June 2, 2025

Canola, like mustard, broccoli, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower, belongs to the Brassica plant family. According to the U.S. Canola Association, “Although they look similar, canola and rapeseed plants and oils are very different. Canadian scientists used traditional plant breeding

March 31, 2025

Just as a diversified retirement portfolio is important for investors, a diversified grain marketing plan is essential for producers. While no strategy is perfect in every environment, a well-rounded approach can help producers navigate market volatility more smoothly.1 Stability

March 14, 2025

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is a native North American plant, and currently, there are no commercially available genetically modified varieties. In the late 1960s, it became a commercially cultivated and economically important crop. It is a lightweight seed at

March 3, 2025

Growers learn from other growers. Emmanuel Bankston, Climate-Smart Manager for ADM Golden Peanut Company, says speaking with growers on their farms helps him understand their challenges and successes. Plus, as a farmer himself, he sees firsthand how regenerative ag

February 13, 2025

Time-stamped grain marketing is a tool for mitigating risk and planning for profit. By selling portions of your crop at intervals throughout the year, you may increase your chances of encountering favorable market conditions. Hugo VanRoessel, ADM Area Sales

January 22, 2025

It’s the middle of the night and Donald Chase is out in the field, guiding his sprayer down a narrow row of peanut plants. The cool Georgia night air has displaced the intense daytime heat typical during the hot

January 13, 2025

At one time, farms sold directly to consumers, building relationships and understanding. Today, however, farms are most often removed from interaction with consumers. Georgia producer Donald Chase believes opportunities are missed because agriculture is not as connected to consumers

January 13, 2025

Despite being traded as a commodity like grain, fertilizer markets at the farm level have historically lacked the same transparency. Crop nutrients traditionally have been bought and sold through distributors to local dealers to supply farmers in season. ADM

December 9, 2024

Historical trends in the market make a strong case for forward selling. While there have been exceptions, history generally supports forward marketing. Since 2000, early crop-year futures have outperformed harvest prices by 79% of the time for corn and

December 3, 2024

In the quiet stretches of northern Florida, near Marianna, Howard Hodge Jr.’s farm seems at ease under the morning sun. While the fields of peanuts and bahiagrass catch the breeze, it’s his cattle, grazing steadily in the pasture, that

November 20, 2024

Howard Hodge Jr. has been working on his farm in northern Florida since he was six years old. Even after he earned his degree and got a full-time job off the farm, he continued to put in long hours

November 19, 2024

Name a crop you can market through ADM that’s been around forever, takes fewer inputs to grow, and makes a nice addition to a crop rotation. The answer is grain sorghum – aka milo. Milo is considered an “ancient

November 13, 2024

Filmed in late June under the hot summer sun, Faces of Food Season 4 features three growers from Georgia, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle who raise everything from livestock to peanuts to sweet corn. “We’ve had a strong Midwest