Farm labor rates released by the USDA National Statistics Service (NASS) for April 2015 resemble the bouncing gas prices across the nation. The cumulative difference from a year ago, however, shows a $.24 per hour increase across the nation.

Seed and crop protection company Syngenta not only confirmed media reports of a proposed buyout from competitor seed-giant Monsanto in a press release, but also announced its refusal of the purchase offer.

American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has launched a new website, “GetaMoveOn,” to help farmers and ranchers give voice to GMO ingenuity and environmental responsibility.

Last year at the National Farm Machinery Show, marketing campaigns coupled every facet of agriculture with “precision” – precision planting, precision tillage, precision application and precision anything-else-you-care-to-name. The agricultural industry was gripped and entranced with technology.

While an individual may have a good “feel” for hay pricing and trends, there is no algorithm, no formula and no magical way to predict hay prices. However, hay market trends are like an animal’s behavior; if you study how an animal reacts in different situations, you can make some reasonable predictions as to how it will react to events.

Find out what factors are currently influencing hay markets, from weather to international issues, to dairy prices and fertilizer prices.

Florida’s commissioner of agriculture, Adam Putnam, is concerned about the effects of the U.S. easing sanctions and opening trade with Cuba.

“Cauliflower is the new kale.” If that statement left you scratching your head, then welcome to the club. The statement is attributed to Stacy Baas, brand strategist and trend-watcher for Earthbound Farm, as reported by the Houston Chronicle.

You likely have seen a seed sales pitch on high-sugar forages or high-sugar grass and legume mixes. Then follows the question: Why should you produce sweet forages? The simple reason is that cows prefer it, will eat more and thus produce more milk or gain with improved nitrogen use efficiency, which means reduced nitrogen loss to the environment.