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BofA Securities analyst Michael Feniger maintained a Buy rating on Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) with a price forecast of $385. On Monday, the analyst held an event featuring Caterpillar Group President of Construction Industries Tony Fassino. Feniger writes that despite ongoing uncertainties...

The cannabis industry is witnessing a revolutionary shift towards sustainability and environmental responsibility, emphasized by The Blinc Group‘s launch of Simpl Too, a vaping device designed with eco-conscious consumers in mind, and Maryland-based cannabis farm Acknowledge’s...

Republicans and Democrats in Washington, D.C., may not agree on much. But, members from the two major parties are now in agreement that the programs behind the slogans such as “Got Milk” and “Beef: It’s What’s For Dinner” need radical reform as they are...

When most people think about artificial intelligence (AI) technology, visions of computers and robots generally come to mind. But this technology knows no bounds, and that's why it's beginning to make its way into traditional industries such as farming. Don't Miss: Why Silicon Valley Elites...

Deere & Co. (NYSE:DE) is more than just the producer of the iconic green tractor seen on farms around the world. It's a global leader in agricultural technology that is improving precision agriculture by harnessing the power of space technology.  Deere is leveraging satellite imagery,...

Shares of Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) are trading higher in the pre-market session of Friday morning; the stock is set to open higher by as much as 6.6% as investors pile into the store. The renewed bullish sentiment comes amid the company's latest press release, relaying the second quarter...

Hempblocks could be the next big thing to help with a housing crisis. Here’s how one CEO pivoted his family farm from soybeans to hemp for buildings. What Happened: Gold Standard Farms was the first company selected for an incubation program by former NBA player Al Harrington, but it didn...

China’s accelerating imports of American corn and soybeans in 2020 have continued this year. Understanding whether this marks a long-term shift requires not just a review of demand drivers, the geopolitics straddling Sino-U.S. trade relations and food security, but also innovation in food...

Livestock shippers are asking the Biden administration to issue an emergency waiver of work-rule restrictions for truckers hauling both livestock and meat products to avoid transportation delays in the wake of the cyberattack on global meat supplier JBS. In a letter sent Wednesday to Secretary of...

U.S. grain volumes have been a bright spot for the railroads, with higher volumes reflecting export demand. Indeed, grain carloads were up 23.2% year-to-date to 509,364 as of last Saturday, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Since September, grain rail carloads have...

Cannabis company Agrify Corp. (NASDAQ: AGFY) is poised to debut on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “AGFY” on Thursday, Jan. 28. The Burlington, Massachusetts-based company disclosed the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of some 5.4 million of its shares of common...

The Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) cheered the decision by a federal judge to stay the AB 5 law that would make it more difficult for truckers to work as independent owner-operators. In a case brought by the California Trucking Association (CTA), Judge Roger T. Benitez of the U.S....

Relentless torrential rains in spring and summer, followed by early autumn cold and snow, have stalled harvests in parts of the Corn Belt. It's another blow to farmers already struggling with the effects of planting delays and a trade war that have applied downward pressure on commodity prices they...

Potato farmers are disappointed in the way the 2019 crop year is ending along the Red River Valley, from eastern North Dakota to northwestern Minnesota. The weather has forced many of those farmers to leave their crops in the fields after Mother Nature dealt a one-two punch. Damaged potatoes at...

Contributions by FreightWaves Market Analyst Alexandria Quevedo Even though it's October, reminders of the devastating March floods in the western Corn Belt haven't faded. Roads are still closed, farms drowned, and the volume of grain carloads leaving the region is still trying to play catch up....