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Is Maximum Yield the Best ROI for 2025?
St. Johns, Mich. (Jan. 21, 2024) – As input costs remain high and markets uncertain, growers face a critical decision: continue to chase maximum yield or pivot to strategies that optimize return on investment. “The relationship between yield and profit isn’t always linear,” explains Reid Abbott, AgroLiquid agronomist. “In many cases, growers can achieve better…
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Biofuels bring soybean sustainability
Many soybean farmers see biofuels as a major key to their sustainability. Illinois farmer Brady Holst, who also serves as a director with the Illinois Soybean Association, says demand from the biofuels industry has been a bright spot in the down ag economy. “The biofuel industry has been expanding so much, the crush has been…
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Experts Predict Higher 2025 Row Crop Yields with Newly Released Biologicals
SOLON, OHIO – Row crop farmers, distributors, and retailers across the US are preparing for a strong 2025 growing season with the release of new biological treatment programs proven to maximize yields. Rigorous third-party trials have confirmed significant productivity boosts in key crops such as corn, soybeans, cotton and wheat using the foliar, inoculant, and…
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Brevant® Seeds Expands Corn and Soybean Portfolios for 2025 Season
JOHNSTON, Iowa, Jan. 21, 2025 — The cost of remaining stagnant is higher than ever. It’s essential that farmers have access to improved products that drive genetic gain and help them overcome in-field threats. The 2025 class of Brevant® brand corn and soybeans features 39 new products that have been strategically selected to better support farmer needs.…
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Bringing Happy, Healthy Bison Back to Great Plains
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Jeff Martin likes to think of the Great Plains as the “bison basket.” There are approximately 400,000 bison across North America, down from 30 to 60 million prior to the 1860s. South Dakota has the largest bison population in the U.S. with nearly 40,000, and Martin hopes to see it keep rising.…
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Farming and ranching honorable pursuit
Commentary. I have said it many times: farming is not an easy life’s work and certainly not for the faint of heart. Farming can push you to your physical and emotional limits. It can nearly kill you. It can save your life. Farmers and ranchers are at the mercy of environmental extremes. Unpredictable weather patterns,…
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We Can Make Fertilizer More Efficiently Under the Surface of the Earth
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Instead of relying on energy-hungry reactors to generate high temperatures and pressure, researchers are looking underground at Earth’s natural heat and forces to cook up ammonia for fertilizer. In a proof-of-concept study, published January 21 in the Cell Press journal Joule, researchers generated ammonia by mixing nitrogen-laced water with iron-rich rocks—without any…
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All poultry activities suspended in Georgia after bird flu confirmed in a commercial operation
All poultry activities suspended in Georgia after bird flu confirmed in a commercial operation AccuWeather
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Costs of Production Estimates Scale to Match Farm Size
Costs of Production Estimates Scale to Match Farm Size Farms.com
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Cargill reaches $32M settlement in turkey price-fixing lawsuit
Tyson Foods previously agreed to pay $4.62 million in the case, which accuses meatpackers of colluding to drive up consumer prices.
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Aerial Imaging: A Game Changer in Crop Management
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Aerial imaging via agriculture drones or airplanes outfitted with cameras might be one of the most underutilized tools in agriculture. Cost, uneasiness with the technology and misconceptions about the tools’ capabilities have limited their adoption. “There’s a lot of skepticism with aerial imagery because farmers think it’s simply pictures,” says AgriGold Agronomist…
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Farms Retire Thousands of Acres in Water-Short Northeastern Colorado
With the help of $30M in state and federal funding, Colorado has retired some 10,000 acres of irrigated farm lands, with another 7,000 acres contracted for dry up. Farm communities on the Eastern Plains, under the gun to deliver water to Kansas and Nebraska, are poised to permanently retire 17,000 acres of land, with the…
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Diabolical: How a Con Man Pulled the Evilest Agriculture Fraud in History
Diabolical: How a Con Man Pulled the Evilest Agriculture Fraud in History Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Essential Agricultural Water Purification Methods to Know
SAN ANTONIO – TX — Water is a cornerstone of agriculture, yet maintaining a clean and reliable water supply is a significant challenge. Contaminants in water sources can adversely affect crop health, soil quality, and livestock. Employing effective agricultural water purification methods is essential to support sustainable farming practices and ensure high agricultural productivity. Understanding…
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Foreign worker visa denials adding to farm labor shortage
Finding good employees is hard, and keeping them is harder, especially if the farm is relying on foreign labor using visa programs. Lately, farming operations have been experiencing many more problems with the TN visa program for professionals with education and training such as veterinarians. Karen Gefvert with the Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy…
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Optimism emerges amid shifting buyer behaviors and government support in farmland market
Optimism emerges amid shifting buyer behaviors and government support in farmland market – Tom Schutter Iowa PBS
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Agriculture Outlook for 2025
Agriculture Outlook for 2025 | Quad Cites Farm Show MSN
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Renewing the Mission for the Next 20 Years
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — It was a busy year at the Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers; 2024 marked the 20th Anniversary of helping farmers grow and diversify with a focus on sustainability, profitability and good neighbor relations. In that way, it was no different than the previous 19 years. That has always been the CSIF…
