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“This is indicative of farmer interest and individual investor interest. We are starting to see prices we last saw between 2012 and 2014,” Dickhut says.

If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught the country anything, it’s that there is a tremendous amount of synergy between the circumstances of a pandemic involving humans and those involving animals. 

COVID-19’s ripple effect has again hit the farming community. This time, USDA responded by announcing a temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for borrowers.

Farm workers from South Africa will be allowed to travel to the United States under an exemption to the Jan. 25 travel ban imposed to control the spread of a new strain of the coronavirus.

The U.S. oil industry is seeking to forge an alliance with the nation's corn growers and biofuel producers to lobby against the Biden administration's push for electric vehicles.

The partners will be able to offer carbon credits on more than 20,000 acres of land.

Not This Year: the 56th National Farm Machinery Show has been postponed until 2022. You can still talk tractors and see the latest in farm machinery during the Farm Journal Field Days Equipment Edition going on now!

Registration is open for the upcoming symposium, scheduled for Feb. 23-25.

USDA late Wednesday posted notice that $2.3 billion in supplemental Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments will be temporarily frozen.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a raft of executive actions to combat climate change, including pausing new oil and gas leases on federal land and cutting fossil fuel subsidies.

An American farming titan, Jessie Small, the king of combines, has passed on, and with him goes a sizable chunk of U.S. historical lore.

PepsiCo Inc and Beyond Meat Inc said on Tuesday they would form a joint venture to develop and sell snacks and beverages made from plant-based protein.

Look to see your risk for a dry start to planting season.

Biofuels groups have high hopes a Biden Administration will get the RFS back on track. But an announcement just days on the job seems to showcase a Biden Administration’s push for electric vehicles instead.

IFCA’s mission is to assist and represent the crop production supply and service industry while promoting the sound stewardship and utilization of agricultural inputs

Just days on the job, a Biden-Administration is giving a glimpse into the new administration's priorities. How could a focus on climate and COVID recovery impact farmers and ranchers? We explore on U.S. Farm Report.

Boeing Co said on Friday it will begin delivering commercial airplanes capable of flying on 100% biofuel by the end of the decade.

The Trump and Obama administrations had very different relationships with agriculture and rural America. Will the Biden Administration learn any lessons from those two predecessors?

This forms a cooperative with more than 1,000 employees and $1.3 billion in sales.

AFBF wants USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to improve transparency and better embrace emerging technology in making crop estimates, determining ag census numbers and other ag reporting.

Organizations work together to help retailers realize the full value of real-time data across a mixed fleet.

Following the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States, agriculture industry leaders congratulated Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

As President Joe Biden took office Wednesday, one former Secretary of Agriculture thinks a Biden Administration and USDA will focus more on helping craft a farm bill that focuses on conservation.

Following a turbulent 2020, which included a global pandemic, hard-fought presidential race and numerous congressional changeovers, the path of U.S. ag policy is likely headed for an adjustment.

In the Trump Administration’s final hours, the EPA granted two small refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) and appears to have reversed a previous denial.

Michigan farmer Michael Stamp was sentenced to eight years in prison this week. A federal indictment filed in 2017 accused Stamp of federal crop insurance fraud and bankruptcy fraud.

So far, much of the country has escaped January's usual bitter cold temperatures.

Verdesian’s management team, including President and CEO Kenny Avery, will continue to lead the Company following the close of the transaction.

Marjin Dekkers, former CEO of Bayer Ag and CEO of Thermo Fisher Scientific, joins AgBiome as the company chairman, effective Jan. 1, 2021. AgBiome develops products from microbes that target pest control.

One tradition not lost in the virtual world was honoring those who have given tirelessly to the ag retail industry and ARA.

Expanding on its variety of seed products, CommoditAg now offers grain sorghum hybrids with seed treatment options to meet every farmers’ needs.

From the unpredictability with trade to easing of regulations, the past four years have been a whirlwind with farmers, ranchers and policy experts looking back at the Trump Administration's impact on agriculture.

Snow coming from the west is making its way into the Great Lakes area this weekend.

Could this Australian dairy become the world's first carbon-neutral farm?

Whether it’s a tricky terrace, not-so-smooth no-till or other fields that bump and bang along the way, a new product from Schaffert Manufacturing and Graham Electric Planter promises to provide ease-of-use.

A major winter storm is pushing in from the West.

As the ethanol industry tries to recover from the impacts COVID-19, climbing corn prices aren’t helping margins for ethanol producers. With ethanol stocks piling up, ethanol producers are facing tough decisions.

Throughout the year the Advocates will be included in TFI’s outreach efforts to promote fertilizer management practices by hosting farm field days, participating in conferences, and speaking on behalf of 4Rs to peers.

A new $11.65-million investment by the USDA will fund 14 projects to help farmers and private landowners trap and control feral swine.

David Schuler’s Christmastime tradition turned into a tribute to those working on as first responders through the COVID-19 pandemic.

More lawsuits hit the ag industry. Deere and Company is suing Kinze and Ag Leader for alleged patent infringement concerning the company’s high-speed planter.

MN Millennial Farmer's YouTube videos have been viewed 163 million times. Now, he's using his social media platform to give back to rural fire departments by raising $60,000.

EPA Administrator-designate Michael Regan hosted a virtual roundtable with members of the Ag CEO Council and staff, composed of leaders of some of the largest agriculture and farm organizations in the U.S.

With only 12 days until the Biden presidential inauguration, optimism is sprouting from some agricultural groups, with leaders saying the Biden Administration is taking an extremely proactive approach to agriculture.  

Brandt has added four new members to the company’s Discovery & Innovation team and a new Territory Sales Manager.

Pam Rincker, SSI’s President, said. “We are excited about bringing the Energy-Force suite into our Agvance SKY product line and strengthening our energy offering to our diversified ag cooperatives.”

This month, Rod Hedner joins Stueve Construction as the company’s head sales and marketing leader.

The choices you make in regard to weed control impact more than just your fields, they affect your neighbors and ultimately entire community.

The tradition of naming the Beltwide Cotton Specialist of the Year continued on with a virtual flair. Seth Byrd, Oklahoma State University Extension Cotton Agronomist, received this year’s cotton specialist award.

Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork processor, said on Wednesday it has medical capabilities at U.S. facilities and is actively preparing for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to employees.