Agriculture

A man stands in a soybean field and looks down at a soybean kernel in his palm.
Economy

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Meet the Land O’Lakes exec bringing AI to the heart of American farming
C-Suite

Meet the Land O’Lakes exec bringing AI to the heart of American farming

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AI’s power and water consumption is worrying the agriculture sector: ‘Don’t forget that it is also required for us to grow food’
Environment

AI’s power and water consumption is worrying the agriculture sector: ‘Don’t forget that it is also required for us to grow food’

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November 20, 2025
Rural America’s farm economy is struggling with its own K shape, as government payouts rocket to crisis levels
Economy

Rural America’s farm economy is struggling with its own K shape, as government payouts rocket to crisis levels

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November 17, 2025
China has only bought 332,000 tons of U.S. soybeans since Trump made a deal with Xi Jinping that promised 12 million by year’s end
Economy

China has only bought 332,000 tons of U.S. soybeans since Trump made a deal with Xi Jinping that promised 12 million by year’s end

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
November 16, 2025
If you think beef is expensive now, just wait until next year when prices could soar nearly 60%
Economy

If you think beef is expensive now, just wait until next year when prices could soar nearly 60%

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November 15, 2025
Southeast US
Newsletters

Why Land O’Lakes is piloting a new AI tool called ‘Oz’ in bid to help boost profits on cost-pressured American farms

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November 12, 2025
Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war
Economy

Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war

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November 10, 2025
U.S. cattle faces a growing threat from a protected species of vulture spreading north amid climate change — ‘They just basically eat them alive’
North America

U.S. cattle faces a growing threat from a protected species of vulture spreading north amid climate change — ‘They just basically eat them alive’

By Joshua A. Bickel, Melina Walling and The Associated Press
November 1, 2025
Mitzi Perdue
Success

The heiress of $10 billion Perdue Farms and the $12 billion Sheraton Hotels empire wore hand-me-downs, still rides the subway, and flies economy

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October 24, 2025
A man in a blue collared shirt stands in a cattle field. He is frowning and looking down.
Economy

America’s cattle chief rips into Trump’s Argentine beef bailout, saying it ‘does nothing to lower grocery store prices’

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October 21, 2025
President Donald Trump listens to other speakers after delivering remarks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on October 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Economy

Trump immigration policies would slash workforce estimate by 15.7 million and slow GDP growth by a third over the next decade, study says

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October 21, 2025
Fortune Archives: The roots of the crises facing American agriculture
Magazine

Fortune Archives: The roots of the crises facing American agriculture

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October 19, 2025
Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford speaks at MPW
Conferences

Beth Ford says ‘we need more legal immigration’ to help American farmers because a lack of labor could trigger a ‘black swan event’

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October 14, 2025
Trump’s own Labor Department quietly admits his immigration crackdown risks ‘supply shock-induced food shortages’ and higher prices
Economy

Trump’s own Labor Department quietly admits his immigration crackdown risks ‘supply shock-induced food shortages’ and higher prices

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October 11, 2025

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