Farm and Ranch Report

Technology seems to be transforming many aspects of the agriculture industry and ag journalism is no exception.

In agricultural journalism, accurate reporting is essential to maintaining trust with farmers and others in the industry.

Brazil Potash is developing significantly more mining capacity for potash in the South American country.

Despite the demanding challenges of agricultural journalism, Todd Fitchette remains deeply committed to the field.

Domestic farmers are reliant on trade relationships and foreign suppliers of critical ag inputs like potash.

Economist Dr. Jada Thompson highlights how much cheaper disease prevention is rather than trying to manage a disease that has already arrived.

Beyond the higher consumer prices and animal losses, outbreaks are also very costly to monitor and contain.

Dr. Thompson says that the effects of this poultry disease reach far beyond farms, impacting consumer prices.

Founded in 2016 in northwest Washington, Cairnspring Mills is part of a growing movement of regenerative agriculture companies.

You may have even heard people say they can't eat bread in the U.S. but they can in Europe. Why would that be?

Autonomy replaces the lack of farm labor, giving farmers back their valuable time.

It's on agtech providers to show up with data of how well their products work, but it's always difficult to know how something will work on YOUR specific field.

Kevin Morse, CEO and Founder of Cairnspring Mills, says the potential for milling these grains has been untapped, until now.

Regenerative farming practices are being talked about from the farm coffee shops to the agribusiness boardrooms.

The promise of regenerative agriculture to work with nature rather than against it is enticing. But is that how it plays out?

Artificial intelligence is becoming more and more integrated into everyday work, and the ag industry is no exception.

The problem with a lot of agtech tools, is they are only partial solutions.

Lumo's smart valve lets growers can control and track how much water their crops get, right down to the smallest detail.

FarmBlox moves across the country to be a part of Reservoir Farms, the first on-farm startup incubator in California.

With trade relationships in flux, strong markets for many ag commodities can be difficult to come by.

International demand for many U.S. agricultural products is down. Could the answer be to look internally to try to replace it with domestic demand?

Exports of some American agricultural products to key markets like China are a fraction of what they were just a few short years ago.

Farmblox wants to offer the basic building blocks for your farm that could ultimately lead you to more automation and relief from high labor tasks.

The farm automation system provider that connects equipment and in-field sensors to the internet now calls California home.

Despite the demanding challenges of agricultural journalism, Todd Fitchette remains deeply committed to the field.

For small farms, staying afloat can sometimes feel like walking a tightrope.

Why farmer Chris Jagger is taking a closer look at regional food systems in his area of the Pacific Northwest.

Trying to scale a small farm profitably from small and direct to larger and more regional can be a challenge.

USDA says the USDA is taking proactive steps to track New World Screwworm in Mexico and prevent its spread into the U.S.

Knowing how the crop is developing on a global scale can be very valuable to farmers, traders, insurers, and agribusinesses.

Passing the farm from generation to generation isn't always straightforward, especially when some children want to farm and others don't. Could bitcoin help?

This strategist believes that Bitcoin, which shares similar characteristics to land, could actually displace farmland as a better place to store capital long term.

When most people hear about precision spraying technology, they immediately understand the savings of using up to 60% less chemical on the field. But it might also benefit yield.

John Deere recently announced the acquisition of GUSS, short for Global Unmanned Spray System.

Hybrid corn is largely to thank for the massive yield increases we've seen in that crop over the past century. But attempts at hybrid wheat have never yielded the same results.

Nick Einck and his team at Chandler Co-Op are partnering with Sentera, a John Deere-owned company to implement state-of-the-art precision on sprayers.

Farming operates on tight margins with little room for unnecessary costs. So finding technology that can offer real savings can be a game changer.

John Deere recently announced the start of a strategic collaboration with the Reservoir, a California-based agricultural technology on-farm incubator.

The company also has been making some big inroads into offering technology to high value crops, things like vegetables, tree crops and vines.

More and more farmers are finding uses for drones in their operations. But if you haven't yet tried drones out on your operation how should you start?

AgEagle Aerial Systems, a leading provider of advanced drone and aerial imaging solutions, proudly announces the launch of the RedEdge-P™ Green.