By the National Oilseed Processors Association

Corn production is up, while soybean and cotton production is down from 2022, according to the most recent Crop Production report issued by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Corn production is up 10% from last year, forecast at 15.1 billion bushels; soybean growers are...

U.S. farm income will decline modestly in 2024 and then run at historically high levels in the near term, said the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) think tank at the University of Missouri. Although well above average, net farm income of around $140 billion annually in coming...

When Brad and Megan Pifer and their two young sons walked up the stairs from their basement after an EF3 tornado tore through their farm, they normally would have opened the door and stepped into their dining room. 

Showing little change from five years ago, a new poll by Gallup finds that only 4% of Americans say they are vegetarian, with even fewer (1%) identifying as vegan.

China wrongly imposed retaliatory tariffs against U.S. products, including pork, wine and fruits and nuts in response to Trump-era tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, said a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel recently. The trade war levies were an additional 25% on pork and an...

U.S. potato exports reached record value and volume in the 12-month period from July 2022 - June 2023. Export values increased 19.05% to $2.2 billion, and export volume increased 3.85% to 3.3 million metric tons (fresh weight equivalent).U.S. potato export values increased across all categories...

Don Broom is a partner in Sombrero Ranches. Sombrero operates four ranches in Colorado plus a farm on the Eastern slope. They also have riding stables in Arizona, Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park, Colorado. This is not your traditional cattle or sheep operation often found in that area,...

Planning your next farm equipment purchase? Whether you intend to buy, finance or lease, you may be qualified to take advantage of substantial tax savings under Section 179 if you take possession of that equipment in 2022. As you’re’ thinking about which piece of equipment you want to purchase and...