The U.S. avoided a recession in 2023, and the majority of ag economists surveyed in the December Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor think that will be the case again in 2024. However, if the past three years have taught us anything it's to expect the unexpected. As the calendar flips to a new year, ag economists share their biggest economic concerns and causes for optimism in 2024.

Fifteen years into growing a farm and a family together in the Central Valley of California, everything changed for Ron and Sherri Prins and their four young kids. A diagnosis made the couple lean on their faith and one another more than ever before.

What might be considered equal doesn’t always make sense when the succession plan involves family members who actively work on the farm and others who do not.

Upgrade kits featuring the latest precision ag technologies are available for sprayers, planters and combines.