5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (756+ words) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins told the crowd March 24 at the National Ag Day celebration in Washington D.C., 2% of the population feeds the country and the rest of the world. “Day in and day out, our farmers feed and fuel and…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (375+ words) “I hate to say it, but I think farmers may get screwed again.” Bower laid out some of the backstory for High Plains Journal readers. “Back in late autumn, the White House came to us and told us we had…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (452+ words) Just about everywhere you go this year, you will likely see celebrations related to the International Year of the Women Farmer. From farm and trade association meetings to the state departments of agriculture and even in Congress, there’s a good…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (467+ words) Farm sector equity, the difference between farm sector total assets and total debt, is forecast to rise to $3.83 trillion in 2025, a 4.7-percent increase relative to 2024 in nominal dollars. The farm... Farm sector equity (wealth) forecast to grow in 2025 Farm sector…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (108+ words) The steering committee for the Agriculture Workforce Coalition, a broad-based coalition of ag groups seeking meaningful, long-term labor reform, unanimously elected American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall and Western Growers President and CEO Dave Puglia as the new co-chairs…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1047+ words) A return of China to buying United States soybeans was welcome news for farmers, according to analysts and experts who follow global trade. They agreed it was premature to say it was a game-changer, but Oct 30’s announcement by the…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1124+ words) “It’s unfortunately too late, but the writings on the wall for those of us who are still in this business.” One farmer grew blueberries in New Jersey. Another was a dairy farmer in Wisconsin. One was a produce grower in…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (796+ words) With cattle prices at levels no one could have predicted, presenters at Noble Research Institute say that producers need to keep in mind forage is critical for long-term success. Noble Research, in Ardmore, Oklahoma, recently had a two-day program to…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (884+ words) Arkansas farmers will lose hundreds of dollars per acre this year for their corn, cotton, long grain rice and soybean crops, according to an analysis by extension economists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. The analysis, “The…...