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A bankruptcy judge approved a deal that includes a payback of about 93 percent of MF Global customer money in U.S. accounts....More

Agricultural business leaders face interesting choices in today’s global economy. What’s the best way to manage changing regulations? How can I capitalize on consumer trends? To help decision-makers sort through those questions and many more, the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is hosting an Agribusiness Workshop, March 11–12 at UC Davis....More

Projected changes in tax laws prompted many landowners who were planning to sell in the next two years to act before new rules take effect. This high level of activity is likely to lead to a short supply of available land in 2013....More

The wide range of possibilities in 2013 makes U.S. farmers vulnerable and emphasizes the need for a variety of risk management tactics....More

While the average increase in farmland value ranges between a more modest 2 percent to 10 percent annually over the last 18 years, it still stands in sharp contrast to the depressed commercial and residential real estate markets since the onset of the recession as far back as 2006....More

Following the YouTube success of "I'm farming and I Grow it," the Peterson brothers of Saline County, Kansas have released "Farmer Style (Gangnam Style Parody)." Their farming videos have received millions of views and have been shown on “Good Morning America,” CNN, Yahoo and the “Today” show...More

According to the Renewable Fuels Association, the U.S. fast food industry is playing fast and loose with the facts when it comes to the impact of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on food prices....More

A wide diversity of job opportunities exists in agriculture both on and off the farm, such as specialists in irrigation and water use efficiency, in water quality, in air quality, and in labor. Opportunities also exist nationally and internationally with the likes of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and Foreign Agricultural Service....More

Penton Media today acquired Farm Progress from Fairfax Media Limited of Sydney, Australia, significantly expanding its agriculture sector footprint to become the largest and most diversified agriculture information business in North America....More