AgAmerica Spotlight: Clay Tucker | AgAmerica

At AgAmerica, the strength of our team lies in their deep-rooted connection to agriculture and commitment to rural prosperity. One standout example is Clay Tucker, a Relationship Manager serving the Southeastern U.S., whose background in production agriculture and personal connection to the land shapes everything he does. A Chance Meeting That Sparked a Career Clay’s journey into agricultural lending was a natural one. With…

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Will’s World: 10 delicious confessions of a Groundswell goer

The present Mrs Evans and I have just spent two days at Groundswell. It’s my favourite farming event, by some distance, and it’ll take me some time to properly process everything I learned and experienced there. But here are my immediate thoughts, hastily gathered between the rush of jobs I’ve been catching up with back on the farm. See also: How Cornish mixed farm gains from regen stacking…

https://alcoraplant.com/wills-world-10-delicious-confessions-of-a-groundswell-goer/

What’s Driving the $49.5 Billion Farm Trade Deficit?

The U.S. farm trade deficit has reached record highs in 2025. So far this year, the agricultural trade gap has grown to $19.7 billion, with projections suggesting it could climb to approximately $49.5 billion by the end of the year—the largest imbalance on record. Although these figures are significant, there are reasons for cautious optimism that American farm trade will start to recover. Below, we break down the…

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Why Herts farming family are moving their business to France

The negative impact on tenant farmers of changes to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and the greater return on investment to be found overseas are two of the key reasons why a Hertfordshire farming couple have decided to up sticks and move their farming operations to France. After meeting during their Nuffield Farming Scholarships, Jo Franklin and Rob Hodgkins set up their tenant farming business…

https://alcoraplant.com/why-herts-farming-family-are-moving-their-business-to-france/

Unwavering Perseverance of the American Farmer

Independence Day is a time to reflect and celebrate the perseverance and determination of American farmers and ranchers.   Perseverance is defined as the “continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition,” according to Merriam-Webster. No one captures the meaning of this word more than the American farmer who faces difficulties, failure, and opposition each day…

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Farmer Focus: Benefits of clover starting to show

In my previous articles, I mentioned the importance of leaving the farmyard. Whether that’s for a holiday, sports matches or more farming-related events, it is good that we have a release from everyday stresses and allow our minds to readjust away from cows. At our latest discussion group meeting, we were asked by the guest speaker to consider what had gone well this season and what had not. See also: Tips for…

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President Trump Renews Promise to Build a Legal, Reliable Farm Workforce

President Donald Trump is once again turning national attention to one of agriculture’s most pressing challenges: the farm labor shortage. In recent speeches and policy plans, he’s doubling down on efforts to overhaul the H-2A visa program— a move aimed at helping farmers address labor gaps with a dependable, legal workforce. The urgency behind this reform is clear. With immigration enforcement…

https://alcoraplant.com/president-trump-renews-promise-to-build-a-legal-reliable-farm-workforce/

Online course boosts consultant’s sustainable agriculture insight

Flexible, research-led training from Aberystwyth University to help you get to grips with sustainable agriculture. As someone who juggles advisory work, farm visits and the day-to-day realities of agriculture, George Peart knows just how hard it can be to fit professional development into a busy schedule. But for him, the online postgraduate modules from Aberystwyth University have been incredible. “The…

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Farm Programs and Future of the Farm Bill

Is the Big Beautiful Bill a boom or bust for U.S. farm programs?   The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, is an 870-page legislative package that combines farm program funding, tax reforms, border security investments, and more into one robust bill.   While it lacks the comprehensive reach of a traditional five-year farm bill, the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ injects $65.6 billion in new spending for…

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Choice of farmland properties from Perthshire to Kent

A large upland sheep farm with revenue potential from several income streams is being launched in Perthshire. Carie, which sits on the banks of Loch Tay, near Aberfeldy, includes 270 acres of productive pasture, 686 acres of rough grazing and 111 acres of ancient oak woodland. Evelyn Channing, rural agency director with selling agent Savills, describes it as a unique and highly desirable property. “The composition…

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