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As the world and the U.S. prepare for a supercrop, keeping alive worries about commodities prices, Argentina’s agricultural economy is coming alive. Because of tax changes, Argentine farmers are taking advantage of export opportunities and enjoying more money in their pockets. This will be the first crop planted after the government eliminated export taxes on […]
What’s Ahead For Agriculture Under Trump? For the past eight years, many farmers have chaffed under what’s seen as regulatory overreach under the Obama Administration. Farm groups and Trump supporters expect that to be pulled back after the New York real estate mogul and reality TV star was elected the 45th U.S. president on November […]
Brazilian soybean producers are on a roll. Their 2016-2017 soybean planting season is reaching the halfway point, sharply faster than a year ago. According to the latest survey by consulting firm AgRural, planting has attained 41% of the total estimated area for soybeans of 82.671 million acres. This figure easily outstrips the 31% recorded in […]
CNH Industrial, owner of New Holland, will acquire the grass and soil businesses of Kongskilde Industries, a part of the Danish Group Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab (DLG). Since New Holland is known primarily for hay equipment, the company believes this acquisition will broaden the scope of machinery products it offers to attract growers looking for tillage […]
RUSH COUNTY SALE SURPASSES EXPECTATIONS This week’s Successful Land Sale highlights the Dorothy Crawley Estate, just southeast of Milroy, Indiana, in Rush County. Mrs. Crawley had two prime pieces of ground, both of which sold October 12. There were two tracts. Tract 1, 67.86 acres, has 66.36 acres tillable with the rest in waterway. Tract […]
The Adamawa Government on Friday said it would partner the World Bank to spend 7.5 million dollars (about N3.54 billion) to fund agriculture programmes in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr Waziri Ahmadu, said this at the commencement of training for staff and stakeholders of Fadama 111 – Second Additional […]
FOOD and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva has said that declining prices could thwart international efforts to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty unless steps are taken to guarantee decent incomes and livelihoods for small-scale producers. Globally, food prices are believed to be back to their long-term downward trend in real terms, as […]
The U.S. corn and soybean harvest paces remain below the averages and below trade expectations. In its weekly Crop Progress Report Monday, the USDA pegged the U.S. soybean crop as 10% harvested, compared with a 13% five-year average, and below the trade’s expectations of 11%. Also, the soybean crop is rated at 73% good/excellent, equal […]