Ag business

The American Farm Bureau Federation and Farm Credit are looking for entrepreneurs to apply online for the 2023 American Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. This national business competition, now in its ninth year, showcases U.S. startup companies developing innovative solutions to challenges faced by America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. Far ...

The Washington state Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the second round of training and networking through the women’s Farm2Food Accelerator program. This effort is geared for women in the food and agriculture business in both Washington and Oregon. The ...

Photo: Kyla Hansen Photography Syngenta Group is helping to send six Ag focused college students through its 2021 Accelerating a Generation Syngenta Scholarship Program. Six students from across the U.S. were awarded a $2,500 scholarship each ...

Earning reports topped headlines on Wall Street this week, and agriculture businesses seem to be doing well. Syngenta reported first-quarter sales of $7.1 billion, up 20% year over year. BASF reported first-quarter sales were up 16 percent, to 19 ...

On Tuesday, lawmakers reached an agreement allowing agriculture to participate in the Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. The agreement is part of a larger deal, a $484 billion coronavirus package to extend the Paycheck Protection Program. The ...