Not sure I agree with all of this, but I guess it’s based on a larger crop, higher livestock prices, and more government payments… In a new update, USDA says net farm income, a broad measure of profits, is forecast at $179.8 billion for calendar year 2025, an increase of +$52.0 billion, or +40.7% relative …
Brazilian farmers are in the early stages of planting their 2025/26 corn crop. The country’s corn growers have already started planting the first of its three corn crops grown every season. While the 24/25 corn harvest is expected to set a production record, new crop production is facing some uncertainties. Interesting dynamics in Brazil’s ethanol …
Brazil 25/26 Corn Production Set to Climb but Exports Likely to Remain Flat Read More »
At a time when small farms across America are disappearing at a rapid pace, a bold new experiment in rural Maryland may offer a powerful glimpse into the future. It is a future where family farms not only survive but thrive by merging cutting-edge finance, renewable energy, and regenerative agriculture. This vision is taking shape …
Reclaiming Rural Independence with Bitcoin, Solar, and Soil Read More »
As America prepares to celebrate 250 years, the Smithsonian Institution is drawing on its rich resources to showcase the people, places, and events that have contributed to our nation’s remarkable success. That includes US agriculture’s prominent role, which will be highlighted through various exhibits. Among those is the “State Fairs” exhibit, the centerpiece of which …
Iowa’s Famous Butter Cow is Going to the Smithsonian Read More »
Virtual fencing startup “Halter” has struck a partnership with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to make its technology available to ranchers utilizing public lands. New Zealand-based Halter also recently closed a $100 million Series D funding round, which valued the company at $1 billion. Halter launched its virtual fencing platform nearly a …
Halter Partners with BLM to Bring Virtual Fencing to Public Lands Read More »
Once again, we are fast approaching another expiration for the Farm Bill. The critical legislation was last passed in 2018 and has since been extended twice. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of optimism that lawmakers can cobble together a new bill before the upcoming September 30, 2025, deadline, and most think Congress will once …
“Skinny” Farm Bill in Focus as September 30 Deadline Approaches Read More »
Everyone knows that maximizing pollination is one of the more effective ways to boost crop yields. However, most take a hands-off approach and just let Mother Nature do her thing. The truth is that, beyond hand-pollination, there are few proven ways to improve pollination success. Startup “PowerPollen” thinks it can change all that with its …
“PowerPollen” Brings Autonomous Pollination to Row Crops Read More »
John Bennet Lawes found himself fatherless at the age of 8, and the responsibility of the 250-acre family farm was left in the hands of just himself and his mother. The two figured it out and even made enough to send John off to college. But at the age of 20, John dropped out of …
Fatherless College Dropout Turns Farm Debt into Fertilizer Dynasty Read More »
A finely ground powder of green tea known as “matcha” is experiencing a major supply shortage right now as Japanese growers struggle to keep up with booming global demand. Limited production has been exacerbated by an aging Japanese population and fewer people from younger generations taking up farming. At the same time, demand has never …
Nestlé, the company behind household names like KitKat and Aero, has been quietly rewriting one of chocolate’s oldest rules, you don’t need to add refined sugar if you use more of the cocoa fruit itself. In 2019, the Swiss food giant unveiled a patented technique that sweetens chocolate with the creamy, naturally sugary pulp that …
