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Chuck Anderson, vice president of sales & commercialization at The Andersons explains the company’s roots as well as today’s footprint–everything from Japanese golf courses, grain elevators and even cat litter.
Farmers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019, including Hurricane Dorian, can apply for assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+).
Regardless of if you have cutting-edge technologies and intellectual property or actual commodities in a mature market, this is an excellent strategy dialogue.
Amid today’s challenges, retailers are investing in their businesses and realizing their important role in the marketplace, particularly in regard to the seed business.
Brandt, a global agricultural company, completed a new 2,000 square foot formulations lab to help improve quality control as their production expands.
Input buying is at your fingertips—literally. Agrellus, an online input provider, announced it’s unveiling an app for iPhone and Android that allows farmers to shop for inputs with the tap of a finger.
After monitoring machine performance in the past three years, Southern States has been able to increase efficiency of its sprayers and spreaders by 8%.
Arcadia Biosciences, creator of GoodWheat, recently partnered with Farmer’s Business Network (FBN) to offer its wheat varieties online through FBN Direct.
As of Thursday, June 7, 2018, Monsanto stocks are no longer available on the NYSE, Monsanto shareholders are getting fat checks and Bayer is among the largest global seed and ag chemical companies.
USDA released net farm income projections for 2018 that call for a $9.8 billion drop from 2017 to $65.7 billion.
Farmers should start seeing payments this month for the USDA’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Conservation Reserve (CRP) programs.
The Wild West has come to ag retail. The scramble for ag retail dollars has kicked up a dusty haze as traditional chemical players scrap gravel with an expanding list of online start-up companies.
Steve Patterson, senior Vice President of Marketing and communications for Southern States Co-Op, is based out of Richmond, Va. We’re talking about agronomics and what farmers should be doing to make 2019 go smoothly.
Farmers are concerned the aid packaged announced last week by the Trump Administration will not help them financially.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., the 116-year-old agribusiness giant, is shaping up as one of the few crop-trading houses to benefit from President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.
Consolidation, technology, farmer demographics and more are influencing the present and future of ag retail.
On the AgPro Podcast, Ashley Davenport talks with Dr. Damon Smith, also known as @BadgerCropDoc on Twitter.
Andrew Lambert is a crop advisor at Centra Sota Cooperative in Cokato, Minn. He talks about what his growers have seen this season and how going into 2019 they need to use on-farm technology to the fullest.
USDA added 130 million bushels to the corn that will be on-hand at the start of the 2018/19 marketing year and corn prices dropped 8 cents.
There will be some lingering trade pain for U.S. agriculture according to the former chief ag negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative.
On the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked, “Why is environmental stewardship important to your business?”
It’s no secret the Chinese economy is struggling. Still, Pro Farmer senior market analyst Rich Posson said he’s concerned the trade war will continue well into next year.
An increase in on-farm storage and tight margins create volatility.
Strategic planning builds an innovative and sustainable position for your farm.
The Rural Mainstreet Index, a survey of community bank CEOs, shows economic growth stalling for the first time in months. The 10-state survey by Creighton University focuses on rural areas.
The U.S. Trade Representative released a statement following three days of meetings in Beijing:
The pace of farmland-value drops has slowed in several areas but remain stable, according to a recent report from Farm Credit Services of America.
Valley Agronomics received the 2018 Precision Impact Award.
Four topics address what we believe are our clients’ biggest concerns for 2019.
Improved soil health does not mean improved water quality.
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