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Outside factors will continue to impact cattle markets
A livestock economist says there is a lot of volatility in the cattle markets ahead. Josh Maples with Mississippi State University says the talks of tariffs and the resumption of live cattle imports from Mexico put a lot of pressure on the markets last week. “But, one of the things we’re most certain about is…
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White South Africans Clamour For US Resettlement After Trump Order
White South Africans Clamour For US Resettlement After Trump Order Channels Television
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KDA focuses on safety at this year’s Farm Machinery Show
KDA focuses on safety at this year’s Farm Machinery Show WHOP
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Roving the Red Planet: Documenting the First Mars Mission Soil Samples
LAS VEGAS — A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return from Mars. We checked in with the UNLV astrobiologist leading the specimen selection team for intel on what the samples so far reveal. To date, the only objects from Mars that humans possess…
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Soybean seed might not meet expectations
A soybean researcher says last year’s growing conditions may have left this year’s growers with less-than-ideal seed. Shawn Conley leads the research team for the Wisconsin Soybean Program. He tells Brownfield in 2024, dry weather caused a lot of growers to harvest soybeans with very low moisture levels. “We harvested a lot of beans where…
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White S. Africans clamour for US resettlement after Trump order
White S. Africans clamour for US resettlement after Trump order FRANCE 24 English
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Severe and Sudden Losses of Managed Honey Bees Across the Nation
WASHINGTON — As commercial beekeepers in the USA inspect their bees after winter, to transport over 90% of the nation’s managed honey bees to pollinate California almonds, they are discovering alarming colony losses. These losses are severe, broad, and may impact food security through inadequate pollination services. Survey results are still accumulating, but information gathered…
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Ogallala Aquifer levels declining in parts of western Kansas
The Kansas Geological Survey says a rise in irrigation coupled with prolonged drought conditions have led to a substantial decline in Ogallala Aquifer levels in the western part of the state. Water data manager Brownie Wilson says some areas are worse than others. “Probably a little bit more so up in northwest Kansas where it…
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US Farmers Retain Optimistic Outlook for 2025 Despite Ag Trade Uncertainty
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — U.S. farmers began 2025 with an optimistic outlook, as the January Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 5 points from the previous month to a reading of 141. This increase was driven by a 9-point growth in the Current Conditions Index and a 3-point rise in the Future Expectations Index. The…
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Ag Economist Dan Basse Weighs in on Tariffs, Trade Wars and the Livestock Boom
Ag Economist Dan Basse Weighs in on Tariffs, Trade Wars and the Livestock Boom Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Mexico boosts corn market with fresh purchases
KRVN 880 – KRVN 93.1 – KAMI – Mexico boosts corn market with fresh purchases Rural Radio Network
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Trelleborg Tires Brings Technological Innovation to NFMS 2025
Trelleborg Tires Brings Technological Innovation to NFMS 2025 Farm Equipment
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Avian flu case detected in Nebraska flock
Avian flu case detected in Nebraska flock High Plains Journal
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Atmospheric scientist fears drought will spread north
Atmospheric scientist fears drought will spread north The Fence Post
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NASDA Keeping a Close Eye on Cabinet Confirmations
Story courtesy of NAFB News Service The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has been watching closely as President Trump’s cabinet nominees get voted out of committee and onto the Senate floor for confirmation. RJ Karney, NASDA’s Senior Director of Public Policy, says they fully support Brooke Rollins for Secretary of Agriculture. Karney says,…
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JBS USA Settles Child Labor Violations
The nation’s largest meatpacking company JBS USA Food Company will pay $4 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), in connection with the company’s use of child labor at meatpacking plants across the country. The DOL said on Monday the funds would be used to “prevent illegal child labor”…
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Former Express Grain CEO Sentenced
The former CEO of Greenwood, Mississippi-based Express Grain has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to immediately pay $69.8 million in restitution after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud while working for the company. John R. Coleman was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern Mississippi…
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Brazil’s 2024/25 Soybean Harvest 15% Complete
Brazil’s 2024/25 Soybean Harvest 15% Complete, AgRural Says Successful Farming
