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“A commitment to additional financial resources for the farm bill will help to transition our farm and food supplies away from ad hoc support,” the Committee members said in a letter.

Farmers are facing a headwind other than the weather heading into the spring planting sesaon. Credit is tightening as farmers finalize or renew operating notes or loans for capital purchases.

Cutworm and armyworm moths are on the move, looking to lay eggs. Wireworms, grubs, flea beetles, gophers and voles are also looking to take up residence in your fields. Act now to stop them.

ADAMA Ltd., announced that its board of directors has appointed Steve Hawkins, currently ADAMA’s Senior Vice President, Americas, as its President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 1, 2023.

Starting in 2024, AGCO will offer the Bosch BASF Smart Farming Smart Spraying technology on Fendt Rogator sprayers.

Non-tariff barriers “are real and can be more significant hurdles than tariffs,” U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai says.

The accelerated highs in 2022 don’t look to be hitting the brakes in the first quarter of 2023, according to Jim Rothermich, vice president of Iowa Appraisal.

Drought continues to tighten its grip across the Plains, forcing farmers in West Texas to make some very difficult decisions this growing season. It’s also causing concerns about crumbling cotton infrastructure.

While Tai has faced strong criticism about a lack of new trade agreements being pursued, she claimed this week that the U.S. is “nearing a consensus on the need to do things differently.”

If weather conditions allow crop yields to return to trend-line levels in 2023, prices for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton and many other crops are likely to fall.