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Patrick Scates runs a service company, not a fertilizer company. His Shawneetown, Ill., terminal is targeted to go live Dec. 1 and is built to let wholesalers share the infrastructure bill.
CoBank projects the U.S. inland barge fleet shrinking about 17% by 2035 while USDA expects grain and oilseed exports to grow 9%. Operators who ship by river should plan for wider freight swings and a softer basis.
After 30 years of no-till, Matt Moreland says regenerative ag pays through smarter inputs, fewer repairs and steadier yields. Lenders and scientists weigh in on what comes next.
Oil, freight, tariffs and tightening supply point to higher 2027 prices, while generic pyroxasulfone gives growers a place to save, according to FBN.
ClearCost CEO Keith Busch says the platform will post state-level delivered prices, hold payment until product moves and, eventually, support hedging, with the redeveloped version due in January.
BNSF says the proposed UP-NS merger would leave captive shippers with fewer options and farm inputs with higher freight costs. Union Pacific says it would open new routes and take trucks off the road.
With fertilizer prices elevated, farmers are looking for relief wherever they can find it. The question is whether suspending the Jones Act is a key piece of the puzzle.
Input costs are up $15 billion since February, diesel is roughly double and credit demand at Land O’Lakes’ financing business is already surging for next season, Beth Ford says.
Growers are locking in inputs earlier, paying on terms that run past harvest, and treating credit as part of the agronomic plan instead of a last-minute add-on.
Following a federal court order, the Department of Labor must issue a replacement adverse effect wage rate calculation before the end of the year.
New crop report data reveals top specialty crops are operating millions of dollars in the red despite high gross revenues.
Starting this fall, FBN’s Norm will surface daily, farm-specific insights, and by spring it aims to act on them, with Google supplying the AI models.
As retailers open 2027 early-order conversations, a Grower’s Edge executive says guaranteed-return programs are assurance, not insurance.
The Evansville facility will be Wisconsin’s first large-scale soybean crush plant — processing 80 million bushels annually and lifting CHS’s total crush capacity by more than two-thirds when it opens in 2028.
USDA certification clears Farm Credit institutions to invest in the Farmers Innovation Fund — the financing arm of a network where farmers pick the startups, run the trials and hold the equity.
The monitor overseeing the court-supervised sale of 274,000 acres can begin designating winning bids as of Sept. 1.
NASDA and the National Agricultural Law Center say a new project tracking both Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 filings offers a more complete view of agricultural bankruptcies — with California, Arkansas, Georgia and Iowa leading the initial dataset.
New research builds on growing state and federal scrutiny by asking what these laws could mean for land prices and productivity.
Sentiment in the July Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor is improving and no one sees the downturn deepening, but interest rates, elevated input costs and corn’s shaky price outlook still cloud the path to 2027.
As input costs remain elevated, fall lease deadlines are putting renewed focus on cash rents and farmland values.
USDA reports on-farm corn stocks up 16% from a year ago, while storage capacity growth has plateaued. Brock’s John Tuttle says commercial handlers are already asking where grain will go when harvest starts — and temporary storage can still be delivered in weeks, not months.
Greenwing AI says its first agricultural intelligence alert shows how satellite-based monitoring could detect crop stress before it is visible in the field.
By tying soil-health data to actuarial risk, Michigan hopes to build a crop insurance model that rewards resilience and could eventually scale beyond the state.
The question facing U.S. agriculture is whether current farm aid is a bridge through temporary hardship — or a pier toward more structural government support.
New chief operating officer role adds oversight of commercial operations, manufacturing and research and development
The farm economy is at a crossroads. High costs and negative margins are driving record government payments, but economists say innovation, lower costs and new demand are key to restoring profitability.
Farm Journal’s June Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor shows a weaker ag economy versus a year ago, but more than 80% expect consistent or better conditions over the next 12 months despite ongoing margin pressure.
In late June, the agency revised its technical guidelines for biofuel feedstocks related to the 45z tax credit.