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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.
The WOTUS case, Sackett v. EPA, centers on a long-running dispute involving an Idaho couple named Chantell and Michael Sackett. The Sacketts have won at the Supreme Court before.
Soybean prices slid Friday after USDA’s Grain Stocks report was released, but aren’t the only reason analysts are concerned; early yield reports from the Midwest are also surprising to Arlan Suderman and Darren Frye.
Fertilizer is always a big line item for your production costs. For 2023, plan on it being an even bigger chunk.
After the Skipper family welcomed conservation efforts on its private land for a 70-year span, the U.S. government responded with a federal boomerang.
More grain is damaged by improper storage than any other reason. Learn how to avoid common problems.
This year’s drought conditions across parts of the Corn Belt set the table for combine and equipment fires. Here are some things I’ve learned too late about machinery fires.
Some South Dakota soybeans are coming up short this Fall, with parts of the Southeast experiencing their driest conditions since 2012.
Today’s precision ag technology creates vulnerabilities and can put high-value farm data at risk from theft or illicit use.
Secretary Vilsack announced USDA will offer $20 million to producers in Kentucky, Minnesota, South Dakota and surrounding areas to rebuild grain storage facilities affected by recent natural disasters.
A team of researchers is working to introduce genes that increase the genetic diversity of the plant and allow it to produce higher levels of oil, which could then be introduced in crops that don’t produce oil today.
Europe is racing to investigate potential acts of sabotage after both the natural gas pipelines linking it to Russia suffered inexplicable, sudden leaks. This comes as Europe transitions away from Russian fossil fuels.
The White House announced several steps to increase access of fruits and vegetables as a food source, but some say animal protein is also an answer to the need for healthy and nutritious food for all Americans.
More than three dozen U.S. John Deere dealerships will now sell the GUSS autonomous sprayer. The company says the Herbicide GUSS is the first and only autonomous orchard herbicide applicator.
Producers scale businesses by foregoing handshakes, formally farming together.
As the crop nears black layer, you can determine whether it’s going to be the bin buster you hoped for, an average crop or simply “meh.” Ken Ferrie says there are several things to look for now.
Just over a year ago – as Wilbur-Ellis celebrated its 100th anniversary – we launched the Wilbur-Ellis Innovation Award.
USDA unveiled additional plans to help boost domestic fertilizer production including $500 million in grants and reduce the risk of a series of black swans that have flown into the fertilizer market the past two years.
The National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health released on Tuesday will cover everything from a congressional push for $15 per hour minimum wage to research in soil management impacts on human health.
Battery-powered cordless tools have replaced pneumatic impact wrenches and drills in many farm shops, but air-powered die grinders, air hammers and other tools that use compressed air are still common.
As the bullies of the plant world, weeds cost you time, money and energy. Which weed causes you the most headaches?
President Richard Nixon hosted the last White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health in 1969. That confab led to expansions of the food stamp program, the school lunch program and WIC.
If you were confused Friday about the EPA announcement on glyphosate, you were not alone. Bottom line: glyphosate can still be used.
Overall, cash rent levels will likely increase across all land classes. But, they’re less than the increases that happen between 2021 and 2022.
While a cornfield’s bushels per acre is measured by the combine, it is set months before.
Harvest is underway with corn yields showing a wide range of results, particularly based on how much moisture the crop received and when it was received. Planting population and stresses also shed light on the results.
Former deputy ag secretary Kathleen Merrigan highlights the top non-farm-bill issues that are currently impacting agriculture.
Whatever it is, take some time now to think about where you can improve your ROI in your farm business.
The Fed made another aggressive rate hike this week, and as recession talks continue, one ag economist doesn’t think the bearish tone in the economy should warrant drastic marketing moves from farmers this fall.
As backlogs at U.S. ports and climbing shipping rates plague the supply chain, new data shows container shipping rates between the U.S and China are dropping by more than 50% in just a month.
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