It’s calving season on the windswept prairie of southwest Kansas, and Bradon Wiens is heading out to the pasture to check on some new additions to…
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Talbott Farms
It’s a crisp September morning and a harvest crew is sweeping through the Talbott family’s orchards, collecting some of the last bushels of this season’s prized…
Read More2021 Q2: U.S. Rural Economic Review
Agri-food invests in resiliency as it benefits from the snapback recovery The long-awaited period of pent-up, exuberant demand is here. And for all the benefits to…
Read MoreAmerican AgCredit Announces Closing of Capital Transactions
Santa Rosa, Calif., (June 16, 2021) – American AgCredit, a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative, today announced that furthering its mission of improving the lives of farmers…
Read MoreApplying Lessons Learned in 2020 to Your Wine Business
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States has had a significant impact on agriculture. From growers, processors, and handlers all the way to consumers in…
Read MoreTanimura & Antle
Innovation is part of every farmer’s DNA. With ever-evolving challenges, including weather, soil health, changing customer food preferences, success in agriculture means paying attention to today while planning for tomorrow.
Read MoreAmerican AgCredit’s $2 Million Gift Grows Hawai‘i’s Farmers
American AgCredit (AAC) has pledged $2 million to support GoFarm Hawai‘i, one of the largest and most successful beginning farmer development programs in the nation. The…
Read More2021 Q1: U.S. Rural Economic Review
With difficult months still ahead, second half of the year should power the U.S. economy 2021 has quickly altered the political and market landscape. And optimism,…
Read More2020 Q4: U.S. Rural Economic Review
Rebounding from the coronavirus has been difficult, and more challenges lie ahead. Learn about the outlook for U.S. agriculture in the latest economic review from CoBank’s…
Read More2020 Q4: Wine Industry Economic Update
The wine industry has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as a very active wildfire season in northern California, with destructive fires burning across Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and many other counties throughout the state in 2020.
Read MorePeterson Farm & Livestock
Since he was a kid growing up on a farm in central Kansas, David Peterson knew he would spend his life on a farm. “It’s all…
Read MoreGreenwell Farms
“The best part of my day is waking up to a fresh cup of Kona coffee,” says Tom Greenwell, co-owner of Greenwell Farms. That cup of…
Read MoreChappellet
On the steep slopes of Napa Valley’s renowned Pritchard Hill, the Chappellet family has been producing world-class wines from the fruit they have cultivated here for…
Read MoreAlexandra Dates
Jose “Chacho” Gomez is a date farmer in the Coachella Valley. He can’t imagine being anything other than a farmer. Learn more about his story.
Read MoreOrtega Berry Farms
Ortega Berry Farms grew from modest beginnings. Edward and Carlos Ortega’s parents, Alfredo and Josefina, first came to the United States from Mexico and eventually arrived in Watsonville, California, working as sharecroppers in the strawberry fields.
Read MoreWheat Outlook: Charts for the Combine Cab
As combines are rolling across the nation’s wheat fields, farmers have a lot to think about. In 2020, issues surrounding demand, export competition, stocks, yields and…
Read MoreClauss Dairy Farms
Kimberly Clauss Jorritsma and her sister, Karen Tate, are partners in Jersey Generations, which oversees the management of Clauss Dairy Farms and Sunwest Jersey Dairy, milking over 3,300 registered Jersey cows and providing milk for Hilmar Cheese Company.
Read MoreNevada Cattlemen’s Update
When considering the 2019 season, words like “grind” and “grit” and phrases such as “labor of love” come to mind. Grit has always been a key characteristic for Nevada ranchers.
Read MoreGlaser Land & Livestock Company
Along Interstate 80 and the railroad line that crosses northern Nevada, land is owned by a checkerboard of federal and private interests. Federal land is open…
Read MorePauly Farm
On 2,000 acres in Kansas, the Pauly family operates a cash grain operation and wheat seed business, employing a variety of financial solutions from American AgCredit…
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