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2025 Top Producer Award Finalists and Winners Announced
2025 Top Producer Award Finalists and Winners Announced  Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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USDA grant tackles grain storage pest monitoring
USDA grant tackles grain storage pest monitoring  World Grain
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Family Run Farm Finds Success in the Pulses Market
Family Run Farm Finds Success in the Pulses Market  USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
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Fishing for Talent? Make Sure You’ve Got the Right Bait
Fishing for Talent? Make Sure You’ve Got the Right Bait  Precision Farming Dealer
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2025 Begins with More Ag Industry Layoffs in Iowa
2025 Begins with More Ag Industry Layoffs in Iowa  Successful Farming
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Rethinking land rental strategies in 2025
Farmers should rethink some strategies to improve profitability in 2025. University of Illinois farm management specialist Gary Schnitkey says farmers should consider today’s economic conditions when making decisions about cash rents. “In particular, renting land at high cash rents that aren’t economic right now are really questionable because we’re seeing some pretty large losses on those…
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Recapping 2024: Field Insights to Apply in 2025
There are some risk factors for both above and below-ground loss of nitrogen. On this episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services says the key is to understand the risk associated with a grower’s preferred nitrogen source, timing, and placement. The post Recapping 2024: Field Insights to Apply in 2025…
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Climate-Smart Alliance Enrolls 1,300 Farms
The Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture at Virginia Tech enrolled over 1,300 farms representing more than 202,000 acres. It’s the first year of a landmark project that incentivizes agricultural producers in four states to adopt climate-smart practices. The project is a three-year national pilot program that aims to enroll 4,500 producers representing over 470,000 acres…
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US farmer sentiment drifts lower; producers remain optimistic about the future
US farmer sentiment drifts lower; producers remain optimistic about the future  The Pig Site
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Rice seed availability tightens even more for 2025
Rice seed availability tightens even more for 2025Â Â Farm Progress
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Illinois Declares Soybean as Official State Bean
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — On January 6, 2025, the Illinois Legislature passed HB 4439 which designates the soybean as Illinois’ official state bean. HB 4439 recognizes the importance of soybeans to the state’s economy and agricultural heritage. Illinois is the No. 1 soybean-producing state in the nation with over 10 million acres of soybeans planted each…
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Most farms lack succession plan
A commercial agriculture educator with the University of Illinois Extension says many farming operations lack sufficient succession plans. Kevin Brooks says less than one in five farm owners has an estate plan in place. “And I can tell you, as somebody who has worked as a farm manager and farm trust officer, that out of…
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Can You Cut Fertilizer Expenses?
Can You Cut Fertilizer Expenses?  Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Midwest Meat Summit kicks off in Des Moines
The inaugural Midwest Meat Summit is underway in Des Moines. Margaret Chamas with Practical Farmers of Iowa says the event is all about making connections across the entire value chain. “People producing the live animals on the ground, all the way through the people selling it to or serving it to people who are eating…
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AgWeb Poll: How Are You Cutting Costs in 2025?
Take Our Poll: How Are You Cutting Costs in 2025?  Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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USDA Works to Strengthen Food Supply Chain
USDA Works to Strengthen Food Supply Chain  AgNet West
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Will $10B in economic payments offset farm income losses?
Researchers are still projecting negative returns for grain producers even after assistance from Washington, highlighting the extent of the downturn in the agricultural industry.
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Planning for 2025
As many producers take inventory of what nutrients are available in their soils, some may question how to proceed ahead of the growing season. In this episode, an expert with AgroLiquid says now is a good time to work with an agronomist to determine what products they want to apply. The post Planning for 2025…
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US to Stockpile Bird Flu Vaccine for Poultry
US to Stockpile Bird Flu Vaccine for Poultry  Newsmax
