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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.
As rains swept portions of the Corn Belt still parched and searching for rain, not every area of the country saw rain relief. The spring planted wheat crop is still suffering from too much heat and not enough rain.
U.S. inflation rose 5.4% in June, marking the highest annual rate since 2008. However, some good news may be on the horizon as a survey shows economists expect inflation is to ease off historic highs later this year.
Democratic lawmakers are renewing the effort to end what they call “factory farming,” while livestock groups like NCBA call the legislation a jumbled mess.
While a rush to judgment is underway, Extension and company representatives say report suspected herbicide drift damage to state pesticide agencies.
Fire risk is a huge danger for many farms, but it is never too early to prepare. Learn basic prevention techniques to minimize your chances of being impacted by wildfires.
Winter weather might be fun for the kids, but for farmers it can be the exact opposite. Learn what you can do to plan ahead for the dangers of winter weather on the farm.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation that would increase access to gasoline with a higher ethanol blend, after a recent court decision knocked down a rule that had allowed expanded sales of E15.
Heat and dry conditions aren’t helping the wildfire situation in the West. Right now, 67 large fires are burning across the U.S., scorching nearly 918,000 acres in 12 states.
Calling entrepreneurs and agtech startups! AgLaunch and Farm Journal are pleased to open applications for the third Row Crop Challenge
Rural America continues to see strong economic gains. For the eighth straight month, the Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index remained above growth neutral.
How hot is the market for good condition used tractors? Travel back with me to a July 8, 2021, farm retirement auction for Leon and Susan Hoffman in southwest Minnesota for your answer.
The shipping snafus are gaining steam, as congestion along one major rail system now causing shippers to halt the hauling of ocean shipping containers from the West Cost. That’s as ocean freight costs jumped 333%.
Corteva Agriscience has a robust number of products it expects to introduce to U.S. farmers between now and 2023 for use in more than 10 crops.
Weather problems with Brazil’s second corn crop have sparked a spate of companies exiting their contracts, causing what some call the biggest wave of export cancellations for the world’s No. 2 supplier in five years.
Machinery fires are no fun for farmers. Learn how to keep your machinery cool this summer.
Equipment failure can be costly to production efficiency on the farm, but thermal imaging can help. From mortors to electrical wiring, thermal imaging works to save you time and money.
Find out why farmer/rancher and Farm Journal TV and radio personality, Andrew McCrea, considers Pivot Bio PROVEN™ to be a big game changer for growers.
Kansas State University student Blake Chance had a problem on the farm. After taking an entrepreneurship class his freshman year, he created a solution; one that turned him into an entrepreneur at a young age.
China’s multi-story hog buildings are highly talked about. And while it seems efficient, there’s one burning question: where does all the manure go? John Phipps answers viewers’ questions in Customer Support.
USDA announced Tuesday “Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program,” or PLIP, to help compensate livestock and poultry producers who were forced to depopulate their herds due to processing issues during the pandemic.
California growers are speaking up about what the drought and water shortages mean for agriculture, California and the U.S. As crops are demolished and trees die, growers say farm workers are also out of work.
USDA is authorizing emergency procedures to help agricultural producers, who are impacted by extreme drought conditions, receive payments quicker.
As farmers in the West experience record-breaking heat, the continued extreme drought conditions are also taking a toll on growers, crops and livestock, with pasture and range conditions worsening.
AgriTalk’s Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer unpack Biden’s new executive order, including new rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act, “Product of USA” labeling and more.
An unprecedented heat wave and drought in the Pacific Northwest is damaging white wheat coveted by Asian buyers and forcing fruit farm workers to harvest in the night to salvage crops and avoid deadly heat.
Since the introduction of specialty eggs, John Phipps says the market has defied supply and demand axioms, comprising of 30% of the egg market. With prices six times higher, it’s proof shoppers will pay for preference.
Bean planting populations of 190,000 to 220,000 in washed out areas can help keep weeds from taking over.
Traders liked what they saw in the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report released Monday from USDA. Joe Vaclavik and Ben Brown break down the key takeaways from Monday’s report.
When a historical tractor, lost under seven coats of paint, quietly hit the auction floor, Dan Magness jumped on an opportunity and painstakingly resurrected a piece of Americana.
Less than two weeks after USDA issued an updated June Acreage Report, which revealed fewer planted acres than expected, USDA says it still expects larger corn supplies and an uptick in ending stocks.