By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, June 24 (Reuters) – Brazilian farmers will produce a record 123.3 million metric tons of second corn, agribusiness consultancy Agroconsult said on Tuesday after surveying fields in key producing regions nationwide. Second corn, which Brazilian farmers are harvesting now, will account for about 80% of national output this year. It is mainly exported in the second…

It’s not often that a collector runs across an extremely rare tractor. However, unless it can be restored to running condition, it’s little more than a museum piece. On the other hand, if it’s really that rare, any replacement parts that are needed are likely unavailable or nearly impossible to…

On June 30, 2025, the USDA will release the annual Acreage report with corn and soybean planted acre estimates. In 15 of the past 20 years, corn acres have increased from USDA’s March Prospective Plantings report to June’s Acreage report. This year, Farmers Business Network (FBN) is anticipating a net…

By Carl Zulauf, Gary Schnitkey, Jonathan Coppess, and Nick Paulson U.S. corn and soybean yields have deviated notably less from trend yields during the first quarter of the 21st Century than during the last quarter of the 20th Century. The decline is especially large for U.S. corn if the 2012 drought is treated…

Senate Republicans are still working through a few major issues as they continue trying to pass the reconciliation bill by President Trump’s July 4 deadline. Sen. Raphael Warnock, the only southern Democrat on the Senate Ag Committee, discusses how he thinks the bill’s treatment of SNAP, Medicaid, and Inflation Reduction…

Mark Crave, general manager and operating partner of Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, shares how his family’s multi-generational dairy and cheese operation in southern Wisconsin blends tradition with innovation. From managing 2,200 cows to powering the farm with manure, sustainability and family farming go hand in hand for the Craves. Listen…