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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.
How a deli meat factory made SC a turkey-producing giant
Authorities say more than 45,000 chickens have been killed in fires this week at two central Pennsylvania farms.
On Feb. 24, AgDay will have team coverage of an important issue to animal agriculture—the proposed law on caged hens.
Some dissenters call Egg Bill ‘Hilton for hens.’
This is seen as a victory for poultry and livestock farmers.
The strain poses no threat to humans.
Egg production totaled 9.41 billion last month, USDA data show.
Firm also says feed prices are too high
Dustin Stanton, age 18, has grown his farm project of producing eggs to a regional business by connecting with consumers and paying close attention to freshness.
Watch a video of “Big Bill” hoisting 20 half-cases of eggs in 60 seconds.
Rising North Carolina rivers swamp dozens of poultry barns, killing at least 1.7 million chickens.
Row-crop operations are taking acres out of production to add poultry barns
It is the last of the three big chicken restaurants to take such action.
Soybeans prices seemed unstoppable this week, but with the market overbought, can the momentum last? U.S. Farm Report talks to Ben Brown of The Ohio State University.
Both supply concerns and a boost in demand are helping to support commodity prices, but is now the time to sell? U.S. Farm Report marketing analysts weigh in.
STEPUP 2.0 is joining the soybean seed treatment market options and will be offered through Wibur-Ellis.
The Farm Journal Test Plots study how foliar fungicide impacts yield and how to get the most out of the fungicide dollar.
Farm Journal Test Plots studies how foliar fungicide use increases yield.
Questions are surfacing around what coronavirus could mean for buys from China, but analysts say no matter what China purchases from the U.S. this year, it doesn’t change the overall profile of the market.
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. is introducing a new tool to help farmers fight pests in a variety of crops. The fungicide, Amplitude, is approved for the 2018 season and uses the same active ingredient as Stargus.
Farmers from Louisiana and parts of the Mid-South are suing Stine Seed Company, claiming it sold black farmers fake soybean seeds, according to WBTV.
Nemasect will soon be offered standard in Beck’s Escalate seed treatment packages on corn and soybeans. The product provides protection against all nematode species and many soil-dwelling insects.
ClipperData shows China has already unloaded 7 million tonnes of U.S. soybeans this month, and more could be on the way. ClipperData breaks down how many vessels they are watching and what could be in store in Q4.
Earlier this week Pivot Bio and Monsanto Company, a member of the Bayer group, announced a collaboration they entered earlier this year to develop a new soybean inoculant.
Syngenta’s newest seed treatment, a premix of three fungicide active ingredients, recently received registration from the EPA. Vibrance Trio will be used on soybean seeds to ensure strong stands and fight disease.
Biologicals can be broken into two general categories: biopesticides and biostimulants.
It’s reported China is buying more U.S. soybeans.
It’s a tough year. While farm bankruptcies might not be soaring as the Wall Street Journal suggested in a recent article, they are on the rise in certain areas.
As floodwaters recede, it’s time to start examining structures and equipment to make sure it survived the flood.
As the calendar days tick away, many farmers are moving at lightning speed to apply fertilizer, kill weeds and get seeds in the ground—but can you cut out one of those steps?