Vertical farming companies must prioritize long-term planning, efficient unit economics and operational consistency to succeed as the industry faces challenges in capital allocation and a likely wave ...

What is the status of the general ag economy? On the surface, strong livestock prices and recent government payments are making the farm sector look more positive than reality. Here are four drivers ...

Across the country, small, smart farms are proving that fresh food and strong income can start at home. Three very different ...

In this issue of “Focus on Ag”, I am highlighting my “Top 5 Ag Topics” for 2025, based on issues that were discussed in the columns throughout the year. If there were a “2025 word of the year” in ...

In the January 2026 Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor, farmers, economists and retailers say input prices remain the biggest hurdle to profitability for producers in 2026. When Farm Journal asked ...

At the end of every year, various publications, websites, etc. have their “Top 10” or “Top 5” list for that year. In this issue of “Focus On Ag,” I am highlighting my “Top 5 Ag Topics” for 2024, based ...

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For most of the country, farmers face a difficult farm economy – as crop prices continue to decline and production expenses remain high. Strong yields provide little relief and imbalance in the market ...

Minnesota crop adviser encourages farmers to reduce input expenses while maintaining yields through strategic cost-cutting and soil testing.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Farmers block the streets of central London in a tractor protest against the extension of inheritance tax to farms last year - ...

I noticed it when first learning farming 14 years ago, traveling around small diverse vegetable farms in the US and Ecuador. Small farms that made all their household income from the farm struggled ...

The farming sector “is bewildered and frightened of what might lie ahead”, with farmers saying changes to inheritance tax are the biggest issue regarding viability they face, a review for the ...