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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.
Supreme Court ruling could allow Roundup Ready Alfalfa planting in fall 2010
China just made a historic buy, purchasing 9% of the U.S. sorghum crop in a single week, but can the buying momentum last? Industry insiders say livestock feed needs are a positive sign of more purchases to come.
Sugar demand is dropping for the first time in four decades. John Phipps explains why, and talks about the implications, in John’s World.
Green beans are harvested in June and can be double cropped to green beans again or to soybeans. For Turner, it’s a $100 per acre minimum benefit over corn or soybeans.
otato processors are rushing to buy supplies and ship them across North America in order to keep French fries on the menu after cold, wet weather damaged crops in key producers in the U.S. and Canada.
Tom and Kerry Dull saw a void in their Indiana community when it came to Christmas trees. In 1985, the couple planted their first batch of trees, and today they host thousands of families on their farm every year.
U.S. rice growers won’t get increased sales under the current terms of a trade deal agreed by President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, people familiar with the accord said.
AgriTalk Host Chip Flory gets an update on exports with experts Joe Schuele from the US Meat Export Federation and Tom Sleight with the US Grains Council.
National Sorghum Producers CEO Tim Lust said in order to fix depresses prices, sorghum producers need markets. That includes both domestic and international demand. He explained to Tyne Morgan on AgDay.
China announced it’s dropping the probe into U.S. sorghum, as well as hefty 178 percent tariff. China’s Commerce Ministry determined the battle would affect the cost of living for consumers.
In times of low prices, some farmers and ranchers are looking for new ways to diversify their crop portfolios.
Among the most insidious pathogens affecting cattle, the bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDv) stands out.
You can grow a forest in Tennessee quicker than what you might realize.
Adjusting the rate of seed, fertilizer and pesticide row by row and even foot by foot across a field deserves a brand-new name: variable-input technology.
Next year Republicans will control the Senate, while Democrats the House—but will anything be accomplished?
The international Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has the green light for Golden Rice in the U.S. from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency concluded the rice varieties are safe for consumers.
In just a couple of years, Nathan Garner will face a one-of-a-kind job interview. His father, along with three other senior farm partners, will ask him questions and decide if he will to help run Heglar Creek Farms.
How have weather delays impacted harvest across the Corn Belt? Ryan Wagner of South Dakota, Andrew McCrea of Missouri, and Rock Katschnig of Illinois join the AgriTalk Farmer Forum.
Where does sorghum grow? Mainly, the southern plains, correct? Over the past two years, an Idaho farmer has won the contest for the highest sorghum yields.
National Reporter Betsy Jibben takes a look. Jibben talks with Justin Mensik of Morse Bluff, Nebraska; Dan Mensik of Morse Bluff, Nebraska; John Tyson of Blair, Nebraska and Tim Gregerson of Herman, Nebraska.
Following several years of IRS investigation, Wednesday Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) launched their own probe into the potential abuse of syndicated conservation easement transactions.
U.S. trade officials including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer landed in Beijing Thursday for talks aimed at nailing down a deal with China.