An in-depth analysis of findings from the American Farm Bureau Federation reports that farmers lost $20.3 billion in 2024 due to a range of weather-related events including drought, flooding and hurricanes across the U.S.
An in-depth analysis of findings from the American Farm Bureau Federation reports that farmers lost $20.3 billion in 2024 due to a range of weather-related events.
There were 216 farm bankruptcies filed in 2024 — up 55% from 2023, according to a Feb. 20, 2025 Market Intel report from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). While that is a big jump from the previous year, it is still 64% lower than 2019’s the all-time high of 599 filings.
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R2R is a controversial topic we felt needed extensive coverage and a subject that the general ag media doesn’t appear to have the courage to report on due to worries about picking sides with the big equipment makers and their advertising budgets.
While driving to St. Louis in early January for the Precision Farming Dealer Summit (dealers) and National No-Tillage Conference (growers), the news broke that Deere and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on right to repair (R2R).
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, Jason Webster, commercial agronomist with PTI Farm, breaks the results of PTI Farm’s 2024 HIgh Speed Planting Corn Study.
Built on 90 years of expertise, Yetter Farm Equipment leads the agriculture industry in designing effective and innovative equipment for residue management, seedbed preparation, precision fertilizer placement, harvest attachments, strip-tillage, and more.
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