A sustainable agriculture specialist with the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) says some farmers are turning to innovation to survive the current ag economy. Eric Fuchs-Stengel tells Brownfield, “And often the thing that makes your farm profitable is one or two key innovations that you didn’t know necessarily were out there, or standard practices […]
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A member of the U.S. House Ag Committee says she fears farmland will be lost and young farmers pushed out of
The USDA’s reporting another solid week for soybean export inspections. Soybean inspections were down a little bit on the week, but
Missouri lawmakers, along with Governor and First Lady Kehoe, packed 15,000 meals for food insecure Missourians last week. Mike Kehoe tells
The president and CEO of the Agricultural Retailers Association says farmers and applicators preparing to spray pesticides this spring should start
An economist with the Center for Farm Financial Management says benchmarking can be a helpful tool to improve the farm business.
Cash dairy prices were steady Monday except for whey and block cheese at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.01 at $0.74. One sale was recorded at that price.
A farm training specialist with Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance says taking a comprehensive approach to risk management could help protect a
A farmer from northern Missouri says profitability is still possible for the farm, despite the volatile prices. Stephen Beck, who farms
The U.S. EPA announced new guidance Monday that aims to protect farmers’ right to repair their own equipment. EPA administrator Lee
