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Mark Faust outlines a simple formula to improve profitability and create more value for you and the customer.

The influence of one ag retailer propels multiple farms’ success, and the opportunity is further highlighted with this season’s growing challenges.

Farmers routinely handle high-dollar transactions — and the nature of the payments, often through unsecure methods, leaves them susceptible to foul play.

The report shares markets are at a crossroads—prices could move in either direction.

Researchers found a significant relationship between capital costs and farmer-held inventory.

The vertical farming bubble is popping, and investors are taking dollars off the table for fake meat.

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

What would you do if employees left and took your customer base with them? Take your pick of 25 strategies to avoid it.

If Congress doesn't pass stopgap funding, crop production and progress reports will probably stall. That won't bode well for markets. "Usually it means that we've got some selling pressure ahead,” says one analyst.

As extreme weather events affect the profitability of agriculture, here are four areas to bring focus to the ripple effect.

“If I were picking both from a financial and an emotional perspective, the next place I could put a dollar, I still would favor farmland pretty highly,” Bruce Sherrick says.

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.

“A commitment to additional financial resources for the farm bill will help to transition our farm and food supplies away from ad hoc support," the Committee members said in a letter.

Idaho operation builds niche business to complement core crops.

If you want to disrupt a government, disrupt the food supply. "Ag is critical infrastructure," says Andrew Rose, strategic advisor. “Three weeks without food and agriculture, and it’s over.”

Let’s bust through some outdated ways of thinking about farming today.

American Farmland Trust's Ann Sorensen shares steps she says producers—and the researchers who serve them—can take to proactively integrate conservation into their farms as severe weather risks increase.

Retired American Farmland Trust researcher Ann Sorensen shares steps she says producers—and researchers who serve them—can take to proactively integrate conservation into their farms as severe weather risks increase.

Brett Bruggeman joins The Scoop podcast to talk about the company’s performance warranty, financing programs, decision ag tools, and supply chain initiatives.

Because agriculture businesses are considered essential, the show must go on. As work continues, you need to make sure you keep yourself, your family and your employees safe.

USDA Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday announced that the second tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program payments will begin being issued next week. 

15% of U.S. Corn Growers Reported Moderate to Severe Rootworm Infestations This Year.

This week Farmers Edge announced its entrance into the agriculture insurance space through a deal with PartnerRe, a firm that helps insurance companies manage risk.

It’s too soon for farmers, landowners and lenders to relax the debt discipline they’ve been exercising.