Market Info Available From FBN
Farmers Business Network has launched FBN Market Intelligence. This service provides AI-powered crop price outlooks, local cash market changes and basis trends.
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Fewer Corn Acres in FBN Survey
A new Farmers Business Network survey suggests U.S. farmers planted fewer corn acres and slightly more soybean acres than the USDA projected in March. Josh McClure, head of brokerage and consulting for FBN, said producers generally stuck with their original…
FBN and Meristem Promote Early Seeding and Lower Production Costs
Farmers Business Network and Meristem Crop Performance are partnering on a new planter technology. For the 2026 season, FBN will offer Farmers First Furrow Flex Soy, which is powered by Meristem’s Bio-Capsule Technology delivery system. This advanced planter box system…
Higher Crop Input Costs in ’26
Farmers Business Network says crop protection pricing could rise in 2026 due to new tariffs and tighter supplies. The group’s annual market report highlights a shift from the lower prices seen in 2025 as inventories tighten and trade costs increase. …
FBN Offers Acreage Forecast Ahead of the USDA Report
Farmers Business Network has released its fifth annual U.S. acreage report. FBN is forecasting corn acreage at just over 95 million acres. That’s down 306,000 acres from the March Prospective Plantings Report. Soybean acreage is estimated at 83.6 million acres,…
Pricing Crop Inputs for ’25
As year-end approaches, crop input decisions are being locked in. Farmers Business Network Senior Vice President Ian Loar said this is an opportunity for farmers to price in their spring needs. "We're back to pre-pandemic price levels, particularly in crop protection;…
Budgeting Takes on Greater Importance
Harvest dominates the schedule and the mindset at this time of the year. However, Farmers Business Network Director of Finance Sales T.J. Wilson says it is also time to build out a budget and a marketing plan for next year.…
Time for Budget Planning
Harvest dominates the schedule and the mindset at this time of the year. However, Farmers Business Network Director of Finance Sales T.J. Wilson says it is also time to be building out a budget and a marketing plan for next…
When El Nino Fades
The Climate Prediction Center summer forecast favors a tendency for a warmer-than-normal summer for much of the crop production area. Farmers Business Network Regional Agronomist Mitchel Roth warns that warm, dry conditions don’t always mean crops will be disease or…
FBN Announces Sustainability Solutions
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…
