Agriculture

Sector journalism and trade press.

• Successful Farming
  General-interest farming pub.
• Farm Journal / AgWeb
  Major US farm trade publication.
• DTN/Progressive Farmer $
  Markets, weather, ag news.
• Reuters Agriculture
  Global ag commodity coverage.
• AgFunder News
  Agtech investment and innovation.
• Feed & Grain / Feedstuffs
  Animal feed and grain industry.
• Capital Press
  Western US ag news.

Membership bodies, advocacy, standards.

• American Farm Bureau Federation
  Largest US general farm organization.
• National Farmers Union
  Family farm advocacy.
• National Cattlemen's Beef Association
  Beef industry trade group.
• National Pork Producers Council
  Pork industry.
• US Grains Council / National Corn Growers
  Corn industry.
• American Soybean Association
  Soy growers.
• CropLife America
  Crop protection industry.

Where deals get done and announcements happen.

• Commodity Classic
  Largest US grower-led ag event.
• World Ag Expo (Tulare)
  World's largest annual ag trade show.
• Farm Progress Show
  Largest US outdoor ag exhibition.
• National FFA Convention
  Largest US youth ag convention.
• Agritechnica (Hannover)
  World's largest ag-tech and machinery fair.
• World Dairy Expo
  Largest dairy industry event.

Sector-specialist analysts and data providers.

• USDA NASS — National Ag Statistics Service
  Authoritative US crop/livestock data.
• USDA ERS — Economic Research Service
  Ag economics research.
• FAO Statistical Database
  Global food and ag stats.
• Rabobank Food & Agribusiness $
  Global ag commodity research.
• CME Group Ag Markets
  Ag futures market data.
• AgFunder Research
  Agtech investment data.

Agencies that govern the sector.

• USDA
  Federal ag policy, FSA, NRCS, AMS.
• EPA — Pesticides
  Pesticide registration.
• FDA — FSMA / Animal Drugs
  Food Safety Modernization Act, animal drug oversight.
• CFTC — Ag Derivatives
  Ag commodity futures markets.
• APHIS (USDA)
  Animal/plant health inspection.
• State Departments of Agriculture
  State-level ag regulators.

Bellwethers and notable executives.

• Cargill
  Brian Sikes, CEO. Largest privately-held ag/food company.
• ADM — Archer Daniels Midland
  Juan Luciano, CEO. Crop trading and processing.
• Bunge
  Greg Heckman, CEO. Global oilseeds and grains.
• Louis Dreyfus Company
  Michael Gelchie, CEO. Major ag commodity trader.
• Bayer Crop Science
  Crop protection + Monsanto seeds.
• Syngenta Group
  ChemChina-owned crop science leader.
• Corteva Agriscience
  Chuck Magro, CEO. DowDuPont spin; seeds and crop protection.
• Nutrien
  Ken Seitz, CEO. Largest fertilizer company.
• CF Industries
  Tony Will, CEO. Nitrogen fertilizer leader.
• Deere & Company
  John May, CEO. Farm equipment leader (overlap with industrials).
• Tyson / JBS / WH Group
  Largest meat processors (overlap with food-beverage).