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USDA Announces February 2025 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
USDA Announces February 2025 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers Tri-State Livestock News
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SA farmers in frontline fight for their land…
SA farmers in frontline fight for their land… BizNews
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Soybean, corn futures fall on improving Argentina weather forecast
U.S. Grains: Soybean, corn futures fall on improving Argentina weather forecast Canadian Cattlemen
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After a Mixed 2024 for U.S. Agriculture, What’s Next?
After a Mixed 2024 for U.S. Agriculture, What’s Next? CME Group
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Cattle, hogs rise on strong exports
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs rise on strong exports Grainews
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Property Owners and Suspicious Drones: What Laws Apply?
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Drones, or more accurately named Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), have helped provide new methods of pesticide applications and agronomic data collection to assist farmers with productivity and efficiency. Yet the possibility of unknown drones flying over a farm property can cause concerns. Recent conversations and sightings of drones in rural areas have…
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Moving Plant Disease Diagnosis from Lab to Field for Faster Results
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State University researchers continue to push the field of plant disease diagnosis forward, developing simple-to-run tests capable of delivering results in minutes, sometimes before plants show visible signs of disease. In the latest issue of the journal Phytopathology, NC State plant pathologist Jean Ristaino and her graduate student, Amanda Mainello-Land, who…
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Mystery Seed Packages From China Are Back
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller urges all Texans to exercise extreme caution if they receive unsolicited packages containing unknown seeds or liquids. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has recently been alerted to a mystery package delivered to Clute, TX, containing unidentified seeds and a liquid container sent unsolicited from China. “Folks,…
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Some farmers cautious to buy land, land broker says
A farm real estate specialist says some farmers and ranchers have been cautious with their land purchases. Koby Rickertsen with High Point Land Company says there’s been some uncertainty in the land market to start the year. “We have a new administration, so people are kind of trying to look in the crystal ball and…
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Soy falls as US-China talks loom, weather improves in Argentina
Soy falls as US-China talks loom, weather improves in Argentina Buenos Aires Times
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5 Big Factors That Could Influence Grain Prices
5 Big Factors That Could Influence Grain Prices Successful Farming
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Early Planting Benefits Soybean in Unfertilized, Low-Fertility Fields
URBANA, Ill. — Unfertilized soybean fields with lower soil fertility should be planted earlier than high fertility fields, according to a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study that re-evaluates longtime soil testing. This result comes as a bit of a surprise, says Fred Below, senior author of the study. “Our findings were somewhat counterintuitive. The expectation would have been that higher soil fertility is…
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Now is the time to transition
An expert says more resources are available for farmers transitioning to organic practices than ever before. “I mean, if folks are considering transition, now is the best time.” Tom Manley, conservation director with Marbleseed, says premium prices and environmental concerns are pushing more farmers to explore organics, and there’s help for the transition process. “Including…
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Tariff concerns makes grain markets jumpy
Tariff concerns makes grain markets jumpy AgUpdate
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Very Active Weather Pattern for the Next Two Weeks
Very Active Weather Pattern for the Next Two Weeks DTN The Progressive Farmer
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3 ways to protect honeybees – as keepers and community members
3 ways to protect honeybees – as keepers and community members Cornell Chronicle
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BASF says climate-smart biofuels have longevity
BASF says climate-smart biofuels have longevity brownfieldagnews.com
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Cover crops a complimentary weed management tool
An extension crops educator sees cover crops as a compliment to other weed control tactics. Liz Stahl with the University of Minnesota says herbicides remain the most effective tool for managing weeds in a conventional system. “It’s just a part of the package, it’s another tool that you can use. We have seen reductions in…
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Taxes, Succession Planning and Profitability on the Minds of Cattle Producers
(SAN ANTONIO, TX) — As 2025 gets underway, there are plenty of items on the minds of cattlemen and women as they discuss policy priorities at CattleCon 2025. With the new Trump Administration, there is excitement amongst members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association as they hope to work with the new administration on a…
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An active pattern ahead to accompany sharply colder air advancing towards the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures and near- or above-normal precipitation across much of the country. Warmer-than-normal weather will be confined to southern and coastal Texas and the lower Southeast. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal conditions should be largely limited to upper Great Lakes region, southern California, and…
