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Editor's note: We invited some of the leading marketing communications agencies to share what's new and to answer a question about their profession. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD A [...]

The first time Andrew Rugasira drove the 800 kilometres (500 miles) from Uganda's capital, Kampala, to the Rwenzori Mountains, he went to convince farmers why they should sell their coffee [...]

Several studies are conducted to determine the accrual anomaly financial problem that occurs in the food supply chain in the U.S. market. The low and high accrual agribusinesses are shown to exhibit completely contrasting results.

Jimmy Woodall's industry has hit rock bottom. 'It's rough,' the Kentucky dairy farmer says. 'I've never seen the economy this bad. It's trickling down, and it's starting to hit home.' [...]

Introduction In what direction should Japan's agriculture proceed in the future in the midst of structural change in the international food supply/demand balance and a financial crisis-induced global economic downturn? [...]

ABG by Kathy Toney Sr VP/Industry Operations 'When it's easy making money, you have no incentive to think about talent development. Now, you're forced to.' (Outliers: The Story of Success, [...]

Factors leading multinational firms to internalize their international exchanges and the effect of the Single European Market implementation on agricultural firm strategy are identified. The interaction between the firms' microeconomic characteristics and those of their environment is analyzed.

The New Holland Agriculture plant in New Holland, Pa., manufactures a wide variety of agricultural equipment, including round balers. Until recently, roll weld assemblies that to form the bale were [...]

Bee mites were first sighted in Hawaii by Michael Kliks on April 6, 2007 and have since been a cause of concern for the beekeeping industry and pollinated-dependent crop industry. Hawaii's agriculture industry estimates that the losses due to bee mites can amount between $42 million and $62 million. Steps taken to address the issue are discussed.

The numerous risk management strategies available to producers which make their choices complex, and the various ways in which they deal with them are discussed. Data collected on U.S. producers reveal that they seldom use all available combinations of risk management tools and their risk management decisions vary across bracketing levels.

Darigold reported that it has invested in its future by bringing its fleet in-house for direct store delivery of finished goods. According to a release, this change will facilitate better [...]

Byline: GN Bureau Developing resilience in agriculture to regular weather shocks in the short-term and to climate change in the medium- to long-term is one of the biggest challenges facing [...]

Azure Farms claims Sherman County, OR, is threatening to issue a court order which would force the company to spray its fields with herbicide. Azure Farms alleges the county is [...]

When it comes down to earthy expertise, agronomists Edward Deprez and Dries Neirynck are among the best treading the sod and green fields of northern Europe. Their timely task is [...]

The shift in US trade policy away from an exclusive reliance on the multilateral institutions to a multifaceted approach that include multilateral, regional and bilateral initiatives has the potential to lead the process of trade liberalization. There is a fear that this multi-pronged approach will enable the US to make greater use of its economic muscle in negotiations than was possible in the past, which could lead to less liberalization in certain sectors such as agriculture.

DOANE MARKETING RESEARCH: Seed-based Solutions Gaining in Corn Market Now that new tools have arrived for controlling soil-borne insects in corn, growers have a choice: stick with conventional insecticides or [...]

A. Duda & Sons' toughest crop to harvest is family. How would you keep some 60 shareholder-family members happy? Dressed in sensible shoes, slacks and a short-sleeved top, Tracy Duda [...]

The effect of both factor and output prices on marketed surplus is studied using a model. The study reveals that besides price adjustment, technological improvement and non-price factors are also of critical importance for increasing output supply and, hence, marketed surplus.

As a new trader with low capital it's treacherous to put up a large amount of money on one trade, and experienced traders also may not want to risk a [...]

The export of goods from Minnesota has increased but the unemployment among the people working in the manufactured goods business has increased. The new jobs are created in both the agricultural sector with the introduction of Archer Daniels Midland and also in the automotive field since Denso Manufacturing is making a huge investment over the 90,000 square feet area.

Coordination of supply channels is an important component of a successful competitive strategy by food and agribusiness firms. One current policy issue is the role of U.S. land-grant university Agricultural [...]

Bargaining co-ops and production contracts have long played a role in helping farmers and ranchers secure a fair price for their products, but the wilder-than-normal swings in commodity prices in [...]

Though reared city kids, Steve and Sandy Forrest plunged into country life when they got to rural Alexander County in 1973. By their second year, Steve, who was teaching business [...]

Australian agriculture is changing as farmers' markets increase in popularity and as consumers seek organically grown foods. Although goods may be more expensive, regional farmers' markets offer fresh, chemical-free products marketed directly by the producer.

Member involvement is a hallmark of cooperatives. Members create, finance and patronize the cooperative. They decide major changes in the cooperative, such as a merger or its dissolution. But the [...]

Editor's Note: Kistner is a business development officer with CoBank in Denver, Colo. This article is based on a presentation he made at USDA's most recent Agricultural Outlook Forum. He [...]

The first to discover Jamaica's potential as a profitable international food and drink producer was a well travelled global player called Christopher Columbus. Yet, ironically, six centuries on from when [...]

Darrell DeBoer partnered with other farmers around Corsica, S.D., to share equipment in order to reduce costs. He joined an existing partnership of Russell Metzger, Lowell Bye, Don Oakland, and Alan Scholten. The farmers formed Frontier Leasing L.L.C. in a structure under which the farmers can lease and own the machinery they share without having to merge their operations.

Grain marketing cooperatives can provide their members an important service by participating in USDA's Cooperative Marketing Association (CMA) program. Qualified cooperatives may obtain non-recourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency [...]