postcards from the florida republic: an independent and profitable state of mind. At a Chicago loop dive bar, a co-worker at an ag startup couldn’t...
The farms of the future use absolutely no soil and 95% less water.
Yes, you read that right. No soil - at all....
American farmers are facing a serious labor shortage.
And California - one of the country's largest producers of fruits, nuts, and dairy -...
Farmers are among America's most valuable...
Human labor is becoming increasingly unreliable and costly for American...
Corn prices have surged more than 70% since May and could rise even higher in coming weeks. Prices will remain elevated for at least the next year,...
The explosive move up in prices among most crops futures over the past several months has been nothing short of spectacular. The market today is...
Russian wheat farmers have a tough life. Having grown up on a working farm in Oregon, I understand this all too well. Those days...
BHP Billiton's (NYSE ADR:
Russia yesterday (Thursday) banned grain exports after unrelenting heat left the country with its worst drought in at least a half-century. ...
Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE) beat earnings estimates by a mile last week. It
Corn prices have slumped some 24% since January and more than 50% since hitting a record high $7.65 a bushel in June 2008. Now they are being further...
The United States and Brazil yesterday (Tuesday) announced a trade agreement to end their long-standing dispute about U.S. cotton subsidies. The...
The bidding war for Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE: TRA) heated up yesterday...
There's nothing like scarcity and supply disruptions to fuel violent price spikes. And there's nothing like the...
Some of the best investment opportunities can happen simply by ignoring the Wall Street herd and venturing onto the road less traveled....
By Jennifer YousfiManaging Editor Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and Royal Dutch Shell PLC (ADR: RDS.A, RDS.B) announced record quarterly income of more...
By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor Soaring sales in its oilseeds businesses helped Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) overcome fiscal-first-quarter...