Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

This was one of many commitments made in the fall economic statement tabled by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday afternoon. The federal government plans to move ahead with changes to the Competition Act to support Canadians’ right-to-repair. Read More

Finance 303

Finance Manufacturing Grain Agriculture 303

Real Agriculture

JUNE 23, 2023

In agriculture, grain contracts spell out expectations, but the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan says current contracts don’t go far enough to manage farmers’ risk. Following an estimated $60 million in farmer losses due to cancelled contracts with one grain buyer. Read More

Grain 130

Grain Agriculture Agriculture Finance 130

Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Finance First: Consider these reasons for building your own grain bin.

Finance 105

Finance Grain Farming Farming 105

NASDA

AUGUST 1, 2024

For grain, roughly two-thirds of U.S. Senate Committee on Finance U.S. The situation has been periodically exacerbated by migrants stopping trains, but the insufficient rail capacity to meet demand has been a persistent issue since late 2023 and seems to be the bigger issue impacting rail service for U.S. agricultural goods in Mexico.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Grain Aquaculture Forestry 130

NASDA

JUNE 9, 2023

EPA’s program objectives for the GGRF: to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants; to deliver benefits to American communities, particularly low-income and disadvantaged communities; and to mobilize financing and private capital to stimulate additional deployment of greenhouse gas- and air pollution-reducing projects.

Greenhouse 130

Greenhouse Forestry Finance Supply Chain 130

NASDA

JANUARY 9, 2024

Each day the crossings are closed we estimate almost 1 million bushels of grain exports are potentially lost along with export potential for many other agricultural products. We are aware of grain trains sitting at origin in at least six states that are unable to move, and we expect this number to grow. Senate Committee on Finance U.S.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Grain Poultry Food 130

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 14, 2024

The federal government is proposing several tweaks to the capital gains tax changes that were announced in the federal budget in April that it says are the result of feedback from entrepreneurs, particularly in the tech and farming sectors. The changes, which were detailed in draft legislation released August 12, would make farm property eligible.

Farming 317

Farming Farming Finance Grain 317

Trimble Agriculture

JULY 5, 2023

As a lender that works exclusively in the agriculture space, AgAmerica has helped hundreds of farmers strengthen their finances. For example, grain operators may find post-harvest as the most accurate time, while cow-calf operations may choose when calves are born. Updating will be much faster than starting from scratch.

Farming 98

Farming Farming Finance Net Farm Income 98

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Dead straight farm tracks separate the farms and link up to railways where farmers drop off their grain to be transported to large processing units. We met with four inspiring farmers who are going against the grain (pun intended – Nebraska’s main crop is corn) and adopting regenerative agriculture practices.

Grain 52

Grain Farming Farming Agriculture 52

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

She directs the Total Farmer Health Program , launched in 2019 to provide wellness coaching on everything the agriculture business touches, from family to finances to personal fitness. Imagine muscle strains and sprains from lifting heavy grain bags or reacting swiftly to animals.

Farming 125

Farming Farming Tractor Ruralism 125

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

AUGUST 24, 2023

For those who are unaware, our agricultural equipment financing landscape is undergoing a significant transformation marked by a union of factors that are restructuring buyer sentiment. “ However, since the spring of 2022, the uptrend has started to wane due to rising interest rates and softer grain prices.”

Finance 52

Finance Marketing Farming Farming 52

Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A report by Capstone Partners outlines what it will take for widespread farm profitability to return to North American agriculture and how long it may take. Those hoping for a quick reversal of the downward market and profitability trend are likely to be disappointed, as some estimates puts a return to much better financial times.

Farming 264

Farming Farming Marketing Agriculture 264

Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Over the next two decades, tractors, mechanical harvesters, and chemical herbicides made sharecropping obsoleteyou no longer needed much labor to farm cotton or grains. He also grows edamame, corn for organic chicken feed, and a variety of heirloom grains, for a company called Anson Millswhatever they ask him to grow. They come to him.

Acre 103

Acre Farming Crop Farming 103

Agwired

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Customers using Pivot Bio sustainable agriculture products have reduced carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions by over 932,000 metric tons (MT) since the beginning of 2022, and now the company is offering zero percent financing for growers through December 2025.

Farming 45

Farming Farming Finance Grain 45

Agribusiness Blog

JULY 30, 2023

Input pricing is less, but so is the price of grain and any excess working capital is often needed to pay those bills. If the equipment is financed over a five year period at 8%, after five years of payments, Farmer Jones has paid the bank the $116,049 in interest, or more simply stated more than the taxes it saved him.

Tractor 82

Tractor Finance Farming Farming 82

Trimble Agriculture

OCTOBER 25, 2023

But, because financing hasn’t evolved with them, it’s challenging for farmers to secure the capital they require to purchase land and invest in their operations. Combined with a poor grain season overseas, farmers achieved an economic high they expected to last for years to come.

Farming 59

Farming Farming Finance Technology 59

Trimble Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

For example, wheat and other grains are expected to experience the most significant drop in 2024, while many livestock sectors are showing potential for short-term profitability. Capitalize on Opportunities When assessing the impact of farm income on your unique operation, it’s important to consider the variation across sectors.

Farming 59

Farming Farming Net Farm Income Finance 59

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Unlock More Value with Half-Year Equipment Leases from Farm Credit of Southern Colorado In today’s ever-shifting agricultural landscape characterized by fluctuating grain markets, rising interest rates, and escalating input costs, every farmer or rancher’s biggest challenge is how to have effective cost management.

Finance 52

Finance Construction Farming Farming 52

Agribusiness Blog

JULY 28, 2022

Expectation in the grain belt is that 2022 farms incomes will be extremely good, assuming inputs were bought “right” last fall. Grain prices have never been higher. If your tax bracket can be managed, it may be beneficial to hold onto some cash either to pay down debt or self-finance 2023 inputs. Is it just time to pay the tax?

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Grain Finance Farming 52

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

They ate grains that couldn’t be sold.” Photos courtesy of Wendy Johnson) The sheep were getting sick from eating too much grain, so Johnson worked to reestablish a natural savanna, a mixed woodland and grassland ecosystem that had once been prevalent on Iowa’s landscape but was destroyed by grazing and row crops. Johnson laughs.

Acre 126

Acre Farming Farming Pasture 126

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

When protests reached Brussels—where the European Parliament was in session—European Union policy makers announced plans to cushion the blow from Ukraine grain imports and address bureaucratic red tape. Adding insult to injury, EU authorities allowed the import of cheap Ukrainian grain to assist that country in its ongoing war with Russia.

Manure 107

Manure Farming Farming Production 107

Farmbrite

MARCH 4, 2025

Product Range: Detail the specific products you will sell: cuts of meat, dairy products, eggs, honey, flowers, vegetables, or grains. Where will you keep track of your finances? Cost - Financial Projections: In this section of your farm business plan, you will think about and write out your plan for your farm finances.

Farming 69

Farming Farming Marketing Seeding 69

DTN

MARCH 21, 2024

With easier program enrollment, greater transparency in benefits, additional financing options and better yield outcomes and profitability, the path to 30 million acres begins to look achievable.

Acre 103

Acre Biofuel Ranching Crop 103

Agwired

AUGUST 2, 2024

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) recently announced that Shea McCabe has been promoted to the director of accounting and finance at the organization. In-person & virtual registration options are available. Early bird pricing ends August 15. The thirty-sixth annual Georgia Peanut Tour will be held Sept.

Harvest 81

Harvest Harvester Harvesting Agriculture 81

Agricultural Economics Insights

JANUARY 21, 2024

Figure 3 – Change in Real Net Farm Income Before 2023 Large government payments have propped up farm finances from 2019-21, as depicted in the chart below. These new grain and oilseed demands, along with growing food demand around the world, are being priced into farmland today supporting the current strength. Figure 8 – Annual U.S.

Net Farm Income 67

Net Farm Income Farmland Farming Farming 67

Agwired

JUNE 27, 2024

Improve Rural Prosperity: This priority drives us to improve the prosperity of low-income and under-served farmers by improving their access to inputs, knowledge, finance and markets.

Finance 40

Finance Supply Chain biotechnology Agriculture 40

Trimble Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

However, medium and short-grain rice will likely remain the same at $24.80 This industry expertise, combined with our wide range of financing options, enables us to create customized loans that can effectively mitigate risk and boost your farm’s strengths. rice, with an anticipated increase of $1 per cwt, to a total of $15.50

Agriculture 59

Agriculture Agriculture Cattle Yield 59

Trimble Agriculture

MAY 15, 2024

Farm Equipment Tax Exemption IRS Section 179 allows farmers to deduct the cost of agriculture-related assets like tractors and grain bins from their gross income, reducing federal tax payments. In 2023, farmers could deduct up to $1.16 million from their income. With complex agricultural tax laws, navigating them can be tough.

Farming 59

Farming Farming Ruralism Farmland 59

Civil Eats

APRIL 3, 2024

The port also handles imports and exports of commodity grains, coffee, and farm equipment. It’s almost like comparing apples to oranges,” she said. The community garden is not set up to maximize production.”

Farming 144

Farming Farming Food Greenhouse 144

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 28, 2023

Background Land access is one of the biggest challenges for young and beginning farmers all across the country – whether small-scale dairy farmers in New England, livestock and grain producers in the Midwest, or specialty crop producers across the South.

Marketing 80

Marketing Farmland Distribution Real Estate 80

Farmbrite

JANUARY 18, 2024

For instance, a pasture pig farmer might decide a good diversification for their soil health and finances is adding turkeys. But, you can save money if you invest in your on-farm mill and buy whole grains from a local farmer. Ideally, in positive ways, but it might take some adjustments before you get there.

Farming 96

Farming Farming Marketing Production 96

Civil Eats

MAY 1, 2024

When Jeff Broberg and his wife, Erica, moved to their 170-acre bean and grain farm in Winona, Minnesota in 1986, their well water measured at 8.6 Des Moines finances its removal system from its roughly 600,000 ratepayers. ppm for nitrates. Each year, the measurement in their water kept creeping up.

Fertilizer 145

Fertilizer Farming Farming Acre 145

Daily Yonder

APRIL 19, 2023

Proponents argue the carbon trade will usher in an age of green finance that will protect biodiversity, incentivize conservation, and ease the energy transition. Mark Nault, a fourth-generation farmer from Okeene, Oklahoma, wanted to convert his small-grain operation to no-till. Now Big Ag wants in. Morgan Chase.

Marketing 52

Marketing Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 52

Agwired

AUGUST 23, 2023

The six-week virtual program is hosted and coordinated by America’s Cultivation Corridor , providing participants a unique experience featuring mentorship, interaction with Iowa’s agricultural leaders and an online curriculum that included regulatory and financing systems, and customer perspectives. Philadelphia, Penn.-based

Technology 40

Technology Harvest Harvester Seeding 40

Agricultural Economics Insights

JULY 31, 2023

Farm income for 2023 and beyond started not looking as bright due to higher costs, expected lower grain prices, and higher interest rates. With the current uncertainty in the outlook for farm income, a farmer buyer will save their finances for a good quality farm.

Farmland 52

Farmland Marketing Farming Farming 52

Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In the 19th century, most of the land was owned by large estates and the farming was controlled by the landowners, financed in most cases by money from outside agriculture. The landowners with their expertise were proud of their estates and had sufficient finance to produce a country scene that was a pleasure to behold.

Ruralism 52

Ruralism Farming Farming Food 52

Agritecture Blog

MARCH 14, 2023

Emiliano and his team opened their doors in July of 2022, and are experimenting with growing niche crops such as amaranth , a high-protein ancient grain. Plus, you can contact equipment, service, and financing partners directly on the platform to get your business off the ground.

Vertical Farming 52

Vertical Farming Farming Farming Greenhouse 52