Land O’Lakes and Microsoft are developing an AI-powered digital assistant designed to optimize farming operations. Land O’Lakes senior vice president Leah Anderson says the tool is called Oz. “Now you ...

A former head of trading with Cargill says increased stability in Venezuela could mean additional opportunities for U.S. agriculture in the long term. “They’re a natural buyer of U.S. ag products.” ...

A new case of New World screwworm has been confirmed roughly 215 miles from the Texas border. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says the infection was found in a seven‑year‑old bovine in ...

The USDA says export sales were mixed during the week ending January 1 st. Corn notched a marketing year low following a handful of cancelations led by unknown destinations. Soybeans were below the ...

December weather in Kentucky was wide-ranging. The USDA says temperatures for the month didn’t have much of a pattern, either bitterly cold or very mild, and the drought conditions from late 2025 have ...

An ag economist at Purdue University says potential changes to the January supply and demand report could impact the balance sheet for farmers in 2026. Michael Langemeier says the USDA is expected to ...

Landscape with wheel tracks on a muddy field in autumn in cloudy weather in off-road terrain A Nebraska farmer says a legislative priority for 2026 is addressing property taxes. But, Jan TenBensel, ...

Photo by Brownfield's Nicole Heslip. Michigan State University researchers are developing more financial resources to help controlled environment growers succeed. Horticulture economics doctoral ...

Economists estimate the Adverse Effect Wage Rates rose twice as fast as nonfarm wages in 2025. An ag labor specialist says many farmers who use the H-2A guest worker program are preparing to pay ...

Pictured: Tom Zacharias with National Crop Insurance Services at the 2025 NAFB Convention in Kansas City (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) A crop insurance expert says growers can head into the 2026 ...

A market analyst says China is dragging their feet making large purchases of U.S. ag products. “I’m surprised, even with this soybean price outback we have, they did come in and do some buying, but ...

Heading into the New Year, a west-central Wisconsin farmer has one question on his mind. “How do we remain profitable?” Tony Mellenthin says it’s a tough thing to do in the current environment. “Input ...