With higher costs and lower returns, many farmers who lease land have already started conversations with landowners as they evaluate, calibrate and negotiate terms for the 2025 season.
The cyclical nature of farm business is a fact of life farmers and ranchers endure season after season. There are generally more downs than ups on profit-loss ratios. This year is no exception.
Like most issues, concentration in ag is complicated, with many factors behind it and the resulting outcomes filled with pros and cons, depending on one’s point of view.
American farmers are not just a part of the U.S. economy, but a part of a global industry. Tracking what growers are doing around the world provides a snapshot of important trends.
There are now 8 billion people to feed and nourish, a monumental challenge that will stretch the resources and resourcefulness of the global agriculture community today and into the future.
Virtual conference will provide insights on important ag topics, from carbon programs and farm legislation to supply chain challenges and commodity market analysis.
Bayer has announced a new program that will help farmers and companies
collaborate to expand sustainable agriculture and pay growers for adopting
certain practices.
Urban sprawl and the paving of American farmland has been happening at an alarming rate. Proper policymaking and land-use planning, however, can slow or prevent a devastating, runaway scenario.
Crop farming begins and ends with a seed. Within each tiny package lies a
factory of possibilities. The next few weeks will feature stories all about
seed, the seed industry and seed selection tips.