Farm News

The average temperature across global land and ocean surfaces during 2017 was 1.51 degrees Fahrenheit (0.84 degrees Celsius) above the twentieth-century average, says a government report.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2018 Annual Convention unanimously re-elected AFBF President Zippy Duvall Jan. 9.

The general economy expanded from late November through the end of 2017, but reports on agricultural economic conditions and commodity prices were mixed, Federal Reserve banks reported in the Jan. 17 Beige Book.

President Donald Trump has come to see that NAFTA has some benefits to the U.S., particularly for farming, even as he stays firm in his demand for a new deal, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said.

Russia’s emergence as the world’s leading exporter of wheat, a shift that’s reorienting global trade in the grain around the Black Sea region, recalls the Soviet Union’s previous dominance of production — albeit under markedly different conditions.

Vertical farming startup Plenty Inc. plans to build 300 indoor farms in or near major Chinese cities to meet rising demand from the country’s middle-class who are willing to pay more for safer food.

ST. LOUIS — When it comes to soybean quality, the U.S. soybean industry wants to be sure its customers are armed with the right information. The U.S. Soybean Export Council, American Soybean Association and United Soybean Board promote numerous studies…

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said the biggest problem with the North American Free Trade Agreement “comes from the North,” with Canadian dairy producers dumping low-cost products on the market to compete with Wisconsin farms.