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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.
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.
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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.
Alexander Reichert warns that bad data and do-it-yourself builds can sink AI projects. He also lays out five trends that make standing still costly.
On The Scoop podcast, CFO Dakota Patton, a 40 Under 40 honoree, explains how the Illinois ag retailer is using its AgVend grower portal and Agvance to get farmers information on their schedule, not a 9-to-5.
David Vail, a 40 Under 40 honoree and insights and analytics specialist, explains how Power BI and ArcGIS are turning sales and field data into faster, sharper decisions across Simplot’s retail network.
Private labels are proving to be one way businesses are forging a new path.
Stephanie Vrakas Bagshaw takes over as CEO of TIMAC AGRO USA and Dean Williams becomes BW Fusion’s chief executive, as both crop nutrition companies bet on new leadership to scale their biological and soil-health platforms.
Diesel costs for US farmers are double last year’s level, pressuring food transport and retail.
AGCO’s award honors the custom applicators who keep ag retail running — nominations for 2026 close September 30.
Rhonda Bassett-Spiers succeeds Scott Sexton, who built Ever.Ag through more than a decade of acquisitions, as the company rolls out its Everett AI engine across FieldAlytics and MerchantAg.
A survey of 5,500 farmers found the influence of nontechnical sales reps down 17 points in North America while agronomists held flat. The difference isn’t who calls on the grower. It’s what they bring when they get there.
PTI Farm research reveals how GMO, non-GMO and organic corn each offer unique economic advantages depending on local markets, input costs and management capabilities.
Oregon-based Pratum Cooperative joins the retailer-owned distribution company as its 13th owner.
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After a storm hit their farm, the Redmons experienced the power of neighbors coming together firsthand.
Iowa State research reveals PI 88788 resistance is losing effectiveness at 2% per year, with yield losses potentially reaching 9 bushels per acre by decade’s end if management practices are unchanged.
Saturated soils and high winds have downed corn and sparked disease risks for it and soybeans. Here is how to adjust your harvest equipment and strategy now to save yield.
The farmer-owned cooperative says its One Health Studio partnership gives farmers and ag retail a voice as startups build new links among crops, livestock and human health.
“On behalf of the Board, the management team and all our colleagues, I would like to sincerely thank Mike for his invaluable contributions over the years,” said Bikash Prasad, Group Chief Financial Officer.
New research shows what is driving farmer decisions, how it’s effecting their timing of purchases and who they are turning to as advisers.
Industry analysts expect the move could ease phosphate pricing pressure, though not necessarily return the market to “normal.”
Weather extremes are creating challenges, but growers can still make agronomic decisions between R4 and R6 to help protect yield potential.
Bushel targets the lien-driven failure point that forces grain settlement back onto paper.
Illinois Soybean Association on-farm research found that sulfur can boost yields under certain soil and management conditions—but it’s far from a blanket recommendation.