John Deere showroom
Agriculture
1 year ago
John Deere Q2 results top Street but it cuts 2024 profit outlook again as farmers buy fewer tractors

Deere’s fiscal second-quarter results beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the company lowered its full-year profit forecast for a second time as farmers buy fewer tractors and other equipment as they deal with declining prices for their crops.

Agriculture
1 year ago
Nikki apprehensive about Farm Bill

Wonders if GOP will deliver something she can support

Cicada
Agriculture
1 year ago
Countdown to Cicada Cacophony

The good news is cicadas aren’t interested in dining on farm fields. Periodical cicadas belong to the order, Hemiptera, which includes some irritating agricultural pests such as stink bugs and aphids.

Cornfield at sunset
Agriculture
1 year ago
Kids invited to share their vision of agriculture

Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Illinois State Treasurer Michel Frerichs is inviting students […]

Farm - aerial view
Agriculture
1 year ago
Farm Bill and Farmer Income Caps

The House and Senate plans for the farm bill go in opposite directions when it comes to eligibility for farm program payments.

biofuel gas pump and airplane
Agriculture
1 year ago
SAF Tax Credit Rules for Biofuels

Biofuel producers and farmers will essentially have the rest of 2024 as a “safe harbor” or “pilot project” to figure out how they will account for climate-smart practices on farms to garner longer-term tax credit for producing a low-carbon jet fuel.

Farmer sprays pesticide on soybean field
Agriculture
1 year ago
EPA Proposes Ban on Acephate for Agriculture

Acephate, an insecticide commonly used by soybean and cotton farmers in the Midsouth to control stink bugs, will be a chemical tool removed from the proverbial toolbox under an EPA proposal now out for a 60-day public comment period.

Cattle
Agriculture
1 year ago
Cattle Traceability Rule Released

USDA released on Friday the final traceability rule requirements for animal identification in the cattle sector.

Farmer in field with wind turbines on property
Agriculture
1 year ago
Traits of Farms Paid to Produce Energy

Energy-related payments to farmers for oil, natural gas and wind production have continued to be a significant form of farm income and vary widely depending on where farmers operate, according to a new study by USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS).

Eggs in processing plant
Agriculture
1 year ago
The link between agriculture and food security

The world faces many unique challenges in the decades to come, including a rapidly expanding global population. The United Nations estimates that the global population will reach 9.71 billion in 2050. That’s an increase of more than 1.7 billion people between 2023 and 2050.