AgribusinessLarge family farms produce most of America's farm value
Large-scale family farms produced 73 percent of US dairy value in 2024, while small family farms still led hay and held a third of poultry and eggs.
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EnvironmentKazakhstan relines 812 km of canals and a cotton farmer's yield rises by half
A World Bank-backed project has rebuilt irrigation and drainage across four regions, improving service on more than 100,000 hectares and putting remote pump controls in the hands of operators.
CropsUS field crop area set to shrink 2.4 percent by 2035
USDA's long-term projections show the eight major American row crops losing six million acres over the next decade as tight margins persist.
CropsUS growers plan less corn and more soybean in 2026
American farmers intend to plant 95.3 million acres of corn, down 3%, and 84.7 million acres of soybean, up 4%, according to the Prospective Plantings report.