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A team of researchers at Iowa State University is focusing specifically on the use of antibiotics in hog production and the possible impact on antimicrobial resistance. And the key may be conservation prairie strips.

Cutting costs can sometimes hurt your bottom line. Spending “extra” money can sometimes improve your margins.

The first day of autumn arrives on Wednesday, but some areas are already seeing snow!

On Tuesday, Bill Northey weighed in with some perspective on the budget reconciliation bill, which is part of the Biden administration’s Build Back Better agenda.

President Biden recently pledged to reduce methane emissions by at least 30% by the end of the decade. The commitment could impact agriculture, but work is already underway in the cattle sector to reduce cattle manure.

China’s wheat imports hit the highest level in two decades, currently accounting for 19% of global consumption. The U.S. supplied 3 million metric tons of wheat imports during the last marketing year, or a 28% share.

Even with inflationary and labor pressures impacting the U.S. dairy herd, USDA’s latest check of the dairy balance sheet shows the forecast for lower production this month, but higher production for the year.

The House want to eliminate discounts on non-business assets. Farms are business, but will farmland holdings also qualify as a business and get a discount.

Jon Stevens is an agriculture heretic: “Don’t argue with me about the awesome changes I’ve seen on my ground. You can argue with my logic and how I arrived there, but not the results.”

The #FarmON Benefit Concert serves as a thank you to farmers, ranchers and everyone who keeps our food system moving forward and allows us to work directly with the National FFA Foundation.