Signal to Noise: Biden and Rural America

AFBF Calls on NASS to Increase Transparency, Push Technology Use

The American Farm Bureau Federation wants USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service to improve transparency and better embrace emerging technology in making crop estimates, determining ag census numbers and other ag reporting.

Signal to Noise: How Will Biden Admin See Rural America?

The Trump and Obama administrations had very different relationships with agriculture and rural America. Will the Biden Administration learn any lessons from those two predecessors? Pro Farmer's Jim Wiesemeyer and Farm Journal's John Herath look at the relationship between ag and the incoming administration in this week's DC Signal to Noise Podcast.

SmartStax Pro Approved, Available to Plant in 2022

With three modes of action that provide corn rootworm control, Bayer’s SmartStax Pro will hit the market at a time when corn rootworm resistance is top-of-mind. Now that it has gained final import approvals, the company says it’s ready for a full commercial launch in 2022.

Angie Setzer: Target Profitability Points

Export shipments, monthly crush numbers and South American production potential will have my attention in soybeans. How these three factors evolve will give us great insight into the amount of risk premium soybeans need to have in place well into August.

Tyson Settles Anti-trust Case For $221.5 Million

A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals Tyson Foods has agreed to pay $221.5 million in a settlement in the broiler chicken antitrust civil price-fixing lawsuit against the company. The settlement will be reflected in the company’s first-quarter financial statement.

#FJFieldFieldDays: How COVID-19 Transformed Machinery Auctions

We’ve seen seven to 10 years of technology advancement with online equipment buying and selling condensed into less than a year. That’s the takeaway from Greg Peterson, founder of Machinery Pete, as he looks back at the past nine months of online auctions. Log on to Farm Journal Field Days now for more insights.