DES MOINES — A volatile economy was the focus of the 2023 Land Investment Expo.
The agricultural economy in the Ninth District of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve was in reasonably good shape coming into the new year. While…
Rising interest rates have farmers and lenders putting extra thought toward operational costs. Taylor Sumption is a crop farmer just north of Aberdeen. The South Dakota farmer said the higher interest rates will make his annual loans cost more for things like putting his crops in the ground. “For example, looking at putting in a […]
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The market projected the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates a half point and that is exactly what happened in December, according to B…
An Illinois state senator described by agricultural leaders as “a true friend of agriculture” died suddenly on Dec. 9 at age 45, leaving behin…
The St. Louis Agribusiness Club and the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City work to promote the ag industry in those regions, along with providing education and chances to network.
"I filled up with diesel in town this morning ... and paid $5.26. In comparison, in October 2020 the average diesel price in Nebraska was $2.19."
Break-even prices are helpful when making crop decisions and when marketing crops.
Wisconsin is banding together with five other Midwestern states to promote development of a “clean hydrogen” economy.
It’s not complicated. “Weather is driving everything,” says Karl Setzer, a market analyst with AgriVisor.
DENVER, Colo. — Effects from the pandemic and Ukraine war continue to reverberate through the global economy.
Input costs are through the roof, but the financial outlook is still good for farmers.
Before Joe Biden became president, there was no shortage of discussion about his farm policy, much of it centered on mandates related to climate.
Planting season is progressing and the war in Ukraine isn’t, or at least it isn’t looking to be near an end. For the grain markets that is a m…
Inflation is on the rise. The Consumer Price Index increased to 8.5 percent for the year ending March 2022, and decreased slightly to 8.3 perc…
Planting progress has sped up across the Corn Belt, but crop prices have continued to rise.
For months market analysts have talked about the war in Ukraine, about supply chain issues, about high input costs, and about trade bottleneck…
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (AP) — Pleasant Hill Community Line's most recent annual report says a lot about 87-year-old Leonard Rotschafer's three dec…
For livestock producers, there is no greater time commitment then feeding/supplementing cattle. Raising cattle is a 24-7, 365-day commitment, …
At some point the discussion in the grain markets will move from Ukraine to spring planting in the United States. But right now there is a ser…
Mark Mueller’s spring fertilizer bill reflected the surge in prices many farmers are feeling around the Midwest.
The story hasn’t changed in recent weeks. The grain markets have been caught in the crosshairs of multiple issues, and those issues have not y…
Labor shortages have rocked many parts of the economy in the past few months, but agriculture has been fighting a worker shortage for a long t…
Since the height of negative economic impacts of the pandemic in 2020, broad economic indicators suggest the U.S. economy has recovered and shown signs of healthy growth in 2021.
URBANA, Ill. — Soil organic carbon is a cornerstone of soil health. It improves soil structure while enhancing water- and nutrient-holding cap…
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