AgDay
Hosted by Haley Bickelhaupt, AgDay provides the nation’s farmers and ranchers with the latest news, weather and business headlines, and features the people and places unique to the industry and small-town America.
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The same week U.S., Chinese officials will meet for the first time under the Biden Administration, China made two big corn purchases. Arlan Suderman of StoneX says while it may seem coincidental, the demand is real.
In a unanimous Senate vote on Wednesday, Katharine Tai was confirmed as the next U.S. Trade Representative. The trade expert was confirmed with a vote of 98-0.
Since last year, China has been importing record volumes of U.S. corn due to a supply shortage and record domestic prices. But U.S. shipments to the Asian country have been slightly disappointing in recent weeks.
Harnessed to six-row, alternating strips of corn and soybeans, Jim Nichols boomed a 292 bu. yield average. Standing on the edge of his farmland, Nichols points upward at a carbon secret: His corn crop comes from the sky.
Federal agricultural officials announced voluntary programs for farmers, ranchers and foresters meant to build on President Barack Obama’s efforts to combat global warming — and don’t require congressional approval.
USDA and partners complete first of its kind sale of carbon credits from working ranch grasslands.
Some agriculture companies think agriculture could be the solution in major corporations working to become carbon neutral. Sustainable practices may also be a focus for a new Adminstration with a possible policy shift.
The Terraton Initiative is Indigo’s global effort to capture 1 trillion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by using agricultural plants and then storing that carbon in the soil.
Can you cut your total nitrogen (N) rate if you put some on with the planter? The short answer—maybe but be careful.
Ecosystem services offer revenue streams and clauses to navigate.