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Zalo herbicide is registered for early to mid-post-emergence use to control a broad spectrum of broadleaf and grass weeds.

We've all had one of those horrible, no good, very bad days.

The project will more than double the footprint of SurePoint's existing facility.

Combined, the organizations have a reach of over 85,000 producers in eight states.

Producers From Arkansas, Iowa and South Dakota Named Finalists for Prestigious Top Producer of the Year Award.

Following a few turbulent years that included a pandemic, rapid inflation, rising interest rates, a supply chain meltdown and high input costs, agriculture is hoping to find softer soil as it marches through mid-decade.

This fall, Farm Journal’s Chip Flory and Michelle Rook traveled to the Port of Grays Harbor in Washington and the Port of South Louisiana. Here's what they learned about two very different ports with two important jobs.

Although it’s not known exactly when chlorpyrifos will be reinstated, agriculture groups are citing this as a huge win for farmers who have been battling EPA for more than two years.

The projects are focused on strengthening supply chain reliability, creating workforce development opportunities, speeding up the movement of goods, and improving the safety, reliability and resilience of ports. 

The Panama Canal is now cutting its daily ship transits by half this winter due to severe drought.

This was the final step needed to support planting of Axant Flex Cotton in the U.S.

“AgLaunch365 is like no other accelerator experience because early in the process we bring in farmers to help review, select, trial and invest in new technologies that offer real solutions,” said Margaret Oldham.

This comes amid word that Ukraine's ag output is expected to decline by 36% this year, compared to 2021.

Just in the last year construction and traditional ag companies such as Case, Caterpillar, Doosan Bobcat, John Deere, Komatsu, Yanmar and Volvo have released prototypes or plans for industrial-sized electric equipment.

By 2030, farmers will be using electricity made on their land to produce fertilizer and a diesel alternative, says Larry Kearns, founder of TrackerSled.

How can you reap higher yields this fall? Follow these tips to develop a plan and prep for challenges in the spring.

Record farmland sales stole headlines throughout 2022. Will 2023 be a repeat in market strength?

The high yields get the headlines, but how can you increase your yields across your farm? Consider these tips.

Harvest is wrapping up for the Farm Journal Test Plots. Ken Ferrie shares preliminary observations on soybean planting date, 15" versus 30" rows, sulfur products, corn planter fertility and corn fungicide plots.

After 40 years in the field, agronomist Ken Ferrie shares his top lessons for farmers.

The free online event is titled “Agroterrorism Remains a Significant Threat to U.S. Farms and Food Supply” and is set for Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at 3 p.m. CDT.

Fatal accidents and gruesome injuries often are an avertible part of farming; they are also the bitter reality of agriculture every year.

On Thursday, Corteva Agriscience announced a number of 2022-23 market introductions and advancements for its corn and soybean product lineup. 

This partnership provides first-of-its-kind auction marketplace for buying and selling agriculture tires.

Syngenta announces the appointment of Eric Boeck as Regional Director, North America Seeds, responsible for leading the field crops strategy.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in its ruling the agency did not adequately evaluate the herbicide's potential impact when it reauthorized its use in January 2020.

The class of 2023 is already in cotton fields. The trial runs preface outstanding genetic promise, according to Deltapine’s New Product Evaluator (NPE).

Take control of on-farm inventory to balance supply chain turbulence.

Game wardens must have a warrant to conduct surveillance on private land and may not rely on the power of the federal Open Fields doctrine.

In hot-box style, five diverse farm technologies—Salin 247, Susterre, Phinite, BovIQ, and Holganix—took center stage at Top Producer Summit in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 15.

Is a revolutionary new material, reportedly stronger than steel and light as plastic, knocking at the agriculture equipment industry’s doorstep?

Hot-button issues in agriculture and rural America are sometimes subject to filters via message and messenger, contends Chris Gibbs.

Clinton Griffiths talks with market experts to dive into how these global events will impact the agricultural markets and more.

Three highly respected growers from Illinois, Iowa, and Oregon offer a string of succession factors for consideration.

Three big weather players may impact the 2022 crop season, according to Eric Snodgrass, principal atmospheric scientist for Nutrien Ag Solutions.

If a farmer puts pen to paper in 2022 and sees black, where should the potential profit be placed?

Success and growing pains, three young gun farmers discussed the formulas of their achievement at Top Producer Summit in Nashville, Tenn.

Rena Striegel, a consultant with Transition Point Business Advisors, detailed five steps toward strengthening the core of a farm business, speaking at Top Producer Summit in Nashville, Tenn.

To ensure the perfect stand, follow these 12 steps, featured in a FREE Farm Journal eBook.

When a farmer passes an operation to the next generation, the inheritance can be fair, but it is rarely equal.

Autonomy is poised to introduce new levels of productivity on the farm — and fun. 

These operations have found ways to increase cash flow and create room for more family members on the farm.

From boom priming and a nozzle control system to multiple camera functions, the six new sprayer products will be further field-tested this year.

Coley Bailey, a third-generation grower, has hitched his 6,000-acre operation behind John Deere’s out-of-the-gate CP770 cotton picker—potentially the most proficient cotton harvesting machine to ever hit U.S. fields.

After the dizzying heights of $1.21 per pound in 2021, the Cotton Belt could see 12 million acres in 2022, and possibly more, contingent on a mercurial La Niña.

The arrival of a precision, pellet-slinging, automated rover may provide almond growers with a cutting-edge NOW control weapon. Welcome to the age of robotic mummy removal.

Inflation is making itself at home in the American economy.

The company says its program will help farmers reduce their CO2 emissions and will be launched in phases starting next year.

With “Help Wanted” signs everywhere and people leaving the workforce in droves, your previous team management strategies might not work. 

No matter what word you use — hot, unique, challenging, historic — the machinery market is idling in a field unlike anything the industry has seen for decades.