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Cargill cuts 5 percent of workforce amid falling profits
21 hours ago · Cargill is making a 5 percent workforce reduction — approximately 8,000 jobs — amid a “strategic shift” to streamline operations and adapt to changing market conditions. The company made the announcement as profits for the fiscal year ending May 2024 fell to $2.5 billion, marking a 36 ...
Boozman urges Congress to bolster safety nets for 2025 farming
1 day ago · Boozman shared staggering statistics, highlighting projected losses exceeding $29 billion for row crop farmers nationwide by the end of 2024. This includes an estimated $11 billion for corn growers, $5.7 billion for soybean producers, and $5 billion for wheat farmers.
Farmer sentiment after elections highest since May 2021
21 hours ago · DAILY Bites Farmer sentiment surged in November, with both sub-indices seeing significant increases, with optimism fueled by expectations of a favorable regulatory and tax environment following the U.S. presidential election. 33% of farmers expect better financial performance for their farms in the next year, up from 19% in October. While 55% of …
AgAmerica projects farmland ownership trends in new report
Nov 9, 2023 · National agricultural lender, AgAmerica, has released its 2023 U.S. Farmland Report, which digs into market recap of the year, financial projections for 2024, trends related to farmland ownership, and the current barriers/benefits of investing in farmland.
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House Agriculture Committee advances its version of farm bill
May 24, 2024 · The U.S. House Agriculture Committee passed its version of the 2024 farm bill, drawing a large response from stakeholders around the nation. With four Democrats joining Republicans, the $1.5 trillion bill, formally known as the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, advanced on a 33-21 vote.
The 2024 expert's guide to cover crops in the U.S. - AGDAILY
Jun 14, 2024 · Cover crops have become one of the ag industry’s most exciting and valuable trends in recent years, and for good reason: Covers have been shown to build healthy sustainable soil and contribute to higher crop productivity. But part of maximizing your success means finding the right cover crops for your land, and that’s not always an easy thing to do.
How even small-scale farmers benefit from precision ag tech
Oct 5, 2023 · Image courtesy of Michael Connelly. At 6th Day Farms in Arizona, the Connelly family has a lot on their plate. Michael Connelly, his wife, Jennifer, and two young daughters run a flock of 2,000 meat chickens, singlehandedly raising, processing, and distributing products from their four acres in Maricopa to the local community.
The true financial cost of modern farming | AGDAILY
Oct 8, 2020 · In just the past generation, farming in America has changed forever — you don’t need to be in agriculture to have an inkling of that. Many things that the agriculture industry has developed and changed have been quite good, including enhanced sustainability, production efficiency, distribution, packaging, health and safety, affordability, and infrastructure, just to name a …