ADM soybean prices today: how the bids work and what moves them
What an ADM soybean quote actually is, why it changes by the hour, and how to read it against the futures board.
Tanya Brooks · November 8, 2026Farm Press Theme
The county fair economy: more than rides and ribbon winners
Fairgrounds work as year-round ag commerce hubs. Here is how the money and the governance actually fit together.
Isabel Duarte · November 2, 2026
Null: How to build a 12-month farm cash flow
A 12-month farm cash flow lists cash in and cash out by month, and USDA ERS projects United States production expenses at $492.8 billion for 2026.
Lena Fischer · November 2, 2026
Fertilizer supply chains explained: from mine to spreader
Why a gas field in one hemisphere and a port strike in another can show up in the price of a ton of nitrogen.
Isabel Duarte · November 1, 2026
Null: How farm credit scores work at lenders
Farm lenders start with the classic 300-to-850 FICO score, then weigh collateral, repayment ability, and cash flow on top of it.
Gabriela Montoya · October 29, 2026
Agribusiness degree online — Online agribusiness degrees: what to check before you enroll
Accreditation, faculty ties to the industry, and a capstone built on real farm data separate programs worth the tuition from programs worth avoiding.
Isabel Duarte · October 29, 2026Agribusiness Management — Farm Management 101: Budgeting Basics Every Operator Needs
A budget is your farm plan written in numbers. Learn the enterprise, cash flow, and whole farm budgets every operator needs to keep a farm pointed at profit.
Isabel Duarte · October 4, 2026Agribusiness Review — From Ag Degree to Boardroom: Career Paths Beyond the Farm Gate
An agribusiness degree opens doors in lending, policy, food companies and development work. Here is how those paths actually differ, and what each one asks of you.
Isabel Duarte · October 2, 2026
Commodity marketing strategy: timing sales in an unpredictable market
Hedging, forward contracts and storage each do a different job. A staged selling plan is how they work together.
Tanya Brooks · October 29, 2026Strategy
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Strategy synonym — Succession strategy: passing the farm without passing on conflict
The hardest transition on most farms is not the paperwork. It is the conversation nobody scheduled.
Tanya Brooks · October 21, 2026
Crop rotation planning: sequencing crops for yield, soil and margin
A rotation is a business commitment made years before the crop is planted. Here is how to sequence it.
Tanya Brooks · September 15, 2026
How to read USDA crop reports without overreacting
Tanya Brooks · August 26, 2026
How prevented planting payments are calculated under crop insurance
The federal program pays a share of a crop's guarantee when planting deadlines pass unmet. The percentage, the dates, and the acreage minimum are set in the policy well before a wet spring makes them relevant.
Tanya Brooks · August 21, 2026Food
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How cheese is made: the path from bulk tank to aging room
Milk, acid, rennet, and time: the four levers that turn a tank of milk into a wheel worth storing.
Gabriela Montoya · October 28, 2026
Food delivery near me: How food delivery changed the small farm business model
Third-party apps, ghost kitchens, and delivery fees now sit between growers and the customers who search for food near them.
Gabriela Montoya · September 25, 2026What the FDA's pushed-back food traceability deadline means now
The Food Traceability Rule's compliance date moved to July 20, 2028. Here's what that changes — and doesn't — for farms on the Food Traceability List.
Gabriela Montoya · August 15, 2026How specialty crop labor shapes fresh food prices
Fruits, vegetables, and tree nuts are hand-picked by a workforce that is mostly seasonal and foreign-born, and labor costs now set the floor under much of the produce aisle.
Gabriela Montoya · August 1, 2026Industry News
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Industry news today: How to read a commodity market report like an analyst
A working guide to WASDE-style reports, futures vocabulary, and the few lines that actually change decisions at the farm gate.
Isabel Duarte · October 22, 2026
How ethanol is made — The ethanol economy: how corn becomes fuel and feed
Fermentation, distillation, and the co-products that make the plant pencil — plus the policy rules that decide how much ethanol the market takes.
Gabriela Montoya · September 20, 2026USDA's August 2025 WASDE sized a big corn crop
The first survey-based forecast of the 2025/26 season landed near record territory for corn — the operator consequence runs through basis and storage math.
Isabel Duarte · August 24, 2026What grain basis measures, and why it swings by region
Basis is the cash price minus the futures price, and it moved sharply in 2024-2025 — here is what sets it and how to read it.
Isabel Duarte · August 17, 2026Business News
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Why used farm equipment prices swing and how to time a buy
Auction calendars, depreciation curves and inspection discipline explain most of the movement in the used lot.
Tanya Brooks · October 30, 2026
Business news this week — Cooperatives 101: Why farmers pool buying and selling power
Member-owned co-ops set input prices, move grain, and answer to one member, one vote — with real governance trade-offs.
Tanya Brooks · September 28, 2026Equipment auction prices: How to read a farm equipment auction sheet before you bid
Hours, condition notes, and buyer's fees tell you most of what you need to set a ceiling price before the auctioneer starts.
Tanya Brooks · September 18, 2026Turning: Can farmers trust AI yield predictions? Trust is the real test
A predictive agriculture system only changes outcomes when the farmer understands it, believes it, and acts on it — and that is a governance question, not a software one.
Isabel Duarte · September 13, 2026