“Normality is a long way down the road for Ukraine and agriculture in general,” says Dan Basse, president of AgResource Company. “The real problem we're having now is trying to understand what the Ukrainian farmer will do with new crop.”
The growing season has been far from perfect, but a northeast pocket in the Corn Belt just might be the garden spot for corn thanks to strong stands and a steady stream of rain in July.
Two of the biggest online auction companies, with a shared total of almost 80 years in the business, are now one. Machinery Pete shares about what this acquisition means for the industry.
From 2001 to 2016, the U.S. lost or compromised 2,000 acres of farmland and ranchland every day. If that trend continues, another 18.4 million acres will be converted between 2016 and 2040.
