Ben Nuelle

A major equipment manufacturer underscored the need for broadband connectivity in some of America’s most rural places by featuring “see and spray” technology at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

President Donald Trump will keynote the American Farm Bureau’s annual convention Sunday in Austin, Texas, on the heels of the signing of a partial trade agreement with China, Agri-Pulse has learned.

Corn production increases offset by harvested acre reductions provided a relatively neutral World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report Friday giving grain traders a sense of relief.

The massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is famous for showcasing the latest in technology and gadgets, but this year many attendees couldn't get enough of the plant-based meat alternatives.

How about input prices linked to outcomes? Supporters say it could be another tool for farmers to offset financial risk at a time when weather, trade, and commodity price uncertainty are plaguing the market.

Producers will have an extra week to sign up for Dairy Margin Coverage and the Market Facilitation Program.

A special task force created by the Federal Communications Commission plans to look at ways to improve broadband internet connectivity beyond fiber deployment throughout rural America.

Advanced biofuels made from fibers of corn stover, grasses, wood, and other plants were once pitched as the next boon for the renewable fuels industry, but now their future is cloudy at best as several flagship plants have ceased commercial production.

Landowners can start applying Monday to enroll acreage in the Conservation Reserve Program under what will be the first general signup in four years.

Despite harvest challenges in many parts of the country, farmers last month reported a positive stance on the farm economy.