As RFK tries to make frying oil tallow again, American seed-oil farmers are worried about the fallout.

Praise the Lard?

“It would have to be someone smarter than me to lock in a profit because I sure wouldn’t know how to do it right now.”

Row Crop Farmers — and Their Lenders — Prepare for Deepening Downturn

The U.S. grows vast amounts of commodity soy every year, for animal feed and industrial uses. What about growing premium beans for plant-based burgers?

Growing Better Soybeans, Not More

New research reveals that notoriously efficient corn and soy harvests aren’t quite so efficient, after all.

U.S. Grain Farmers Are Leaving $2.6 Billion on the Field

This non-native species, with a reputation for herbicide resistance and attacking row crops, is quietly invading Iowa farms. 

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Praise the Lard?

Row Crop Farmers — and Their Lenders — Prepare for Deepening Downturn

Growing Better Soybeans, Not More

U.S. Grain Farmers Are Leaving $2.6 Billion on the Field

Iowa Agronomists “Very Concerned” About Invasive Asian Copperleaf