Business of buying 

Golden Harvest lawsuit. John Deere cuts production. Pioneer loses license. Crop-science division for sale. Tyson backs out. Vertical coordination grows.

Business of buying 

Dow grows bigger. Same old snake oil. Farm numbers drop. Good year for bankers. Futures contracts to use DTN data. Online credit. Hybrid soybeans.

Your input 

Selling CRP payments. Tricky tire math.

Jump on the Brand wagon 

By: Wayne Wenzel

Whether it's based on loyalty and a handshake or meticulous cost-benefit analysis, finding a particular brand to fit your farm can be as personal as choosing a favorite company cap.

Business of buying 

Checkoff survives. Certified seed. How you buy tractors. Record ag banking profits. Mixed profit report. No super weeds.

Business of buying 

Doctor's orders The nation's physicians recently voiced their support of biotech crops. The American Medical Association (AMA) released a report stating...

Look before you lease 

By: Gil Gullickson

Here's how to determine whether buying or leasing is the better deal. Several years ago, Howard Doster, a Purdue University agricultural economist, and...

Smart Buyer 

Price break for early orders Our latest Smart Buyer is from Langdon, MO. We sent a check for $100 to Richard Oswald for his recent buying tip: Sometimes...

Business of buying 

No to pork checkoff, yes to beef checkoff Three announcements, all within a week of each other, left the nation's livestock producers shaking their heads....

Industry Giants 

By: Dale McDonald

Just three years ago before the formation of Aventis there were 10 major global chemical companies. According to Sano Shimoda, president of BioScience...