Farm Business - General
Marjin Dekkers, former CEO of Bayer Ag and CEO of Thermo Fisher Scientific, joins AgBiome as the company chairman, effective Jan. 1, 2021. AgBiome develops products from microbes that target pest control.
Depending on what stage of the crop’s lifecycle the weeds emerge, growers could see weaker, suppressed weeds that don’t steal as much yield, or strong, huge weeds that wreak havoc.
As the ethanol industry tries to recover from the impacts COVID-19, climbing corn prices aren’t helping margins for ethanol producers. With ethanol stocks piling up, ethanol producers are facing tough decisions.
With only days left in office, the renewable fuels industry expects the current EPA to announce a portion of small refinery exemptions for 2019. However, Growth Energy says it’s doing everything it can to stop it.
Grain markets are driven by lower supplies and higher demand.
Climbing corn prices is a welcome sign for farmers, but not good news for ethanol plants already strained. As ethanol demand struggles to recover, one Iowa plant says it will cease ethanol production for good.
Farmer sentiment about the ag economy and their personal financial well-being ticked upward in December, thanks to improved commodity prices.
U.S. soybean and corn futures climbed to fresh 6-1/2 year highs on Wednesday, as worries about dry weather hurting Argentine crops attracted speculative buyers, analysts said.
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit during one of the busiest times for ag retailers as they work to get their customers off to a successful start for the growing season.
The new GreenPoint AG will include all operations of Agri-AFC’s wholesale and retail business, GreenPoint AG’s retail business, and Tennessee Farmers Cooperative’s wholesale agronomy.
Here’s a look at what analysts are expecting for the upcoming growing season in 2021.
Indiana musician with bizarre instrument gleans inspiration from the farms and fields near his home helping his Christmas and pop song arrangements go viral.
An Indiana woman gets a second chance to spend time with friends and family after losing both her arm and a leg in a horrific harvest accident.
The coronavirus aid package approved by Congress overnight Monday provides $13 billion in ag funding, much of it destined for sectors left out of previous aid packages.
“The early part of the year should look very different than the latter, but in total, economic growth is estimated to be about 4%, following a retreat of roughly 4% in 2020,” says Dan Kowalski.
“What kept me up at night was any disruption to our primary distribution hub in northwestern Illinois,” says Rod Wells, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Growmark.
“Ethanol will not have a growth future. It will have a decline future. You better find a home for the grain, and it better be livestock,” Michael Swanson says.
What went right in 2020? And what are farmers looking to do different in the coming crop year? The 2020 Farm Journal Harvest Study shed light on those two questions with its top takeaways.
The practice is simple. Grab your drink of choice. Sit down, relax, read the questions, and just think for three to five minutes about ideas relating to each question.
Understand your buying opportunities, risks.
Government payments and yields help turn the tide.
The report says total crop receipts are expected to increase $6.5 billion from 2019 levels. Total animal product receipts are expected to decrease $9.7 billion.
Beer made from rice grown with less water, rye planted in the off-season and the sale of carbon credits to tech firms are just a few of the changes farmers are making as the food industry strives to go green.
Thanks to the work of the people of Shickley, Neb., a lot has been accomplished: local organizations are supported, businesses remain open, and young families are now inspired to make the community their home.
Lisa Safarian is Bayer Crop Science Commercial Operations, North America.
As the 2020 harvest comes to a close, it’s a year marked with unknowns, but with government payments combined with improving commodity prices, the net farm income picture is looking brighter.
When you think about acing an interview, you probably picture yourself as the interviewee. However, finding quality employees is one of the biggest challenges farmers and farm mangers face.
Thanksgiving may look different in 2020, but farmers are still the focus.
The Nutrien online digital portal has seen successful use. In the first three quarters of 2020, Nutrien reports more than $1 billion in sales via its digital portal–double their goal for the entire year of 2020.
The board of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) voted unanimously to implement a group of workplace protocols to protect employees from COVID-19.