News, Insights & Interviews Archive

With the United States in the middle of a fierce debate on which immigrants should be allowed to legally remain and work in the United States, people like Sharon Krause is focused on opportunities for those committed to making a living on the farm. Should all people who entered the country illegally be forced to leave? Should only those who have violent criminal records be removed? Should everyone who overstayed a temporary visa get deported? Those questions and others have d

Regardless of whether you believe that she was fired or transferred to another position, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is leaving her job, a change announced by President Donald Trump on social media Thursday. Although, President Trump announced the change after Noem’s performance this week at two congressional hearings where she faced questions about a $220 million ad campaign  (funded by taxpayers) that prominently featured her (that she claimed President

A critical part of the rural economy – manufacturing – has continued the slide that began in 2025 and has stretched into 2026, according to Creighton University economist, Dr. Ernie Goss. Goss, who has held his position for 34 years, helps conduct a monthly survey of supply managers to measure the economy in nine states: Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. The manufacturing sector got some recent relief, Goss said i

Sharon Krause believes that the future of agriculture is close to home. “From an environmental perspective, the more food that we can grow closer to home, the more we reduce our costs between transportation and storage,” Krause told American Farmland Owner.

Marko Papic was not born in the United States. Papic was born in Serbia. He understands the contributions of immigrants to this country. And he understands the importance of an organized legal immigration process. He does not understand how the current federal immigration enforcement policy will lead to economic success. “On the immigration front, I just don’t really see any solution to the uncertainty,” Papic told American Farmland Owner from his office in Santa Monica, Cali

Tyson Foods’ decision last month to shut down one of its largest beef-processing plants in Lexington, Nebraska, has organizations scrambling to support the thousands of employees who will soon be out of work and cattle ranchers wondering what is ahead. The company is the nation’s largest meat supplier. It plans to close the 3,000-employee facility—which can process nearly 5,000 head of cattle per day—in January. The shutdown comes as an historic cattle shortage continues to s

Reducing immigrants in the United States will hurt U.S. agriculture short-term and the country overall longer-term geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan believes.

Even the place where the backhoe was invented was not enough to keep the manufacturing going. CNH confirmed that it would end production of its agricultural and construction equipment next year in Burlington, Iowa. That means 200 employees will lose their jobs, according to the Des Moines Register. CNH’s U.S. operators are based out of Oak Brook, Illinois, and its global headquarters is in the United Kingdom. The company warned a year again of potential long-term obstacles at

An Illinois community watched more than 30,000 bushes of soybeans spilling out, workers scurrying for safety, and parts of town temporarily losing power. But it avoided serious injuries when a grain bin collapsed. The video shows the moments before the bin fell and then the eventual collapse.   The grain bin was 90 feet tall and had stood in town since 1972 until it gave way. Witnesses noticed a bulge forming in the concrete and rebar, according to WCIA-TV in Champaign ,  bef

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In August, CNBC reported that John Deere was at a “crossroads.”  The report said, “the company continues to see weaker demand in the...

A development in Jacksonville, Florida, with the code name, “Project Pan,” received an overwhelming vote of support by council leaders...

American Farmland Owner tracks announcements for meat processing operations that could bring new or expanded facilities in key places...

Announcements about multi-million-dollar investments from companies that could provide new processing or packaging potential for area...

The mayor of Ottumwa, Iowa, broke the news to many people in town that 200 employees at the town’s pork processing and distribution...

The collective federal debt of the United States surpassed $36.2 trillion. President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will add...

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Farm and ranch owners are watching raids continue, listening to what the president is saying, and following what the country’s secretary...

Raids and apprehensions by federal officials directed by the Trump administration are testing the daily functions of some agricultural...

JBS, a global company with operations in 15 countries, announced earlier this year it plans to bring a new facility and new jobs to the...