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Fields wiped out in a matter of hours. Pests marching from grasses and into farm fields and pastures. It’s an armyworm infestation so intense it’s unlike anything farmers and entomologists in Ohio have ever seen.
Paul Neiffer says one of the biggest benefits in the House’s proposed plan is farmers won’t be hit with increased taxes at death, as the transfer tax is no longer included and the full step-up in basis remains.
Bayer still faces exposure from future claims. As long as glyphosate is on the market, there will be a potential for new claims to continue to rise.
This tractor sold for a new record price by $12,000.
Weeds cost farmers money in ways such as yield loss, contamination, harboring insects or disease or even wear and tear on equipment.
In operation since 1943, Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences student managed AG 450 Farm demonstrates what it takes to run a 600 acre farm.
Demand for ag workers has employers turning to the H-2A program more often. New data from the Department of Labor shows the highest rate of growth is in the fruit, nuts and vegetable categories, up more than 330%.
As we face challenges heading into the 2022 crop year due to skyrocketing input prices, it is imperative we understand the environment in which we are making decisions.
An overnight fire at the JBS beef facility and a temporary computer glitch at Tyson’s Dakota City facility disrupted beef packing on Monday sending futures prices sharply lower.
AgriTalk’s Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer discuss the price tag of the human infrastructure bill, the Senate gearing up to hold hearings on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, vaccine mandates and more.
In an unprecedented move, the Biden administration unveiled a broad plan to tackle record retail meat prices. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said consolidation in beef, pork and poultry processing is leading to higher prices.
More than a month after ASF was detected in the Western Hemisphere, pork producers are still on edge about the possibility it will enter the U.S., as economists say it would shutter exports almost overnight.
USDA says it is accepting more than 2.5 million acres in Grassland Conservation Reserve Program signups, which is double last year’s signup total.
U.S. Farm Report is teaming up with Golden Harvest to kick off the College Roadshow from Iowa State University. We digest the latest USDA reports and explore how UV lamps could be the key to controlling PRRS in pigs.
USDA’s first field-based yield survey of the year was released on Friday, showing the U.S. is on track to produce higher corn and soybean yields and production this year compared to what was reported in August.
Farm Journal Field Agronomist Missy Bauer has found the amount a hybrid flexes is dependent on the year and environment but how it flexes is consistent. The same is true for length and depth of hybrids.
U.S. Energy Secretary Granholm joins AgriTalk’s Chip Flory to discuss clean energy, as outlined in the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Plan for a normal crop – hope for the biggest crop of your career – and then mitigate the risk of a drought or crop failure.
New program from Trust In Food and Drovers boosts beef industry outreach to consumers.
Check the stalk quality of D and L-1 hybrids. One has been hit by late-season disease, while high winds have taken a toll on the other.
While the Millennial generation is the fastest growing group of farm operators in Kansas, Gen Z farm operators today want technology automated, and companies have one chance to get the technology right.
“Pipeline” is used to describe processes from petroleum refining to manufacturing X-boxes. Stuff can go in only as fast as it comes out, but when one pipeline part has a problem, it gets complicated, says John Phipps.
President Biden highlighted the ravages of climate change during a visit to flood-damaged New Jersey on Tuesday, putting a focus on domestic priorities after weeks of public attention on the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
After the NASS acreage notice posted last week, it’s not just acreage adjustments that could be on deck in USDA’s September reports this week. USDA will also release results from its first field surveys.
From an American flag one year to a POW tribute the next, Wilber Meyer’s field artwork has grown. And for the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this year’s tribute is by far the biggest, extending beyond the Ohio farm field.
Farmers seem to be slightly more optimistic about current economic conditions, but concerns about inflation are growing, according to the latest Ag Economy Barometer from Purdue University and the CME Group.
AgriTalk’s Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer discuss President Biden’s approval rating, Sec. Vilsack’s Town Hall, infrastructure and a lot more on this week’s D.C. Signal to Noise.
Chinese beef importers said the suspension of exports by top supplier Brazil due to two cases of BSE had no immediate market impact, with some still making purchases in anticipation of a quick resumption of trade.
Brazil has suspended beef exports to China after confirming two cases of “atypical” bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in two separate domestic meat plants, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday.