2013 Custom Farming Rates Up Slightly from 2012
Most custom farming rates for farm work in 2013 are 3-5% higher than they were in 2012 for similar operations.
Most custom farming rates for farm work in 2013 are 3-5% higher than they were in 2012 for similar operations.
In the summer of 2012 prices for corn and ethanol reached an imbalance causing simple ethanol plants to slow or close.
Rare shipments of corn from Argentina are arriving in the U.S. after the loss of one third of its corn production from drought in 2012.
Indonesia has abandoned a self-sufficiency goal beyond 2014 for soybeans and sugar because of a lack of available farmland.
South American phosphate producers are struggling to meet the fertilizer requirements needed by booming crop production.
Cerres Partners, LLC, of South Bend Indiana has bought 2,000 tillable acres in southwest Michigan at auction for $16.475 million.
Is there is a mismatch between the old management and labor needs of crop farming vs. current and future leadership and talent needs?
As Washington State experiences a run of record crops, China becomes more vital to the apple industry.
Waste products of biofuel production can create stronger concrete with a lower carbon footprint.
Mozambique will hold a conference intended to raise US$4 billion in funds for its National Agricultural Sector Investment Plan.
The International Finance Corp. (IFC) is considering a $70 million loan to agricultural company Export Trading Group (ETG).
With production of wheat forecasted to be 90 million tons this year India is positioning itself to be a major player in the sector.