American Farmland Trust kicks off the 17th annual America’s Farmer’s Market Celebration today — a celebration of the only annual ranking of the top farmers markets in the United States as voted on by the public. Since 2008, the event has highlighted the critical role farmers markets play in communities…

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) – U.S. refiner Phillips 66 PSX.N was ordered to pay biofuel maker Propel Fuels $800 million in damages for stealing trade secrets to build up its renewable-fuel capabilities, according to a California state court document. A state court in Alameda, California, on Wednesday ordered Phillips 66 to pay $195 million in punitive damages, in addition to $604.9 million in compensation the refiner was…

The Associated Equipment Distributors is sounding the alarm over recent legislative efforts that could drastically shift the landscape for equipment dealers. According to Daniel B. Fisher, AED’s senior vice president of government and external affairs, “right-to-repair amendments have been attached to both the House and Senate versions” of the National…

According to the USDA’s Crop Progress report for the week ending July 27, 26% of the country’s corn crop is at the dough growth stage, with all 18 top-producing states reporting for the stage. Eight are ahead of the national five-year average of 24%, and 10 are below it. Here’s a…

The John Deere GM is a bit of an interesting footnote in the G’s story, and a neat one at that. Since I’ve never written about the G — or the GM — this feels like a good time to change that. I was flipping through Mecum’s listings recently, and…

By Delilah Brumer The USDA’s plan to relocate thousands of Washington, D.C., employees to five regional hubs, including Fort Collins, Colorado, could be a boon for that state-based research while undercutting the department’s overall workforce, agricultural economists said. The department wants to relocate up to 2,600 of its 4,600 D.C.-area employees to…