Today’s tough economic times are affecting farmers’ bottom lines. How to cope? Here are some ideas from four farmers: Use technology wisely, sell direct to end users, don’t forget carbon … Read More

The U.S. on Wednesday said it would slap 10% tariffs on European-made Airbus planes and 25% duties on French wine, Scotch and Irish whiskies, and cheese from across the continent … Read More

Employee activism and outside pressure have pushed big tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft and Google into promising to slash their carbon emissions. But there’s another thing these tech giants aren’t … Read More

U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins announced today that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has invested $11 million in research that will support specialty … Read More

Looking ahead at the harvest forecast, the key word is “contrast,” according to DTN Chief Agriculture Meteorologist Bryce Anderson. “This is going to be a real notable feature during this … Read More

The impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is reverberating in the market for biofuel credits as his fight against Democrats is likely to take precedence over the “giant package” for … Read More

Deere & Co on Tuesday announced indefinite layoffs for 163 U.S. manufacturing workers at plants in Illinois and Iowa that make agricultural, forestry and construction equipment, citing decreased customer demand. … Read More

The good news is that the condition of the corn and soybean crops is improving, albeit modestly. The bad news is that farmers are still facing an uphill climb to … Read More

Private exporters sold 464,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans to China for shipment in the 2019/20 marketing year that began Sept. 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Wednesday, … Read More

Jared Kunkle, president of the Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau, hoped to start harvest last week on his farm. That was until several inches of rain completely saturated the soil and created … Read More