by Admin | Nov 13, 2019 | Agriculture, Finance, Mortgage
Talk with any group of farmers, and conversation will eventually turn to the weather. That’s not just a convention of polite conversation. It’s a staple of discussion because farmers look to the skies for, well, everything. Even tiny fluctuations — too many...
by Admin | Nov 12, 2019 | Agriculture, Finance, Mortgage
The current generation of farmers stands among the most well-educated group ever to take up the plow. According to a recent USDA survey, almost a quarter of all active farmers have earned undergraduate degrees. Among new farmers, the proportion of the degreed eclipses...
by Admin | Nov 11, 2019 | Agriculture, Finance, Mortgage
So you want to become an organic farmer? You’re not alone. In fact, you’re part of a trending practice that’s worth billions of dollars. Analysts have pegged industry growth among organic farms at just over 6%. That may not sound too impressive until you realize that...
by Admin | Nov 8, 2019 | Agriculture, Finance, Mortgage
Many of the famines that have plagued Africa over the past four decades have not come because of lack of rain, but because of deteriorating soil quality. That claim runs counter to the conventional wisdom spun everywhere from media outlets to political commentary. Yet...
by Admin | Nov 7, 2019 | Agriculture, Finance, Mortgage
Many farmers struggle to meet their financial obligations relying on traditional cropping and livestock husbandry. That’s necessitating the search for alternative sources of revenue generation. If you already do that, you’re not alone. Nearly half the 687,000 farming...
by Admin | Nov 6, 2019 | Agriculture, Finance, Mortgage
Warnings about the catastrophic effects of climate change are everywhere these days. It’s hard to escape predictions about global warming with its apocalyptic images of melting ice caps, rising water levels, and violent storms. Meanwhile, in your ag newsfeed, you’re...