Articles tagged under: Farmers Business Network
FBN Announces Sustainability Solutions
Published February 9, 2024
Farmers Business Network is offering new programs that reward climate-smart farm practices. These programs include its partnership with ADM. “Farmers can earn up to $25 per acre for things like cover cropping, conservation tillage and improve carbon intensity scores,” explains…Maximizing Feed Efficiency to Maximize Your Dollar
Published February 9, 2023
To optimize feed use, nutritionists are starting to balance diets based on amino acids to energy. "Our primary focus is on making that calf as efficient as biologically possible and how that relates to minimizing cost of gain for the…River Improvement Noted
Published November 27, 2022
Basis levels on the river have had a dramatic uptick in the last few months. According to a USDA report, barge movements remain slow, but the New Orleans area grain terminals last week reported a 35 percent increase in barges…Overcoming Supply Chain Issues
Published November 21, 2022
Farmers Business Network U.S. Country Manager Adriano Santos says the supply chain is slowly recovering after global shutdowns. "After the hangover of COVID and the challenges in in Asia, things have stabilized a bit," said Santos. "I think Europe is…Global Events Ripple Through Fertilizer Market
Published October 19, 2022
Farmers have been feeling the pain of high fertilizer prices since last year. Farmers Business Network Chief Economist Kevin McNew cites the latest FBN fertilizer report. "The bad news for farmers is fertilizer values are not going to get cheaper…FBN Releases First Fertilizer Report
Published October 13, 2022
Farmers Business Network released its first Fertilizer Price Transparency Report, that examines how fertilizer prices will impact farmers’ application rates this fall. The report shows- widespread fertilizer price variation across regions with nitrogen fertilizers costing about twice as much as…Farmers Business Network Releases Planting Intentions Survey
Published March 30, 2022
Farmers Business Network released a survey-based report on planting intentions. The report forecasts corn acreage at 91.1 million. If realized, this would be more than two million acres below last year. The biggest decline is projected in North Dakota. FBN…FBN Projects Drop in ND Corn Acreage
Published March 30, 2022
The Farmers Business Network’s planting intentions report is forecasting corn acreage at 91.1 million acres. That would be down 2.3 million acres from last year. FBN’s report says North Dakota will see the biggest downturn in corn acres. Soybean acres…Barbic Moves to FBN
Published July 16, 2021
Farmers Business Network has named Ken Barbic as the head of its policy and global government relations department. Barbic previously serviced as the assistant secretary for the USDA Office of Congressional Relations.