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Nobody does wild pigs like the Yawt Yawt, aka David Ellis. From backwoods redneck to rising star, Yawt Yawt delivers a rip-roaring hunt as the grim reaper of wild pigs.
Starlink might be a fit for any user, but deep in the boonies, it’s a near miracle.
The agreement will allow lawmakers to spend the coming week hashing out specific spending levels for each federal agency as well as what legislative items they will attach to the bill, likely including ag aid.
“There is a problem with people thinking the pullback of Covid-zero measures is equivalent to the economy reopening, which it is not.” says Leland Miller, CEO of research firm China Beige Book.
If you are experiencing a shortage in your straw supply, here are six bedding alternatives to consider.
The Family Farmer and Rancher Tax Fairness Act would remove the tax liability for distressed farmers for the assistance provided in Sections 22006 and 22007 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
For years farmers have focused on banding starter fertilizer 2x2 at planting — 2" over and 2" below the seed. While the process works, delivering nutrition to a plant’s roots sooner might be worth the effort.
Shippers urged the U.S. railroad regulator to create more competition in the industry during hearings in which Union Pacific was called to explain a spike in service restrictions.
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To know if your weed costs are delivering on ROI, first consider yield impacts.
Funding will be drawn from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), a development that has caught lawmakers’ attention.
Make sure each acre earns its spot on your farm roster.
Mentoring doesn’t come natural to all of us. Here are a few tips for evaluating a mentoring request.
“We rely on the support of farm bill funding and programs to ensure continued U.S. leadership as the provider of the best seed to the world,” said Katy Rainey, Purdue associate professor, at the Senate Ag hearing.
Damage remains along the tornado’s 220-mile path nearly a year after the deadly tornado tore through Mayfield, Kentucky. Farmers and ag businesses are still working to restore their operations.
While so much has been done in the year since the tornado hit, Mayfield still has a long road of recovery ahead. The community continues to come together to aid a long-term recovery and create a Christmas comeback.
With some structures still standing but severely damaged, with just yards away other buildings barely touched, the calculus of destruction to this rural town was cruelly selective.
Mayfield’s largest employer, Pilgrim’s Pride continues to invest in its workforce and the community following the deadly December tornado in 2021 even donating more than $1 million to rebuild homes and infrastructure.
Even though USDA’s December report didn’t drastically change the supply and demand balance sheets across the U.S. or around the world, Joe Vaclavik does caution producers about one concern as farmers look ahead to 2023.
Every year farmers push the yield envelope on their farm. The agronomic approach is different for every farmer, but an NCGA Yield Contest winner has some advice.
Is there a useful explanation of crypto? As John Phipps points out, the FTX fiasco demonstrated crypto is unregulated, and says if you can’t explain it, don’t invest in it, no matter how attractive the reward.
Check out this pair of tractors that sold on Dec. 3 in Missouri.
John Phipps has noticed more unsettling problems for the second-largest nation to the point that despite their skills and accomplishment, he thinks China is heading for trouble. He explains why in John’s World.
There are dozens of fuel additives on the market designed to prevent or reduce gelling of diesel fuel in cold weather. The problem is there are no mandatory standards for testing the performance of anti-gel additives.
Officials have been bracing for an influx of migrants when the authority lifts on Dec. 21. The Dept. of Homeland Security is projecting 14,000 migrants may then attempt to cross the U.S. southern border per day.
Mexican Secretary of Economy Raquel Buenrostro told reporters in Mexico Wednesday the decree to bar imports of GMO crops into Mexico will be pushed back to 2025.
Some hybrids require nitrogen early, some require it late.
International Energy Agency sees an extra 2,400 gigawatts of capacity coming online worldwide over the next five years, with renewables surpassing coal as the largest source of global power generation by 2025.
Iowa State Extension agronomists say there are at least two strategies farmers can consider using in 2023 to address this phenomenon, especially if they expect to be hit by hot, dry weather conditions again next summer.
Through a series of extremely poor energy policies, the Biden administration is creating an environment that will produce dire consequences for American consumers, business owners and agriculture producers.