2024 Planting Estimates
Farmers are gearing up for the 2023 harvest season with an eye already on next year’s crop. A Farm Futures August survey finds growers are...
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Breakthrough in Swine Fever Vaccine
Scientists have discovered a gene in pig DNA that’s needed by the deadly African Swine Fever virus to cause an infection. National Hog Farmer says...
Brazil Breaks Soybean Export Record
Brazil’s farmers are shipping out a lot of soybeans. Brazil’s farmers harvested almost 160 million tons of soybeans during the previous crop season. That resulted...
Expanded Access to Dairy in SNAP
A new bipartisan bill introduced in Congress looks to expand access to dairy products for all program recipients. The legislation would amend the Healthy Milk...
NASS Releases 2023 Land Values
The U.S. farm real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, averaged $4,080 per acre for 2023. That’s...
FFA Membership Reaches All-Time High
The National FFA Organization Monday announced a record-high student membership of 945,988, an increase of 11 percent from last year. In addition, the number of...
Dems Threaten GOP over Farm Bill
Negotiation on the farm bill is now effectively over. House Ag Democrats have resorted to turning the negotiation process into threats, blackmail and coercion. Democrats...
Smithfield Foods Closing 35 Missouri Hog Farms
Smithfield Foods will close 35 hog farm operations in Missouri, according to a state-required workforce adjustment notification. The notice indicated 92 employees would be affected...
States Pushing for Year-round E15
Ethanol groups welcome efforts by Nebraska and Iowa prompting the Environmental Protection Agency to create regulations to allow for year-round sales of E15 in at...
Farm Credit Issues Ag Economic Outlook
The Farm Credit board received a quarterly report on economic issues affecting agriculture recently. According to the report, inflation remains elevated in certain sectors of...