Dryer Grants Available
11/20 3:39 PM
You could slash grain drying costs 30 percent or more by installing state-of-the-art systems, and USDA will pay up to 25 percent of the costs to replace your clunker.
Not Typical El Nino for Winter Wheat
11/20 3:37 PM
The pattern which brought drought to Texas wheat areas in 2009 may influence the 2009-10 El Nino winter precipitation route as well.
Getting By In Brazil
11/20 3:36 PM
There are few places in the world that can match Brazil's raw farming potential. However, this bare-knuckles frontier land, with its unfamiliar language and grinding bureaucracy, may not be for everyone. If you're up to the challenge, though, and have plenty of cash, read on. In this final piece of a four-part series, we provide some advice from seasoned pros on how to survive and prosper in this rugged outback.
Brazil Pipe Dream Up In Smoke
11/19 3:35 PM
Some large-scale American farm groups in Brazil are feeling the global credit pinch more than smaller, self-financed operations. A poor crop last season and tighter credit could mean a sharp reduction in planted area this season for U.S. farm group Global Ag Investments. This is the third of a four-part series on American farmers' dreams and reality in Brazil.
