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Carbon farming is a hot topic for row crop growers, but what opportunities are available for ranchers to get involved in the carbon market?  Jerry Stephens is the regional sales manager for Agoro in the Upper Midwest and Pacific Northwest.  He...

The Russia-Ukraine conflict not only has the potential to harm U.S. Ag producers into the future, one senior Ag lawmaker says the tension has already had an impact on American farmers. “The way they’re getting caught in farming, but everybody else is being caught, with $90 a barrel oil or $100 a barrel oil, or it could be higher than $100 a barrel," said Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. "I

The latest Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer showed farmer optimism improving slightly in October, coming in at an index of 135.  That’s actually the third-highest level since the survey began two years ago.  The modest improvement during October came about because of increasing optimism for what lies ahead.  The Index of Future Exp...

Is it worth it to be a farmer in Washington?  That’s a question many in the ag community ask themselves with regularity, whether it’s daily, weekly or once a year.  It’s also the focus on a recent blog published by Madi Clark of the Washington Policy Center.  Clark told the Washington...