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For a sixth consecutive month, the rural economy has posted signs of weakness. That’s according to the Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) from Creighton University.

Since 2020, AgVend has seen 300% year-over-year growth with over 60 ag retailers and wholesalers leveraging AgVend technology to enhance the way they go to market.

The Fed is widely expected to raise its target range for Federal funds by 25 basis points to 5.25% to 5.50% on Wednesday following its two-day FOMC meeting.

The Farmland Security Act of 2023 seeks to further boost transparency in foreign ownership of U.S. farmland.

“Most farms don’t have the time, capabilities, perspectives, resources or desire to do all the tasks it takes to run an operation,” says Steve Kluemper, AgriStrategies LLC founder. “A lot of growers hire to fill gaps.”

“This capacity expansion project was conceived in response to the urgent needs of a customer, and we took it from concept to completion in five months,” said Sims Turner, Sales Manager, CJB Industries.

19 months after an EF4 tornado tore through the town, the deadliest in Kentucky’s history, the Mayfield community faced massive flooding this week after nearly 12 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, setting a new record.

With four active ingredients, Syngenta announces Storen, which combines bicyclopyrone, mesotrione, S-metolachlor and pyroxasulfone, has been registered by the EPA for use in 2024.

In just a few years the farm financial pendulum swung from shaky to stable, according to the 2022 Agricultural Lender Survey report by the American Bankers Association and Farmer Mac.

“You can begin at any point in the year, but the power of this is that by improving yourself first, others follow,” says Mark Faust, president of Echelon Management.