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The North Carolina State Attorney General’s Office has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal of North Carolina’s ag-gag law, twice struck down by lower courts as unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds.

Roughly 1.4 million metric tons of herbicide was applied globally in 2020. EPA looks to reduce the U.S.’s contribution to global herbicide numbers via a new regulation proposed on Monday.

Three recent headlines from the financial world have farmers asking how those events could affect their lending situation.

This move comes as current Agribusiness President Mark Ripato prepares to retire at the end of 2023.

State regulations, insists Steven Slonaker, can be more burdensome than federal oversight to farmers and private landowners.

In early 2022, a possible trucker shortage grabbed headlines, but John Phipps says even today, there isn’t much hard data to substantiate that alarm.

Bret Walts of BAM Weather predicts the transition to a colder pattern will be later in September and into October.

Water levels in St. Louis and Memphis are 10 to 20 feet lower at this point in the year than in 2020 and 2019 due to lack of rain.

An ongoing lack of water and volatile prices bring heightened focus on fertilizer and nutrient management. They are critical components to creating a more resilient ag production system, says one industry agronomist.