A dip in production and lower feed costs are reasons to believe profits could be returning for hog farmers in 2009, says one livestock economist.

1/07/2009, 11:21 AM CST

Corn growers now have access to a new herbicide option for their fields, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved Balance Flexx herbicide from Bayer CropScience, according to a company report.

1/07/2009, 10:26 AM CST

Greater demand in Latin America for Monsanto Company's products propelled the company to record-setting net sales and net income results for its fiscal 2009 first quarter, company officials announced Wednesday.

1/07/2009, 10:14 AM CST

The U.S. economy's in trouble, and those woes are trickling into the ag sector. Fuel prices are lower and fertilizer costs are expected to slide this year, and a looming battle for 2009 acres between corn, soybeans and wheat -- along with grain prices -- will hinge largely on factors like these.

1/06/2009, 1:58 PM CST

Many analysts expect 2009 -- the first few months of it, anyway -- to continue the painful economic conditions that closed out '08. Now, these general macroeconomic woes are starting to extend into the farm machinery marketplace.

1/05/2009, 7:53 AM CST

Talk about a great sale to kick off the new year. A long-time auctioneer friend of mine, Daryl Ball of Ball Auction & Realty in Bourbon, Indiana has a fantastic late-model farm machinery auction coming up January 2, 2009 near Nappanee, Indiana (north-central Indiana). This sale features an amazing line of equipment.

12/31/2008, 12:45 AM CST

See the prices fetched by farm equipment and machinery at a recent auction in west-central Ohio.

12/31/2008, 12:41 AM CST

The past 12 months have made up one of the most volatile periods for Midwest farmers in decades. Grain prices, weather and input costs could all, at one time or another, be characterized as extreme. So, what's this mean for 2009?

12/30/2008, 1:55 PM CST

In a lot of ways, 2008 was truly one hell of a year. 2008 saw record-high grain and crude oil prices, only to see them fall sharply as the calendar year drew closer to its end.

12/30/2008, 8:53 AM CST

Ethanol production opened the door to the renewable fuels industry. The industry now must get past an imposing wall of federal regulations and market conditions if it hopes to grow, says a Purdue University agricultural economist in a university report.

12/29/2008, 11:48 AM CST