BUSINESS
Kroger entered a definitive agreement Oct. 14 to purchase the Boise, Idaho-based competitor for approximately $24.6 billion.
Agricultural and food companies are converting what were formerly thought of as waste products into profit centers, according to a new report, “Don’t Waste a Drop,”
Center-pivot irrigation systems, once thought to be suitable only for Kansas, Nebraska or California’s San Joaquin Valley, are going up in the eastern Corn Belt.
The Kinze Autonomous Harvest System allows the combine operator to control the tractor and grain cart without having a driver in the tractor seat.
Producers wear many hats, but not all hats fit or make the most financial sense. Examine your operation and determine if outside help is needed.
The Tracy Ranch marked the rare sesquicentennial milestone in 2012 validating the struggles of five generations of California farming.
The subsurface irrigation method, first adopted in the U.S. for vegetables, fruits and nuts, is supplementing and even replacing center-pivot systems for field crops.
To stay competitive for farm employees, producers are boosting benefits.
Providing on-the-job or professional training for your employees definitely requires a time commitment, but it is one that can provide huge dividends.
By using crop residue you can reduce erosion potential, increase water storage capacity and, with tillage and rotation tweaking, create a nitrogen credit for future crops by building organic matter.
The ADT’s goal is to share U.S. agriculture practices with Afghan farmers so they can become more self-sufficient and less beholden to the Taliban.
DC Central Kitchen has found a way to feed the hungry with food that would otherwise be thrown away
Consider contacting your federal legislators to protect your children’s ability to work on your family farm.
When you hire a new employee on your farm, you will benefit from making it a priority to provide an orientation.
A federal judge yesterday blocked key parts of Arizona’s controversial new immigration law.
The storage units of Produce Row, just north of downtown St. Louis, are a labyrinth of shifting temperatures and changing scents. The room with tomatoes is a comfortable 55 degrees, while the room with lettuce and carrots is a frigid 34.
You have until the end of the month to voice your opinion on children hired to work on farms.
What are you doing to lead your business with vision and integrity? I challenge you to ponder how you might lead in a new way.
Make those involved in your farming operation engaged and connected.
Competitive salary and benefits are just the start to building your farm team
The Department of Labor says it will re-propose the “parental exemption” portion of the child labor rule, but farm groups say the rule still needs more work.
I credit the learning experiences related to “mismanaging” people as a part of our farm success.
The U.S. Department of Labor said it will be revising and re-proposing the portion of the rule that interprets “parental exemption.”
The ag supply chain is looking back to the farm for sustainability.
Fourth annual Sonja Hillgren Field Reporting Institute journeys across Missouri this weekend