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Patrick Montgomery is in the business of delivering customers the best steaks they’ll ever eat. Along the way, he may have just created the best hot dog anyone has ever tasted as well.

During periods of rising corn and soybean prices, costs of fertilizer, pesticides, and other inputs rise in tandem.

What happens when wild pigs are given 1,000 tons of groceries per day in the form of landfill trash? Expect a ticking time bomb, and quite possibly, a $50 billion blow to the entire U.S. pork industry.

Digging the depth of the lower Mississippi from 45’ to 50’ could generate an extra $461 million annually for the U.S. soybean industry.

USDA’s June 30 Acreage report is known to offer a few surprises, and the 2021 edition delivered.

The National Restaurant Association says wholesale food prices remain on track to post their largest annual increase since 2014.

Farm Journal Field Days is a combination of virtual and live programming to take place Aug. 23–27. Here’s an overview of the fun ahead.

CRP acres often follow market forces, according to research from Farmer Mac. As such, today’s high cash grain prices may dissuade producers from enrolling acreage in CRP programs.

A plan to help farmers and ranchers reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while gaining more clarity on carbon markets, is moving through Congress. The Senate approved the “Growing Climate Solutions Act,” with a 92-8 vote.

Zach Johnson and Mitchell Hora explore the roles of finance and government in building the markets with Cristian Barcan, vice president for sustainability for Rabo Agrifinance, and Iowa Secretary of Ag Mike Naig.