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“If I was on the retail side, I wouldn’t wait regarding supply, particularly for key products. I believe the logistics of those could be impacted later in the season...” says UPL’s Brian Cardin.
There are a common set of practices we can all take, but the most important first step is what I’ve called the Turnaround Mindset.
COVID-19 took a big bite out of commodity prices this week, but could that trend continue? Some analysts fear prices will get even worse before things start to turn around.
Busted grain bins still sit outside of White Cloud, Kansas; the rotting grain is a reminder of how devastating the flood of 2019 is for farmers and residents. Now farmers doubt all their acres will be planted in 2020.
Farmers have access to a free digital tool that helps pinpoint field-level profitability with minimal effort.
Today Bayer announced it will close its Creve Coeur, St. Louis site after learning an employee is under investigation for coronavirus infection.
With a goal of improving preparing to service customers in the Midwest (specifically for corn and soybeans) Trace Genomics has purchased soil processing assets and opened a soil testing lab in Ames Iowa.
Some retailer-farmer partnerships are getting the job done.
Shepherd has been developed by the team at Tycom, Inc. and has been part of the AgLaunch ag tech accelerator program.
Pivot Bio Proven is the first product of its kind to be marketed in the U.S.
It is with great sadness that The Andersons, Inc. announces the passing of Richard P. (Dick) Anderson, former CEO and Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors. He was 90 years old.
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The association submitted comments on multiple areas of policy.
“We need to stimulate our youth to become involved in agriculture on a local and national level.”
Bob Starke spent his high school years working on farms in northwest Missouri. Today he is still “on the farm,” but his fields are far from home.
This partnership aims to provide new features on the Slingshot platform for ag retailers and enterprise farmers, which includes real-time fleet information such as work, idle and transit times.
Farmers connect, learn and share ideas in Chicago at the 2020 Top Producer Summit.
From major metropolitan areas to mom-and-pop chains, today’s grocery stories are a culinary wild west, says Christine Daugherty, vice president of sustainable agriculture and responsible sourcing at PepsiCo.
To stay abreast of emerging technologies, Kavazanjian attends industry meetings, reads industry information and networks with other farmers and researchers — connecting both in person and online.
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 the March 15 deadline nears, row crop producers are faced with a big decision: ARC or PLC? Experts say the answer isn’t clear for corn and soybeans, but it is for wheat or anyone faced with 100% prevent plant.
The CBD market is mature, but animal feeding studies show promise.
Adam Kramer’s consulting is focused around soil health with an eye on short-term and long-term impacts to profitability.
“One farmer granted Tillable access to their Climate FieldView data for the purpose of testing and validating the API flow,” Tillable CEO Corbett Kull says.
Coronavirus continues to be a black swan hitting the markets, with both the stock market and commodity market getting hit hard on Monday. Analysts warn more downside risk could be ahead.
It’s either going to be a boom fourth quarter for U.S. farmers, or that extra $12.5 billion in American agriculture purchases promised by China for this year isn’t happening.
The Agriculture Innovation Agenda is a department-wide initiative to align resources, programs, and research to position American agriculture to better meet future global demands.
“We are selling more MicroEssentials than MAP or DAP,” says Ross Bender with Mosaic. “It’s not a fad that this product has become our No. 1 product in the past 15 years. “
Amy O’Shea, a veteran of the agriculture, food and pharmaceutical industries joins Certis USA as President effective immediately and will assume the CEO role on July 1.
After three weeks of argument, a seven person jury in Cape Girardeau, Mo., is deliberating whether Monsanto and BASF are responsible for damages on a peach orchard in southeast Missouri.