Lower commodity prices may make it difficult for some farmers to meet their loan obligations and pay for production expenses, a new report from USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) finds. The report examines the health of U.S. farms. Here are its major findings:

AGCO's new Fendt IDEAL combine, featuring 16-foot-long dual rotors, 485-bushel grain tank and automated systems monitoring capabilities, shows "we are serious, and we will be a player in the market worldwide," says Richard Kohnen, AGCO's director of tactical marketing for...

Patience. That's what springtime extreme soil conditions demanded of Wisconsin growers Rick and Carla Hargrave.

There are a lot of things I've accumulated in this life not worth the money I paid for them or the space they've taken up. Things I thought would make life more full, only to fill it with more clutter.

Bruce Peterson has many local options to sell his corn: nearby river terminals, ethanol plants and feed mills. Now, he's working on expanding international sales options for the pigs he raises. As chairman of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Feed, Food and...

Science From the Field highlights DuPont Pioneer's industry-leading research to help growers find profitable agronomic solutions for their farming operations.

John Deere earlier this spring rolled out its 60-foot-wide, 1895 No-Till Air Seeder with new ProSeries openers. Small-grain and oilseed producers will plant more acres more accurately with this seeder, Deere says. The 1895s are 40% wider than Deere's 43-foot...