ADM Closing Soybean Crush Plant | Bumper Corn Crop | Farmer Funding Available

Industry News Compilation (April 18, 2025)

4-17-25 -- The plant closure comes after the global agribusiness posted its lowest fourth-quarter adjusted profit in six years and announced in February that it planned to lay off 600 to 700 employees in 2025 and cut costs by $500 million to $700 million over the next three to five years, including $200 million to $300 million this year. World Grain has the story: ADM closing soybean crush plant

4-17-25 -- The International Grains Council (IGC) has raised its forecast for 2025/26 global corn production, driven by an improved outlook in sub-Saharan Africa and the United States. Read more: IGC raises world corn crop forecast, trims wheat

April -- Funding for farmers is now available through American Farmland Trust (AFT) Brighter Future Fund’s Emergency Resilience Grant, which was created through generous support from donors and members seeking to offset the financial hardships farmers and ranchers are experiencing, caused primarily by the loss or delay of federal funding. Learn more here.

4-15-25 -- From autonomous tractors to precision weeding robots, here's how artificial intelligence, robotics and advanced sensing technologies are reshaping modern farming. More here: 4 trends driving innovation in ag technology

4-18-25 -- Digging in: The future of food

4-17-25 -- Farm Progress focuses on women shaping ag in May digital publications

4-16-25 -- Bayer warns it may stop producing glyphosate

4-16-25 -- Millennials, boomers differ noticeably in eating habits

4-15-25 -- Ethanol exports achieve 1 billion-gallon position

4-15-25 -- Smarter dairy farms where robots milk the cows

4-15-25 -- Agronometrics in charts: U.S. farm numbers hit a historic low- USDA

4-15-25 -- From the editor: US agriculture caught in trade war crossfire