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Inside AMVAC's Strategy To Widen Precision Agriculture Adoption
Inside AMVAC's Strategy To Widen Precision Agriculture Adoption

Rick Rice, AMVAC director of application technology, says grant programs aren't meant to forever subsidize a particular practice, but instead act as a catalyst for new participants to see its benefits.

Wildfire Burns 71,000 Acres in Central Nebraska
Wildfire Burns 71,000 Acres in Central Nebraska

Nebraska officials say a mower ignited a wildfire that burned roughly 110 square miles of central Nebraska grasslands.

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Resistance Management: Choosing the Right Tools
Resistance Management: Choosing the Right Tools

Farmers hear it every year: Use different chemistries throughout the season to help avoid herbicide resistance.

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Get ahead of potential nutrient deficiencies this year
Get ahead of potential nutrient deficiencies this year

As the temperature gets slightly warmer and the daylight a little longer, even if you don’t have seeds in the ground, it’s never too soon to curb crop deficiency.

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2 Ways to Protect Your Fertilizer Investment This Spring
2 Ways to Protect Your Fertilizer Investment This Spring

April showers bring … an increased risk of nitrogen loss in your fields. In fact, research shows that soil can lose more than 20% of its total nitrogen after just one or two spring rainfalls.

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4 Tips for On-target Herbicide Applications With the Enlist® Weed Control System
4 Tips for On-target Herbicide Applications With the Enlist® Weed Control System

Herbicide applications that don’t stay on target can be a huge headache for growers.

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DPH Biologicals Expands Research to Quantify Potential of Biologicals
DPH Biologicals Expands Research to Quantify Potential of Biologicals

The company’s BioAgonomics project will focus on the connection between agronomic practices in crop production and the value provided by biologicals.

Bayer Announces 2024 Carbon Program, Expanding Opportunities
Bayer Announces 2024 Carbon Program, Expanding Opportunities

“Our mission is to improve and expand our program to create additional opportunities for even more American farmers,” said Leonardo Bastos, Senior Vice President of Ecosystem Services at Bayer Crop Science.

Smokehouse Creek Fire is Officially the Largest in Texas History
Smokehouse Creek Fire is Officially the Largest in Texas History

While the Smokehouse Creek Fire rapidly became the state's largest in history, four other wildfires are burning in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle area. (Additional images contained in story.)

Hay, Feed, Fencing Supplies Needed to Support Panhandle Wildfire Victims
Hay, Feed, Fencing Supplies Needed to Support Panhandle Wildfire Victims

Donations of hay, feed, fence supplies, cow feed and milk replacer are needed to support livestock owners impacted by the wildfires that have scorched ranchland across a large portion of the Texas Panhandle.

5 Trends To Watch In The Input Market
5 Trends To Watch In The Input Market

Experts are watching global dynamics to understand the input market’s longer-term outlook in the U.S. Among their top concerns are geopolitics, weather and low supply.

Next-Gen Spotlight: Illinois Siblings Capitalize On Their Location to Expand Their Farm Revenue
Next-Gen Spotlight: Illinois Siblings Capitalize On Their Location to Expand Their Farm Revenue

Wayne Gehrke and Carolyn Brummel share how they diversified beyond corn and soybeans and made the most of what they already had so they both could farm full time.

Wildfires Raging in Texas, Oklahoma Panhandle Region Threaten Residents and Livestock
Wildfires Raging in Texas, Oklahoma Panhandle Region Threaten Residents and Livestock

Devastating wildfires are burning in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle region and the Smokehouse Creek Fire has already become the second largest in Texas history, consuming at least three-quarters of a million acres.

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Poultry Line Speed Lawsuit Dismissed Against USDA

A U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, dismissed a lawsuit filed four years ago against the USDA regarding its decision to increase line speeds at poultry plants.

John Deere Announces Tech Focused 2025 Introductions
John Deere Announces Tech Focused 2025 Introductions

A new S7 series combine, high-horsepower 9RX tractors, C series air carts and Hagie STS sprayers with factory-installed See & Spray Premium highlight a splashy group of product intros.

Simplot Grower Solutions’ New Biostimulant For Residue Breakdown: Evaness
Simplot Grower Solutions’ New Biostimulant For Residue Breakdown: Evaness

Benefits include reducing crop residue build-up on the soil surface, resulting in improved planting, seed placement, and germination.

Are You Covered? How To Reduce Your Operation’s Insurance Risk
Are You Covered? How To Reduce Your Operation’s Insurance Risk

Kevin Charleston, owner of Specialty Risk Insurance, shares a few ways to protect yourself and your operation against a gap in coverage.

An End to Raggedy Torch Cuts
An End to Raggedy Torch Cuts

7 ways to make an acetylene torch slice rather than mangle metal.

How Diversification Can Help Minority Farmers Thrive: Q&A with Ricky Dollison
How Diversification Can Help Minority Farmers Thrive: Q&A with Ricky Dollison

“As a young person, if you’re not going to be proud of what you do, don’t waste your time," he advises. "Be proud of what you do, and everywhere you go, be excited about it and talk about it.”

Meristem Announces “Gold Standard” Fungicide At-Plant Treatment For Pythium and Phytophthora
Meristem Announces “Gold Standard” Fungicide At-Plant Treatment For Pythium and Phytophthora

The company sees this new formulation as a potential replacement for liquid seed treatment. 

New Purdue Report Says The Number Of Dust Explosions Is Unchanged
New Purdue Report Says The Number Of Dust Explosions Is Unchanged

There was a total of nine reported incidents in the U.S. last year – the same number as 2022. Those nine explosions led to 12 injuries with no fatalities.

Tree Rustlers Steal Timber, Damage Graves At Historic Slave Cemetery
Tree Rustlers Steal Timber, Damage Graves At Historic Slave Cemetery

Sold: Integrity for the price of 12 cedars and a single oak in farm country.

A Big Announcement on the GREET Model is Expected This Week. Here's Why Corn Farmers Should Care
A Big Announcement on the GREET Model is Expected This Week. Here's Why Corn Farmers Should Care

Changes to the GREET Model are expected later this week, and depending on how the model is interpreted, it could be the ticket for corn ethanol to start taking flight as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Ferrie: It's Only February, but Iowa Farmers are Considering Field Work and Anhydrous Applications
Ferrie: It's Only February, but Iowa Farmers are Considering Field Work and Anhydrous Applications

Before heading to the field to apply anhydrous, firm up what crop you're going to plant. Growers have been kicking around the idea of going beans-on-beans, given the markets. But anhydrous essentially ties you to corn.

Indigo Ag Announces Third Carbon Crop
Indigo Ag Announces Third Carbon Crop

The company says its year-over-year growth includes more farmers paid (215% increase in new growers), more fields enrolled (333% more new acres and a 297% increase in new fields) and more credits produced each year. 

Meet 87-Year-Old Joan Kerns, A True Trailblazer Who Helped Carve Out A Niche For Her Family Nearly 60 Years Ago
Meet 87-Year-Old Joan Kerns, A True Trailblazer Who Helped Carve Out A Niche For Her Family Nearly 60 Years Ago

Edgewood Locker got its start in rural northeast Iowa in 1966. The business now spans over three generations, and it's largely thanks to Joan Kerns who helped start the family business that's now seen phenomenal growth.

5 Practical Ideas Pork Producers Can Borrow from the Egg Industry
5 Practical Ideas Pork Producers Can Borrow from the Egg Industry

The laying hen industry shares similar risks to the pork industry regarding disease prevention. Versova's Craig Rowles shares practical examples from the egg industry that could work on your farm.

Variable Rate At-Plant Inputs: Industry Update
Variable Rate At-Plant Inputs: Industry Update

To date, tens of thousands of acres have been planted with SIMPAS-Applied Solutions (SaS) through the SIMPAS application system.

On-Farm Accounting Delivering Visibility, Not Looking in the Rear View Mirror
On-Farm Accounting Delivering Visibility, Not Looking in the Rear View Mirror

The team at Traction Ag is working to provide via its cloud-based farm accounting application a system that captures all the financial and field information farmers need to record and manage.

Leaders in Ag: Rena Striegel Shares Her Thoughts on Leading With Intention
Leaders in Ag: Rena Striegel Shares Her Thoughts on Leading With Intention

Are leaders made or born? “Some people are more naturally disposed to being leaders, but it doesn’t mean they’re good at it. To be a really good leader, you're made into one through intention and exposure," she says.

FBN Names Diego Casanello As CEO
FBN Names Diego Casanello As CEO

As previously reported, FBN’s board had launched a search for the next CEO for the company.

Your Mental Health Toolbox: How To Recognize The Warning Signs
Your Mental Health Toolbox: How To Recognize The Warning Signs

It’s important the friends, family, and business professionals close to farmers are prepared and able to effectively communicate in a mental health crisis.

Top Advice For Pest Management in 2024: Spray Earlier
Top Advice For Pest Management in 2024: Spray Earlier

“We’re living in a world where it’s just a matter of time,” Harlan Asmus says referencing the development of resistance.

Is It Time to Upgrade Grandpa’s Metal-Cutting Chop Saw?
Is It Time to Upgrade Grandpa’s Metal-Cutting Chop Saw?

A new version of the chop saw is quickly relegating those original soot-covered noise machines to the back corners of farm shops.

Bayer’s New Business Model: Magnitude of Change
Bayer’s New Business Model: Magnitude of Change

Dynamic Shared Ownership reduces the layers and brings the business management closer to the customer.

5 Trends from the 2024 National Farm Machinery Show
5 Trends from the 2024 National Farm Machinery Show

Farm Journal's machinery and technology editor was on the ground in Louisville last week. Here’s a handful of the trends we saw down in Bourbon Country.

Pivot Bio’s Sustainabilty Program Pays Farmers $6 Million Over Two Years
Pivot Bio’s Sustainabilty Program Pays Farmers $6 Million Over Two Years

The program is structured so farmer users of Pivot Bio Proven 40 can participate in annual carbon insetting partnerships as a result of their change in practice.

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Nurse Tank Safety Advisory Issued

The new safety notice pertains to nurse tanks with manufacture dates between Jan. 1, 2007, and Dec. 31, 2011, by AWT at their plant in Fremont, Ohio.

New Herbicide Registered for Use in Soybean, Cotton and Canola
New Herbicide Registered for Use in Soybean, Cotton and Canola

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

Intelinair Now Integrates With CNH Brands
Intelinair Now Integrates With CNH Brands

The announcement means more streamlined use and experience for farmers, which can lead to more data-driven decision making for farmers and ag retailers.

Why Farmers Are Protesting In Europe
Why Farmers Are Protesting In Europe

Farmers are protesting across the European Union, saying they are facing rising costs and taxes, red tape, excessive environmental rules and competition from cheap food imports.

Handy Bt Trait Table Updated and Available Now
Handy Bt Trait Table Updated and Available Now

Corn growers can use this free tool to understand which hybrids have which traits, as well as evaluate insect problems and herbicide needs in-season.

Civil War Sacrifice: Forgotten Farm Boy Was First Soldier Buried At Arlington
Civil War Sacrifice: Forgotten Farm Boy Was First Soldier Buried At Arlington

William Christman, 19, saved his family’s farm and paid with his life.

How Today's Economy is Shaping the Business-Savvy Farmer
How Today's Economy is Shaping the Business-Savvy Farmer

Alan Hoskins, president of American Farm Mortgage, shares his expectations for the economy and how it changes the buying process.

USDA Painted a Very Bearish Picture for Grain Prices This Week, Here's One Thing That Could Cause Prices to Rally
USDA Painted a Very Bearish Picture for Grain Prices This Week, Here's One Thing That Could Cause Prices to Rally

USDA's Ag Outlook Forum in Washington, D.C., this past week confirmed growing stocks in 2024/2025. Analysts say without a sudden supply disruption, the commodity price outlook remains grim.

Which State Tops The List For Precision Ag Use?
Which State Tops The List For Precision Ag Use?

It might surprise you, but it's not an "I" state. According to USDA data, the top five states using precision ag technologies account for half of the 2022 cash receipts for corn (52.6%) and soybeans (45.7%).

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Reviton Herbicide: A Revolutionary Step Change for Preplant Burndown
Reviton Herbicide: A Revolutionary Step Change for Preplant Burndown

Weed management continues to change and evolve. See how Reviton, a powerful PPO, can fit into your weed control program.

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Ferrie: Freezing and Thawing Cycles Can Help Or Hurt Compaction
Ferrie: Freezing and Thawing Cycles Can Help Or Hurt Compaction

A sudden change in soil density that occurs from the freezing-thawing process can cause problems with corn root growth this spring and impede water movement in the soil during the growing season.

Step Away From The Notepad! Gripp Launches Digital Equipment Management App
Step Away From The Notepad! Gripp Launches Digital Equipment Management App

Gripp co-founder Tracey Wiedmeyer discusses the startup's equipment tracking and management app and how it can help farmers and farm workers manage mixed fleets.

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Pretty Plants In The Garden Become Weeds In The Field

Invasive weed species tied to the ornamental plant trade are taking root in some parts of the United States. Researchers have identified “outbreaks and hot spots” in eight states.