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“The single most important tool to predict peak performance is a very well-developed job description,” Dave Mitchell says.

Use the topics and tools included in The DIRTT Project to jump-start the succession planning process for your operation whether you are just beginning or need to get on track.

For the latest list—based on 2022 data—47 of the 100 cooperatives are in agriculture. In all, 59% of the $319 billion in generated revenues of co-operatives are from those ag-focused co-ops: $187.6 billion.  

“There are some things that we've adopted over the years that really aren't particularly useful and I think in some cases even detrimental to our performance,” says Dave Mitchell.

New operating loans have interest rates double compared to 2021

Michael Swanson says we’ve likely seen the peak for food inflation last summer. What drove the 14% food inflation since the COVID pandemic has been four factors: transportation, labor, shipping and packaging. 

Cover crops sequestered nearly three times as much greenhouse gas as the check fields. And acres with cover crops were carbon negative

Wells Fargo analysis shows hosting a party of ten for the fourth of July holiday could cost 11% more in 2022 than it would have last year.

This week, dangerous heat is sweeping across Texas to Wisconsin to Ohio to Georgia.

In just a few years, the carbon markets available to farmers have accelerated to more than 16 different programs to choose from.

“Food inflation is a hot topic,” Michael Swanson says noting that overall prices in the category are running at 6% higher than a year ago, whereas typically year-to-year food inflation is 1%.

Auga says its M1 tractor can replace a 400 horsepower diesel tractor and run for up to 12 hours thanks to larger, quick-change gas cartridges.

Compared to the national average of 70%, rural America falls behind with only 34% of the adult population vaccinated.

As the winter thaw nears and spring planting is on the horizon, how is the weather outlook shaping up?

“This is indicative of farmer interest and individual investor interest. We are starting to see prices we last saw between 2012 and 2014,” Dickhut says.

It’s possible to project what farmers are likely to be in business in 20 years.

Per Machinery Pete, here are some of the top trends for machinery dairy farmers use across their farm

“We just celebrated 10 years as a company,” says CEO Jim Blome. “And we showed that in 15 months we pioneered a regulatory path, launched a product, and took it all the way from the grower to the food company.”

The Forage First Families First program is collecting stories of farmers who are facing hardships and aiming to connect those dairy and beef farms with donations of La Crosse forage seed for next spring.

The Case IH accumulators are available in horizontal and vertical models.

Land O' Lakes demo'ed a 2,800 mile driverless freight delivery and sees autonomous trucking as part of its future.

RCI and Ag-Bag have a history of collaboration as RCI has been a performance engineering contractor and prototype manufacturer since 2011. 

A larger than typical number of autumn public sales of dairies occurred.

Check out these farmyard mascots and how your dog could win big!

The pollinator-themed playground is sponsored by farmer-owned cooperative Land O’ Lakes Inc., spreads across 4,800 square feet, and it’s adjacent to the Kids’ Farm and Conservation Pavilion.

Four of the top 10 cooperatives are agriculture cooperatives

The company says there is damage to multiple facilities.

To reduce methane emissions, manure can be collected and maintained in an anaerobic environment and biogas is collected and used.

The tractor manufacturer branches out since the acquisition of Kverneland.

Farm Journal Media has a diverse line up of co-located events and programs as well as breakout sessions.

Key finding: Increasing population is key to increasing tonnage. In addition, narrow-row silage production increased tonnage without compromising quality as measured in milk tons per acre.

Farmer-inventor partners with manufacturer to manage cornstalks.

Roger Johnson shows off his refurbished machine shop, constructed from re-purposed farm implements.