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Federal regulators are seeking farmer comments on restrictive dealer agreements, high parts costs and repair barriers through Dec. 7.
Repeated wetting and drying cycles are causing mold, seed discoloration and pod shattering in Midwest fields from Nebraska to Ohio. Here’s how to prioritize harvest and protect grain quality.
With fertilizer prices elevated, farmers are looking for relief wherever they can find it. The question is whether suspending the Jones Act is a key piece of the puzzle.
Input costs are up $15 billion since February, diesel is roughly double and credit demand at Land O’Lakes’ financing business is already surging for next season, Beth Ford says.
“While temporary flexibility can help reduce costs at the pump, America cannot waive its way to long-term energy affordability,” says Daren Coppock, ARA CEO and president.
Growers are locking in inputs earlier, paying on terms that run past harvest, and treating credit as part of the agronomic plan instead of a last-minute add-on.
On this episode of the Scoop Podcast, Ag Retailers Association (ARA) policy leaders Richard Gupton and Hunter Carpenter break down the issues shaping the fall agenda, just after ARA’s fall board meeting in St. Louis.
The Rising Stars will be honored in front of hundreds of agricultural professionals at the annual ARA Conference & Expo, while also gaining opportunities to develop their leadership skills.
From sudden death syndrome and soybean cyst nematode to emerging red crown rot, University of Nebraska researchers are uncovering yield losses that can be difficult to not only see, but even harder to diagnose.
Following a federal court order, the Department of Labor must issue a replacement adverse effect wage rate calculation before the end of the year.
With global supply, production costs and geopolitics all in flux, corn and soybean growers face a tough call on how much of their 2027 crop inputs to price this fall.
Kernels left behind in fields this fall could become a 22% yield loss in your soybeans next year. But fixing the problem starts with the right diagnosis, says one seasoned farmer.
New crop report data reveals top specialty crops are operating millions of dollars in the red despite high gross revenues.
Purchases made this fall can run to November 2027, and the lender says it is positioning their financing against 7%-plus operating lines.
Record rain from a historic El Niño has stalled harvest from Nebraska to Ohio. Nutrien’s Eric Snodgrass explains what it means for yield, when a harvest window may open and what to expect this winter.
Grain quality problems are raising red flags in parts of the Corn Belt. Timing a call to your insurance agent could be just as important as timing your harvest this year.
Lawmakers aim for year-end deal as midterm elections loom.
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Agronomist Ken Ferrie is urging growers to grab their phones and start documenting the disease if they’re seeing it in cornfields, even if the combine is already rolling.
Backed by more than 600 agricultural groups, Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson details the urgent need for H-2A guest worker updates and his plan for year-end passage.
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With phosphorus fertilizer costs putting pressure on margins, improving nutrient availability is key to getting more value from every fertilizer dollar invested.
If crops showed yellow stress before knee-high, surface inhibitors or the wrong nutrient form were likely to blame. Ken Ferrie explains how choosing the right fertilizer forms and why banded placement delivers twice the horsepower.
Starting this fall, FBN’s Norm will surface daily, farm-specific insights, and by spring it aims to act on them, with Google supplying the AI models.
With debates over SNAP, Prop 12 and E15 heading to the full chamber, one Arkansas senator emphasizes bipartisan momentum to protect family farms.
As retailers open 2027 early-order conversations, a Grower’s Edge executive says guaranteed-return programs are assurance, not insurance.