Farm and Ranch Report

Understanding where your farm stands financially is the foundation of making confident business decisions.

When Mackenzie Burnett began investigating the challenges facing today's farmers, one issue came up again and again: paperwork.

BinSentry just raised $50 million in investment money to empower animal feed handlers to utilize real time consumption data to accurately forecast future needs.

For livestock producers and feed mill operators, managing feed inventory often relies on estimates and last-minute decisions.

BinSentry, an AI-powered AgTech company, is replacing outdated manual checks with precision sensor technology.

Data collection, artificial intelligence and robotics are all getting more effective and more economical.

Arthur Chen co-founded Verdi to make irrigation automation easier and more affordable.

Arthur Chen of Verdi said when he started speaking to growers about automation, he noticed some roadblocks preventing this it from being adopted.

Dr. Matt Wallenstein says they are using data to help farmer customers move in a more predictive direction.

There is nothing more valuable to a farmer than their land. Not only in monetary value, but in its ability to sustain their livelihood.

NTI's David Stiefel is advocating for more federal action and funding towards agricultural biosecurity.

David Stiefel says food and livestock systems are severely under-resourced, which puts our producers and our country at risk.

National security conversations rarely focus on agriculture, but that doesn't mean that the risks don't exist.

Global agricultural input provider Syngenta has made significant steps to build their internal team focused on soil science and soil health.

Decades of research combined with modern technology is opening up some exciting opportunities in soil science.

Is regenerative farming simply a return to the past? Syngenta's Jeff Rowe doesn't believe so.

The New World Screwworm is a devastating pest whose larvae from burrow into the flesh of a living animal.

New science could give farmers a more biological option for crop protection.

Micropep, an agtech company developing a new array of crop protection products using peptides, announced a new CEO.

The team behind SummerStar Ruby grapefruit is actively working to change how grapefruits are viewed by consumers.

For Nicci Stewart, campaign manager of SummerStar Ruby grapefruit, finding and connecting with the right audience has been essential to marketing grapefruit.

Collaboration, rather than competition, has helped the South African grapefruit market thrive.

Manulife is hoping to build a model for regenerative agriculture that can be applied across that vast amount of acreage.

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

Farmers are stewards of the land. But can investing in soil health help to pay the bills?

Farmers are stewards of the land. But can investing in soil health help to pay the bills?

In this tough economic environment, does it still make sense to invest in technology?

Even the age of automation and artificial intelligence, businesses still need good people to serve customers.

As agriculture evolves, so do the tools that help farmers and ag retailers manage their businesses more easily.

Crover says their robot gives farmers information about the condition of stored grain the ability to do something with that data.

Agriculture is still the most dangerous industry in America, with 23.1 deaths per 100,000 workers. Can technology help?

Agriculture is still the most dangerous industry in America, with 23.1 deaths per 100,000 workers. Can technology help?

Crover developing the world's first subterranean drone and found a use case in grain bin management.

In this farm economy, it's difficult to get started in farming unless you find a way to add extra value.

AI's role in agriculture is still taking shape, with many growers testing how it fits into their operations.

Several well-funded indoor agriculture companies have folded in recent years, but that doesn't mean the entire sector is doomed to fail.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins recently announced USDA's five point food safety plan focused on meat and poultry products and food safety inspections.

Farmers have always had to deal with weather extremes, and the volatility of weather patterns continues to be one of the most unpredictable aspects of farming.

There are few things more critical and limiting in western agriculture than water. But not all the problems are in getting rights to that water.

The most scarce resource on most farms is probably the farmer's time.

Farm Service Agency Administrator Bill Beam discusses some of the details and phases of the recently announced Supplemental Disaster Relief Program.

Heat stress causes plants to lose water faster than they can absorb it and this impacts the photosynthesis process.