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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.
Nitrogen is often the most limiting factor when it comes to crop productivity.
Brazil’s beef exports to China will be halted starting Thursday after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para, the country’s agriculture and livestock ministry said on Wednesday.
You can’t always predict the weather; but you can put plans in place so you’re ready to plant in all conditions.
As Farmall celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, a collector from Minnesota shares why his family’s Farmall C has turned into a treasured tractor on their farm.
How remarkable teenagers put a call to help into action, creating some unlikely friendships and bonds after Mayfield, Kentucky was ravaged by a tornado on December 10, 2021.
16-year-old Mary Schalk set off on her first solo flight the day after a destructive tornado ravaged Mayfield, Ky. Her mission was to get supplies to those who needed it, as many were left with nothing after the storm.
Easton Corbin is no stranger to agriculture. Growing up in Florida, raising and showing cattle was engrained from the start, as was FFA. The Florida farm kid, instead, attending college majoring in Agriculture Business
FFA students searching for success can learn from Oklahoma’s Raegan Klaassen and her well-traveled path to the 2021 National Star Farmer stage in Indianapolis.
When Badger FFA Adviser Larry Plapp decided to retire after 37 years of teaching, his students got to work restoring a Farmall tractor, but it wasn’t just any tractor. The 1954 Super M-TA was Plapp’s dad first tractor.
When Charlie Bortner and Wyatt Myers spotted a 1938 Farmall F-20, they knew it needed a lot of work. A 6-month FFA project turned into a two-year undertaking, and the finished project is now polished perfection.
More than 4,000 growers and applicators have already completed Bayer-led dicamba training for 2023, which outpaces previous seasons and shows that growers continue to prioritize this technology.
Supply chain challenges consistently hit ag in 2022. While 2023 shows improvement with fertilizer availability, National Farm Machinery Show revealed the ag equipment sector is still fragile to supply problems.
With higher-than-average costs and spring planting on the horizon, farmers are locking in their 2023 input needs.
Is the Biden Administration’s trade agenda finally making some progress? Farm groups are hopeful after key appointments are confirmed and some recent success stories on the trade front.
Between the 2022 CHIPS Act and the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, there’s a policy push to bring the production of both semiconductor chips and nitrogen to the U.S.
On Thursday, at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Great Plains introduced new offerings with the VT1100 Turbo-Max, Terra-Max variable-intensity tool, and Turbo-Seeder.
Jesse Heimer set out to produce a song and music video that embodies what stock show families live, breathe and dream. Over time, Heimer’s plan grew into an anthem that all of agriculture can appreciate.
From positive to negative, or from negative to positive? Depending on your viewpoint, it can flow either way.
This week, a Brazil-based consultancy cut its soybean production estimate for the country by 2.1 million metric tons. Between Brazil and Argentina’s drought-impacted crops, the situation has the market’s attention.
SNAP, which historically receives the greatest amount of farm bill funding, will see an 82% increase of a quarter-trillion-dollars.
Cleaning oil and grease, baked by engine or transmission heat, can be especially challenging. Here are some options.
The seller was from Washington. The tractor sold for asking price ($140K) in a day.
As U.S. soybean processing expands, it’s vital to create new outlets for all the additional soybean meal. One such outlet could be Morocco.
With two recent announcements the EPA has approved labels for over-the-top dicamba applications (XtendiMax, Engenia and Tavium herbicides) in 2023 in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.
Not all planter problems are as they first appear. Here is a guide to those less-common culprits.
“Over the long term, our projections suggest that changes in fiscal policy must be made to address the rising costs of interest and mitigate other adverse consequences of high and rising debt,” CBO Director Swagel said
FBN has new leadership as Amol Deshpande will step down as CEO effective Feb. 28.
At the National Farm Machinery Show, Case IH introduces the 2110 Early Riser planter, an updated 2150 Early Riser planter, new features to Precision Air 5 air carts, Flex Hoe 900 air drills and AFS Furrow Command.
Rancher asks for reduction of $1 million bail to care for wife and his ranch. Meanwhile, Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo seeks to help with legal fees.
A sleek-styled cast row unit, multiple configurations and updates to both the fertilizer system and display top the list of numerous changes.