Farm Business - General
How can we make farmers’ social support systems stronger during this time of intense economic pressure?
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says work is being done by China to clear the way for more exports to China. If shipments pick up, MFP 3.0 may not be needed.
Farm Journal Washington Correspondent Jim Wiesemeyer says the second MFP 2 installment has been authorized.
“What happens in China will have profound effects in the short term,” says Samuel Taylor, vice president of farm input analysis at Robobank.
With snow and cold already hitting many areas, you may be wondering if this is a sign of things to come this winter.
China aims to buy at least $20 billion of agricultural products in a year if it signs a partial trade deal with the U.S.
NOAA shows 2019 was the second wettest year on record for the United States, behind 1973 by less than an inch. It makes people wonder what happened the year after and if there’s a trend in 2020.
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2021 is known as the “Great Resignation,” says Twyla Stevens, director of human resources at the Carthage System.
Interest in renewable fuels burns bright and farmers will have some acreage decisions to make as production ramps up.
Bayer told investors Tuesday that it sees no impact on its full-year guidance due to Hurricane Ida shutting down its glyphosate plant for more than five weeks, or the fact farmers may switch acreage decisions for 2022.
This has delivered numerous mind-blowing farmland sales. But will this runup in values continue?
“This gives us the opportunity to continue to build out the digital infrastructure needed in U.S. agriculture,” says co-founder of Bushel Jake Joraanstad.
Port officials say strong American consumer demand has continued unabated for more than a year, as the Port of Los Angeles has seen a 30% increase in cargo volume so far this year, while exports fell 23% in August.
Leaders the world’s largest input companies report material and freight costs continue to be high and farmers should expect prices to be up in 2022.
The fertilizer industry is swarmed with Black Swan events. From the impacts of Hurricane Ida to political issues entangled in a cobweb of production slowdowns in Europe and China, prices could surpass 2008 highs.
Robots swarming and taking over farm fields. Autonomous tractors planting crops with no humans in sight. The futuristic views of technology that surfaced a decade ago may be a glimpse of what’s already reality today.
Possible tax changes on the table in Washington are causing angst in agriculture. Secretary Vilsack says the proposed changes won’t impact 98% of family farms, but another analysis contradicts those claims.
Jennie Schmidt brings a vital view to food production and consumption.
Crystal Valley Cooperative said it was targeted in a ransomware attack in recent days, making it the second Midwestern farm-services provider in a week to be forced to take systems offline due to cybersecurity incidents.
As the supply chain snarled, prices spiked. Prior to Hurricane Ida, a New Orleans barge of urea to ship in September to destinations across the U.S., Canada traded at $450 a ton. After, the price jumped to $552 a ton.
On Tuesday, Bill Northey weighed in with some perspective on the budget reconciliation bill, which is part of the Biden administration’s Build Back Better agenda.
Global commodities trader Cargill Inc is launching a carbon farming program for the 2022 season that will pay growers for production practices that lower emissions and capture more climate-warming carbon in soils.
For the tenth straight month Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index remained above growth neutral.
Paul Neiffer says one of the biggest benefits in the House’s proposed plan is farmers won’t be hit with increased taxes at death, as the transfer tax is no longer included and the full step-up in basis remains.
Demand for ag workers has employers turning to the H-2A program more often. New data from the Department of Labor shows the highest rate of growth is in the fruit, nuts and vegetable categories, up more than 330%.
“Through the end of 2020 and all of 2021, it just seems like it’s a perfect series of events—black swan events,” says Josh Linville with StoneX.