Prominent animal-rights activist Zoe Rosenberg was sentenced this week to serve 90 days in jail for stealing four chickens from a Petaluma Poultry slaughterhouse in Sonoma County, California. Rosenberg, who did not deny taking the animals, was one of multiple Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) activists involved in the incursion at…

Many rural Coloradans, especially in agricultural communities, feel looked down on by their urban counterparts. One cattle rancher I spoke to put it plainly. “It’s an attitude … we are the idiots … we are the dumb farmers … we don’t really matter.” The sentiment is also portrayed in popular…

As farmers face historic headwinds and market hardships, calls to the national Farm Aid hotline and the Iowa Concern hotline — where farmers can get support in times of mental health crisis or need — are increasing. This fall the Iowa Concern hotline saw four to five times the number…

As of 9:01 a.m. CT, March corn was down less than a penny at $4.46¾ per bushel. January soybeans were also down less than a penny at $11.19¼ per bushel. March CBOT wheat was down 1½¢ at $5.38¾ per bushel. March KC wheat was unchanged at $5.34 per bushel. As…

You can pry cookie dough out of my cold, dead hands. I ignore every warning label regarding consuming raw, undercooked eggs like I ignore the various indicator lights on my car’s dashboard. I’ll admit, this isn’t because I don’t believe there’s a risk — it’s really as simple as, “I’ve…

By Peter Goldsmith. Guy Allen, and Mike Doherty Introduction The Soybean Innovation Lab (SIL) introduces readers to the question whether Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) presents a new market opportunity for US soybean growers. This article wraps up a three-part series on the topic of Africa as a potential export market…