A Roadmap to Better Decision Making

Generation Alpha, are those born between 2010 and 2025, and they are the first cohort to grow up entirely in the 21st century. As digital natives raised amid climate crises, social media, and evolving parenting styles, they are already exerting outsized influence on household food choices, and their preferences are redefining the future of food. For farmers and agribusinesses, understanding ...
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The gluten-free diet trend has lost some steam in recent years as more research shows that the supposed health benefits have been, at best, exaggerated, and at worst might actually be harmful to healthy people. However,  for a small percentage of the population, gluten-free diets are more than a lifestyle choice due to a chronic condition known as “celiac disease,” ...
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Harry Stine started life on a small 200-acre farm in Iowa, where his father founded “Stine Seed Farm” in the 1950s. It was a small operation with equally small profit margins but it sparked a passion in Stine who, despite challenges caused by dyslexia and mild autism, went on to build his father’s modest business into the world’s largest private ...
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Canadian wheat farmers are feeling fairly optimistic about 2025/26 wheat crop prospects as timely rains continue to boost soil moisture in many areas. With farmers projected to increase planted acres by around +2.6%, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is forecasting a +2% increase in production. The USDA is estimating Canada's new-crop wheat production will total 36.0 MMTs vs. 34.96 ...
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Last November, the U.S. temporarily suspended some livestock imports through the southern border over concerns about “New World screwworm” moving northward. That was lifted in late January after Mexico met U.S. demands for “additional mitigations to guard against introduction” of NWS. On May 10, USDA once again halted livestock imports, again citing the northward spread of NWS. This time, it's ...
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It may be a bit of a stretch to suggest that popcorn has changed the world as we know it, but it sure has been one of America's favorite snacks for a long, long time. Below is some brief history and fun facts.While Nebraska traditionally leads in popcorn production, Indiana has recently surpassed it as the top producer. Indiana also ...
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I know this can be a controversial subject and a source of debate in many of our farming communities... some farm families have capitalized by allowing wind and solar companies to lease their ground to help generate on-farm revenue. While others are greatly against solar and wind companies bidding up the cost of rents and taking some good farm ground ...
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Russia’s corn and wheat crops in 2024/25 are on track to fall significantly from last year. While some of the decline is tied to weather challenges, many industry insiders think it is part of bigger trend of declining production resulting from three years of war with Ukraine.Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian corn and wheat production was ...
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Agricultural spray technologies used for the application of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides have come a long way over the last few decades. While things like precision spraying tech and the utilization of AI can deliver more of the right chemical where it is needed, getting it to stay there is another battle. An MIT spinoff, “AgZen,” says it has developed ...
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Spring 2025 has already thrown some major curveballs across the country with record warmth in March, volatile storm systems in April, and persistent drought signals in some key agricultural regions. For farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness operators, the stakes are incredibly high, and as you know, timing is everything. Most weather models, even the best ones like the American GFS Model ...
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