After a two-year hiatus, World Pork Expo has returned to Des Moines, Iowa for its 33rd annual event.

“Multiple farmers may be putting forth the same effort, but the VRT operator is netting anywhere from $63 to $100 per acre more profit than other growers [based on Farm Journal Test Plot research],” Ferrie says. “The reason for the difference is the VRT farmer understands their soils and uses VRT to apply the right inputs, at the optimum rate, on every acre.”

The company is aiming to use its carbon program to bring in multiple stakeholders in the value chain. Its 2021 pilot acres are located in the U.S. and Canada, and while the company had an initial goal of 100,000 acres, it has announced twice the enrollment – 200,000 acres.

China’s producer price index (PPI) added 9% in May, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed today, its biggest year-on-year increase since September 2008 and higher than economists’ forecasts.

Women are playing bigger roles on the farm these days. Details in today's AgDay Minute.

The award recognizes farmers 35 and under who represent the next generation of esteemed farm leaders. Entrants are judged on entrepreneurial originality (50%), financial and business progress (30%) and leadership (20%). Apply by Sept. 1.