more going on for the 2023-2024 growing season in Brazil.

One idea that has gained traction is USDA surveys may not be as accurate as current technology, especially satellite imagery, especially since the number of satellites has ballooned and the price has dropped.

With all the talk about artificial intelligence, there's a new debate: is AI actually real or just a combination of Siri and other search databases? John Phipps addresses a U.S. Farm Report viewer's skepticism.

Has U.S. gasoline demand peaked? And what will more electric vehicles mean for gasoline prices down the road? John Phipps looks into the issue in John's World.

Much ink and many pixels have been wasted, in my opinion, on rants about people other than U.S. farmers owning farmland. Surprisingly, critics are just as hard on wealthy Americans as foreigners.

After ransomware attacks hit two co-ops and an equipment auction site last year, John Phipps says his guess is tractors being hacked to override factory engine or emission controls are ripe for self-inflicted hacks.

"Pipeline" is used to describe processes from petroleum refining to manufacturing X-boxes. Stuff can go in only as fast as it comes out, but when one pipeline part has a problem, it gets complicated, says John Phipps.

John Phipps says we may already be getting a glimpse of the future of rural broadband. He explains in John's World.

The changes in everyday life forced by the COVID-19 pandemic have been vigorously debated as too much or too little, but it could take time to return to previous daily habits. John Phipps explains in John's World.

Outrage on social media seems to be growing. John Phipps says some of the recent outrage maybe be justified, but most is not, and can be deflated with a few minutes of information seeking.

As wildfires in Australia continue to rage, it's having a major impact on agriculture. John Phipps explains in John's World.

It's not just the size of a family farms that are changing. John Phipps answers a U.S. Farm Report's viewer about the future of family farms and why the answer is very complex.

The Internet has introduced new less detectable additions to our life satisfaction. John Phipps explains in John's World.

Maybe you can’t find much thankfulness in your hearts this year. It’s probably there but buried under loss, grief, and worry. John Phipps is am happy to report, science may have an answer for you this Thanksgiving.

Not many farmers retire; instead, they pursue different roles on the farm. One of the most popular roles is driving a truck. John Phipps has a salute to those drivers in John's World.

The audacious move assuming another significant MFP boost to farm income from the US Treasury in '20, and add it onto our rent bid to grow our acres. But what if the lease is a multi-year contract? John Phipps explains.

Many gardens are thriving with all the rain, which prompted John Phipps to give a much needed reminder this summer as fields are sprayed for weeds.

Employment sources are numerous and varied enough for a town to survive certain business shocks. John Phipps isn't sure we can revitalize all or even most of rural America in the way we seem to envision its past.