Four North American Class I railroads filed comments with the Surface Transportation Board opposing the merger without a strict review taking place.

Markets are acting toppy in the short run.

USDA May old crop U.S. corn and soybean ratios and their first new crop stocks-to-use estimates

As USDA noted, the American Rescue Plan includes provisions for USDA to pay up to 120% of loan balances, as of January 1, 2021, for Farm Service Agency (FSA) Direct and Guaranteed... [Read Full Blog]

USDA's farm income forecast for 2021 calls for lower net farm incomes, but that hardly tells the story.

A much colder pattern is in store for the central U.S. during the next 10 days or more.

Poet LLC announced it is expanding purified-alcohol production at an ethanol plant in Ohio and is launching a new label for renewable carbon dioxide and dry ice.

A giant show-and-tell farm grows clues to fight back against soybean cyst nematode.

The biggest takeaway from the rally that's currently developing is that it could be sustained for a period of time, and the market is already seeing how it's supporting the entire... [Read Full Blog]

Brazil rain through the end of April is unlikely to offer moisture support for record safrinha corn yields.

Competition with China means the U.S. must rebuild its infrastructure and protect against losing its semiconductor-manufacturing base.

AGCO is winning awards with its IDEAL combine, including a prestigious Davidson Prize this year for its AutoDock remote header docking system.

This study looks at the change in estimates for Canada's seeded acres of select crops from the earliest estimates based on Statistics Canada's March producer surveys and the final... [Read Full Blog]

March 23, National Agriculture Day, includes a full set of virtual events celebrating U.S. agriculture. While this year we'll miss the ability to gather in Washington, D.C. and in... [Read Full Blog]