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Alan Hoskins, president of American Farm Mortgage, shares his expectations for the economy and how it changes the buying process.

“It’s hard to put yourself in growth mode when things are getting so expensive,” says Tanner Ehmke with CoBank.

At Christiansen Land and Cattle, they’re committed to excellence and continuous improvement, a mindset that started when Christine Hamilton’s family homesteaded in South Dakota in 1891.

Mark Faust shares the biggest sectors where most companies could improve.

What’s the most challenging thing about running a legacy brand? “The biggest challenge is being pigeonholed. Everyone expects us to recreate the past, but the future doesn’t look like what we were," Lamar says.

The latest barometer, which is based on an economic sentiment survey of 400 agricultural producers each month, recorded a reading of 114 – down 1 point compared to a month earlier. 

Farm income is expected to drop notably from last year alongside lower revenues and higher expenses, but remain well above the historic average.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates corn will hit the $4.26 Effective Reference Price for 2025 to 2027 crops.

Though inflation is currently high, Indiana ag lender Joe Kessie doesn’t expect a repeat of what he experienced in his early career for three main reasons.

A Bushel online survey found a correlation between marketing satisfaction and understanding and use of cost of production data.

While ag loan balances are up, they remain in good shape with delinquency levels low.

New operating loans have interest rates double compared to 2021

Suppliers and retailers continue to cut glyphosate prices in the U.S. as the industry grapples with too much supplies. With no resolve in sight, one inputs analyst thinks glyphosate prices could remain low through 2023.

Wednesday's interest rate decision broke a streak of 10 straight meetings where the Fed announced higher rates. Officials say another half-a-percentage-point hike is likely yet this year.

Despite the positive sentiment, local community bankers report concerns about lower commodity prices, the ‘big bank mess’ and another potential rate hike in June by the Fed.

Agricultural lending by U.S. farm banks increased 8.1% in 2022 to $103.1 billion, according to the American Bankers Association's annual Farm Bank Performance Report.

USDA’s first official net farm income forecast shows an expected 16% drop in 2023 net farm income, largely due to a decline in commodity prices and government payments with higher expenses and costs at the farm level.

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.

Twenty months after its launch, Traction Ag has made its first acquisition. Corteva has sold its Granular Business software to the Traction Ag, which includes its farm management technology.

For the sixth time in the past seven months, the rural economy has posted signs of weakness. That’s according to the Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) from Creighton University.

Overall, cash rent levels will likely increase across all land classes. But, they're less than the increases that happen between 2021 and 2022. 

Both agricultural lenders and economists are watching the possible impact higher interest rates will have on not only the number of U.S. farmland sales, but the price.

“This funding is supporting small BIPOC food companies and farmers to ensure that those hit hardest by COVID are able to weather the storm and recent supply chain disruptions,” said Jade Clark, AgLaunch.

Farm lender Farm Credit Mid-America giving $210 million back to customers per cooperative patronage.

For 15 straight months, the rural economy has posted healthy and consistent growth.

The world is transforming as the COVID-19 pandemic advances technology and cultural shifts in how business is done. 

Despite COVID-19 variants, inflationary pressures and supply chain limitations, consumers will continue to power the economic rebound,

The FSA administrator dives into farmer financing, programs, vaccine rates and more.

For 13 straight months, the rural economy has posted healthy and consistent growth.

As David Black, chief information officer at CHS and Brad Drake, Innovation Lead at Growmark, share on The Scoop podcast, now is the time to “do more” and engage in a new way.

This has delivered numerous mind-blowing farmland sales. But will this runup in values continue?

For the tenth straight month Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index remained above growth neutral.

The rural economy keeps chugging along, according to the Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index. For the ninth straight month, the RMI has stayed above growth neutral.

Rural America continues to see strong economic gains. For the eighth straight month, the Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index remained above growth neutral.

Bushel Co-Founder and CEO Jake Joraanstad says this will provide an integrated farmer experience and a “grain passport.”

Farmers' questions answered about the carbon market and how it works.

The latest round of agricultural credit condition surveys from the Federal Reserve banks shows improved strength in the agricultural economy.

To help you find the information you need about Carbon Markets, visit the Carbon Innovation Center.

A look at startups creating field-to-market systems.

A farm-centric innovation model has been the focus of the AgLaunch and Farm Journal Row Crop Challenge to aide early-stage agtech startups to solve on-farm problems.

Currently, Rantizo service providers are primarily focused in the Midwest and can be found from the west coast to as far east as Pennsylvania.

The 9 Row Crop Challenge startups will spend a week preparing for Farmer Investor Pitches and participation in 2021 AgLaunch365 programming

Applications are being accepted through August 31.

FMC Ventures announced its first portfolio investment in Trace Genomics, Inc.

A behind-the-desk perspective on farm finances.

“We are excited about the caliber and vision of these teams, and their capacity to totally transform the future of row crop agriculture,” said Schuyler Dalton, of AgLaunch.

Teams spent five days in Tennessee refining their value proposition, meeting with leading farmers and agricultural industry experts, and improving their pitches for the Row Crop Challenge at AgTech Expo.

The concept of depreciation is pretty simple. You purchase an asset and then deduct part of that cost each year until it is fully written off.

Startups focusing on row crop innovations can now apply for a chance to pitch their idea before a national audience of leading farmers, retailers, farm advisors, and agronomists at Farm Journal’s 2019 AgTech Expo

For the first time since November, the Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) fell below growth neutral.