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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.
While the importance of organic matter is generally understood, we continue to struggle as an industry to put that knowledge into action.
Effective Jan. 1, 2024, Jeff Rowe will be CEO of Syngenta Group.
Advocating for something you care about has risks. Step into leadership with these tips.
Poncho Votivo Precise from BASF offers a combination of protection to address nematodes and early-season insects in soybeans. The product contains a biological and insecticide.
Weather in Brazil is as big of a market mover as forecasts in the U.S. Why has Brazil grown so aggressively? One economist recently spent six months in Brazil and says a combination of factors is aiding their growth.
Recently a new theory of comprehending Chinese government action has emerged and seems plausible if not likely: Xi Jinping may not be the sharpest pencil in the box, even borderline incompetent.
Farmers are opting to tap into their savings from recent prosperous years instead of taking out loans at the highest interest rates since 2007, according to surveys conducted by regional Federal Reserve banks.
It’s a tale of two crops in South Dakota with corn yields exceeding expectations while soybeans missed those late season rains and have been overall disappointing.
Bush Hog says “we’re not just about cutting grass; we’re about cutting out cancer, too! We’re proud to announce that we’ll be donating $10,000 towards breast cancer research.”
“I’m announcing that Syngenta, a Chinese state-owned agrichemical company, must give up its land holdings in Arkansas,” emphasized Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
It’s been estimated that agriculture could account for 80% of the commercial drone market, according to the Association of Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVIS).
What is vertical farming and how can it set you up for future government incentives? Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal field agronomist, explains it often requires mixing and matching tools for primary and secondary tillage.
Titan Machinery—the largest Case IH and New Holland dealer– spans 150 locations on three continents.
USDA has allocated more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through CRP. Since 2021, the CRP has witnessed a 21% increase in enrolled acres.
As pork producers’ potential profits continue to erode this year, some economists say 2023 could be financially worse than 1998, which is unearthing concerns about contraction, restructuring and vertical integration.
In a property rights ruling, a court noted the government’s absolute power to “roam private land without consent, warrants, or probable cause.”
If your combine monitor is showing a wide range of yields in the field, Ken Ferrie says to investigate. Evaluate soybean stand, pod set and bean size while there’s agronomic evidence.
Ken Ferrie offers five practical agronomic tips you can use during harvest this fall. These practices can help you improve corn performance and yield outcomes across your farm.
According to USDA’s crop progress report, 45% of corn and 62% of soybeans have been harvested so far this year.
There are efforts underway to mitigate the concern about losing farmland to solar panels. One of these is agrivoltaics, which is combining agriculture with solar installations, and it’s already turning heads in Canada.
While the U.S. and EU aim to make progress during an upcoming summit, reaching a final agreement is uncertain. This issue has significant implications for U.S./EU ties, climate goals, and geopolitics.
Every experience is a learning experience — even when a combine is stuck in a gully.
Aerial Rug and Boundri use satellite imagery to create custom farm products - the most popular being rugs.
America’s largest retail store has announced its plans to build a $350 million milk processing plant in Valdosta, Ga.
A Bushel online survey found a correlation between marketing satisfaction and understanding and use of cost of production data.
Even though USDA slightly adjusted yields lower in the October report, the agency also cut demand, which one extension agribusiness specialist says indicates there may not be much motivation for prices to move much.
Carbon dioxide pipelines are not new – but they’re making news. There is a major effort to build a new pipeline network to transport CO2 from ethanol and fertilizer plants to underground storage.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Jesse Larios, a California cattle farmer, shares about his deep roots in agriculture and the contributions his Latino and Latina brothers and sisters have made in the industry.
Company leaders say this “solidifies CNH’s in-house precision, automation and autonomy technology, enabling us to continue Breaking New Ground for the agriculture and construction industries.”
Weather woes took a huge bite out of corn yield potential this season, especially in northeast Iowa and parts of western Illinois. Where farmers got timely rains, the yield reports coming in are not as wide-ranging.