Retail Industry
16-year-old Mary Schalk set off on her first solo flight the day after a destructive tornado ravaged Mayfield, Ky. Her mission was to get supplies to those who needed it, as many were left with nothing after the storm.
Easton Corbin is no stranger to agriculture. Growing up in Florida, raising and showing cattle was engrained from the start, as was FFA. The Florida farm kid, instead, attending college majoring in Agriculture Business
When Badger FFA Adviser Larry Plapp decided to retire after 37 years of teaching, his students got to work restoring a Farmall tractor, but it wasn’t just any tractor. The 1954 Super M-TA was Plapp’s dad first tractor.
Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
Thunder Seed of Dilworth, Minn. has selected Meristem Crop Performance to be their marketing partner for specialty crop input products, including the newly patented BioCapsule and Microbilze biological delivery systems.
The explosions occurred in one ethanol plant, two feed mills, two grain elevators, two rice mills and two grain processing plants.
A line of storms snaked through Texas, resulting in several tornadoes on March 21. An F3 tornado touched down outside of Jacksboro, ripping buildings to shreds, including the local high school and ag shop.
The CCA Conservationist of the Year Award annually recognizes a certified crop adviser who exhibits dedication to exceptional conservation delivery and customer service and has shown to be a leader in their industry.
FBN has new leadership as Amol Deshpande will step down as CEO effective Feb. 28.
And with last week’s strong job’s report acting as an “all clear signal” for the Fed to remain hawkish, forget the “hard“ vs. “soft” landing debate, and think “long landing.”
On the watchlist this week are the recent actions by the Fed. As well as recent and upcoming earning reports.
Eyes are on Thursday’s GDP release and public company earnings.
Ken Zuckerberg writes, “I remain intensively focused on the outlook for grain and fertilizer prices.”
Looking ahead we see an environment of margin pressure amidst a slowing economy, rising interest rates, high labor and energy costs (namely diesel fuel), and trade uncertainty with China and possibly Mexico.
Equity markets finished 2022 in the red as fears of a U.S. and global recession have become the consensus view. Be careful. Experience tells me that when everyone decides to sit on the same side of the canoe, it can tip
In the Agri-food Executive Briefing for the week, seven items are highlighted on ‘the watchlist':
Now partnering with more than 2,400 grain facilities in the U.S. and Canada, Bushel amped up its drumbeat to digitize the grain trail and kill the need for the traditional paper trail.
While Tyler Schau, AgMarket.Net hedging strategist, wouldn’t call this month’s report a barnburner, it did have a few market implications.
Bill Anderson, most recently the head of Roche’s pharmaceuticals division, will succeed Werner Baumann as chief executive at Germany’s Bayer on June 1.
As one of the first retailers to commercial selective spraying in their agronomic offering, Jeff Crissinger, VP of Agronomy Sales/Marketing at NuWay-K&H Cooperative shares how they are positioning this technology.
“People are concerned about food inflation right now,” says Dr. Michael Swanson, Wells Fargo Chief Agricultural Economist. “Some premier celebration foods have actually dropped from a year ago.”
It’s a big idea with far-reaching implications for ag retail—the environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework.
Tim Riley joined Certis Biologicals in 2020 as Key Account Manager, supporting the company’s business partnerships with distribution leaders.
To meet the rising demand of biological crop protection, Certis Biologicals today announced that it is strengthening its innovation pipeline by naming Mike Allan Vice President of Business Development and Licensing.
When one takes off agriculture’s rose-colored glasses, the reality is much of the industry’s technology has been held together with digital duct tape and baling wire.
Tar spot is tearing through Midwest cornfields, causing quick maturity and in some cases, cutting yields in half. Missy Bauer has tips for assessing which fields should be harvested first to salvage the yield left.
USDA’s second-highest ranking executive, Jewel Bronaugh, announced her resignation on Thursday as Agriculture Deputy Secretary.
For those in agriculture, owning farmland has long been viewed as a symbol of status and wealth. Now, even individuals who don’t farm are jumping on board, looking to buy farmland.
This update re-imagines the app, incorporating new features, a clean, simplified design and a modern user interface.
Court White manages the ag sales team at Logan Agri-Service in western Illinois. When he joined as a sales team member he says it was like jumping on the bullet train.