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Midwestern Farmers Who Say Yes to Solar Power Face Neighbors’ Wrath
Midwestern Farmers Who Say Yes to Solar Power Face Neighbors’ Wrath Bloomberg
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Alabama, Mississippi Farmers Receive Over Half of $2.2B USDA Discrimination Payments
OMAHA (DTN) — Farmers, ranchers and forest landowners in Mississippi and Alabama make up over half of the people receiving a share of more than $2 billion in payments over historic discrimination through USDA’s farm-loan programs. USDA on Wednesday announced the department had provided $2 billion to 43,000 people nationally who faced discrimination over farm-loan…
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$100K in USDA Farm To School Grants is helping put local crops on Illinois students’ lunch trays
$100K in USDA Farm To School Grants is helping put local crops on Illinois students’ lunch trays RFD-TV
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Sustainability not new for U.S. farmers
Sustainability not new for U.S. farmers Farm Progress
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Innerplant Cropvoice lets farmers “listen” to plants
Farmers may soon be able to stop fungal outbreaks in soybeans before they take hold. Shelly Aronov, co-founder of Innerplant, says their Cropvoice system utilizes engineered soybeans to detect fungal disease earlier than ever before. “We do this by tapping into the plant’s natural reaction to stress, and then we essentially add a line of…
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Applied Carbon rakes in $21.5m Series A to sequester carbon at scale via biochar
Breaking: Applied Carbon rakes in $21.5m Series A to sequester carbon at scale via biochar AgFunderNews
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Microsoft expands FFA precision ag programing grants
The National FFA Organization and Microsoft are equipping agriscience teachers with expanded resources to integrate precision agriculture into classrooms. FFA Chief Program Officer Christine White tells Brownfield the new grant will support digital agricultural tools and trainings for teachers across four states, including Wisconsin. “It’s about providing innovation and helping students understand how AI as…
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War-torn: Stories from Ukraine – Farmers face the war up close
War-torn: Stories from Ukraine – Farmers face the war up close KOLN
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Michigan wheat harvest on rapid pace with touch of dry weather
Michigan wheat harvest on rapid pace with touch of dry weather Successful Farming
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Cattle Try to Recover With Strong Cash and Cutouts: Grains Lower on Weather
Cattle Try to Recover With Strong Cash and Cutouts: Grains Lower on Weather Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Preparing to Market Cows
BURLINGTON, Colo. — Every year cattle producers will go through and cull part of the cow herd. Cows are culled for a variety of reasons and marketed. The sale of these animals can equate to 20% of the annual income for the operation. To get the most value out of these market cows, producers need…
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Dry Pea Harvest Begins Early With Hot Weather
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. — Temperatures will remain very high throughout the middle of next week (Aug. 7). “Chances of precipitation will be slim until the monsoon moisture returns,” said Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension educator. The hard red winter wheat harvest is mostly done in the Panhandle, and the dry pea harvest is underway. “We’re a little…
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Farm Machinery Makers See Signs of Recovery in Australia, India
Farm Machinery Makers See Signs of Recovery in Australia, India Yahoo Finance Australia
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China eyes food security boost with emergency funds for weather-hit regions
China eyes food security boost with emergency funds for weather-hit regions South China Morning Post
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The falling dollar has helped offset harvest pressure
The falling dollar has helped offset harvest pressure Farm Weekly
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Chicago soybeans, corn edge down on ample US supplies, China demand worries
Chicago soybeans, corn edge down on ample US supplies, China demand worries Business Recorder
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US Wheat Yields Up Significantly Over 2023
US Wheat Yields Up Significantly Over 2023 УкрАгроКонсалт
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Cover Crops are Part of Disaster Recovery
By Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig Over the past few months, following the devasting storms and floods that have affected so many Iowans, I have traveled to communities, visiting farms, businesses and homes that have endured the worst of Mother Nature’s power. I had the opportunity to listen to farmers, business owners, community leaders…
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AFB’s Duvall Calls Anew For ’24 Farm Bill, Pre-Conferencing Option Still Possible
American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall is calling anew for a 2024 farm bill as one option for speeding up action remains on the table. Duvall, on AFB’s “Zipline,” says “time is running out” and that families on and off the farm “cannot afford a delay. From small towns to big cities ,Americans need to…
