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NEW ORLEANS, LA – Final preparations are being made for the 2022 Commodity Classic, a live and in-person experience for producers, exhibitors, and agribusinesses from March 10-12, 2022. The three-day event features more than 50 sessions of

LUBBOCK, TX – Though the 2021 cotton crop has been harvested, the challenges are mounting on an industry that is looking at the highest prices ($1.20 per pound) in more than 10 years. USDA is projecting a

PLAINVIEW, TX – With the background of a multi-year historic drought across Texas, a declining beef herd, and negative returns for meatpackers, Cargill announced the closing of a packing plant on the South Plains. “Given the overcapacity

WASHINGTON, DC – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made his first appearance in front of the House Agriculture Committee on Thursday to answer a wide range of questions from trade with China to making indigenous and culturally acceptable

TULARE, CA – More than 100,000 people are expected to arrive at the International Agri-Center in Central California for the 55th Annual World Ag Expo, the largest annual outdoor agricultural exposition with over 1,400 exhibitors displaying the

COLLEGE STATION, TX – Whenever an entrepreneur suggests explosive growth in one-year, researchers usually argue it will take ten times longer and although it may not take ten years to achieve a big breakthrough, the hemp industry

LUBBOCK, TX – For the past 18 months, sales of small utility tractors have been red-hot, due in part to coronavirus lockdowns and an increasing amount of time for hobby and small farmers to spend on their

LUBBOCK, TX – At the recent Beltwide Cotton Conference in San Antonio, Dr. John Wanjura updated attendees about a new standard to help reduce waste and contamination from round cotton bale modules. In 2018, he explains, the

LAS VEGAS, NV – For the past 30 years, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has advocated for a renewable, clean-burning diesel replacement that is “reducing U.S. dependence on imported diesel, creating green jobs and improving our environment.”

DUMAS, TX – Some corn producers have seen a 33 percent increase in prices received for their crop, but the increase in inputs dwarfs that general runup in commodity prices. Dee Vaughn is a producer from Moore

LUBBOCK, TX – The cattle industry is starting 2022 in a very good place, explains Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Specialist. Actually, he says, “We spent a lot of 2021 getting all of the

WASHINGTON, DC – Producers will have until March 15, 2022, to make or change elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs through the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The ARC