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6 Ways Data Builds Sustainability Success

Every farm’s sustainability journey is unique. But the thread connecting everyone from where they begin to the route along the way is data. Here are some top takeaways on how data can be a critical part of the conservation puzzle.

CFAP 3 Is Coming, Is It Needed?

In late December, President Donald Trump signed the COVID-19 aid/Fiscal Year 2021 spending package totaling $2.3 trillion — at least $892 billion for COVID-19 aid and $1.4 trillion for FY 2021, which began Oct. 1.

Gross Income or Gross Receipts

If a self-employed farmer showed a net loss on their 2019 Schedule F but their "gross income" was greater than $100,000, then that farmer is allowed to increase their First PPP loan up to the maximum $20,833.

Pilgrim's Proposes $75 Million Chicken Price-Fixing Settlement

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., the nation’s second-largest U.S. chicken processor, said it has reached a settlement to pay $75 million to a group of poultry buyers in a price-fixing lawsuit. The announcement was made in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission on Jan. 11, 2021..

Farm Journal Series: Bushels Per Ear

What really makes yield per acre? It’s not plant population — that’s merely one component. It’s actually the number of ears, and how much corn each ear produces — ultimately bushels per ear.

#FJFieldFieldDays: How COVID-19 Transformed Machinery Auctions

We’ve seen seven to 10 years of technology advancement with online equipment buying and selling condensed into less than a year. That’s the takeaway from Greg Peterson, founder of Machinery Pete, as he looks back at the past nine months of online auctions. Log on to Farm Journal Field Days now for more insights.