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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
EPA has released a proposal to void it’s 2009 endangerment finding that declares greenhouse gas emissions no longer be a threat to the environment. Under the Trump administration, the move signals EPA is going to de-emphasize carbon in energy and environmental policies.
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John Deere customers and independent service techs in the U.S. and Canada can purchase an annual license within Operations Center to maintain, diagnose, repair and protect farm equipment. Here’s what we know so far about this new digital tool.
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USDA reports 73% of the corn crop nationally is in good to excellent condition – a 5% increase over this same time in 2024. Industry analysts believe the Aug. 12 Crop Production report will boost its estimate for the 2025 crop because of the overall favorable growing season.
Missouri Extension State forage specialist Carson Roberts suggests four alternatives that could be more economical than growing hay for your animals.
With 259 farm bankruptcies filed between April 2024 and March 2025, it’s clear the financial stress on farms is only growing more severe this year. But there’s been another troubling trend happening in the midst of the downturn.
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“Don’t tell me I have no farmland and don’t go changing the entire tax structure of someone’s property in their 60s on a whim.”
The additional financial provisions support Bayer’s stated goal to get glyphosate litigation and liabilities contained by 2026.
Nebraska grower Brian Herbek says a ‘finishing pass’ can help fill corn ears all the way to their tips with kernels and pack on more starch in the process. Hear more of Herbek’s insights along with David Hula and Randy Dowdy on Breaking Barriers With R&D.
A pair of 1980s-era John Deere 4440 tractors are prime examples that well-conditioned, pre-DEF used farm equipment continues to hold strong value on the used auction market.
So far pollination and disease issues are being discounted by the corn market. The key to how low prices could fall is dependent on just how much above 181 the corn yield is and will it show up in the Aug. 12 WASDE ?
If tariffs prove inefficient, a positive EPA result — or even an executive order — will do.
According to Machinery Pete, the price of used high-horsepower tractors fell between 18% and 23% from 2023/24 levels, while regional auctions report used equipment values fell by as much as 40%. So far in 2025, used equipment values found footing, a trend on the verge of reversing due to growing strains in the farm economy.
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More than 1,000 farmers across the country weighed in via survey to express concern that access to glyphosate and atrazine is at risk, after both technologies were called out in the MAHA Report. The next report, the MAHA strategy recommendations, is due to President Trump by August 12.
Just as corn growers were ready to put their pollination problems behind them, another one comes along. This time, the issue had to do with moisture occurring at the wrong time, and the results are significantly impacting yield.
Agriculture is complex, and the AgLaunch farmer network helps early-stage startups get traction
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin proposes rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding. If the proposal goes into effect, it could potentially lead to DEF systems no longer being required in tractors, trucks and other equipment using diesel-powered engines — a decision many farmers and others in the ag community would applaud.
A used equipment market that was very buyer friendly of late is starting to swing back toward the dealer side of things, and used, late-model combines continue to draw strong farmer interest and dollars at auction.
The equipment manufacturer has responded to claims it restricts equipment owner and independent service technician access to software codes and diagnostic capabilities with the release of a new Operations Center PRO Service tool.
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John Deere offers a suite of support tools that help you stay ahead of breakdowns and behind the wheel.
Some growers are considering rescue treatments with post applications of products. But as the calendar turns to August and the crop enters reproductive stages, that can be a risky undertaking at best, agronomists say.
From its committee meeting today, the Federal Reserve has decided to leave its target range for federal funds unchanged at 4.25% to 4.5%.
A roundup of news and product releases in ag robotics, artificial intelligence, and irrigation monitoring tech.
Icafolin-methyl represents the first new weed-killing chemistry in more than 30 years.