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USDA forecast again ratchets back decline in Iowa and U.S. farm profits
USDA forecast again ratchets back decline in Iowa and U.S. farm profits Des Moines Register
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K-State Researchers Aim to Develop Soil Sensors That Will Measure Farm Fields at the Nanoscale
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University researchers have received a $2 million award from the National Science Foundation’s Global Centers program to develop sensors that can more accurately detect nutrients, chemical compounds, soil microbiomes and greenhouse gases in soil. Suprem Das, an associate professor in K-State’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, said advancing…
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Upper Mississippi River Navigation Closes for the Year
The Army Corps of Engineers in the St. Paul, Minnesota, District, saw the last barge of the year depart Lock and Dam 2 on December 1, ending the 2024 navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. Traditionally, the last tow departing Minnesota’s capital city heading south of Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, Minnesota, has…
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Ag Sector Layoffs Continue: Cargill, John Deere and Tyson Foods
(FARGO, ND) — Even as farmer sentiment seems to be improving across the country, the overall ag economy continues to face challenges as major companies are continuing to layoff workers on a regular basis. Just this year alone, John Deere has laid off more than 2,500 workers across the Midwest as the company cites a…
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Judge Overturns USDA Rule on Genetically Engineered Plants
Judge Overturns USDA Rule on Genetically Engineered Plants Successful Farming
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Fungi help MS farmers unlock ‘secrets’ of healthy soil
Fungi help MS farmers unlock ‘secrets’ of healthy soil Public News Service
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Farmer Sentiment Following U.S. Election Reaches Highest Levels Since May 2021
Farmer Sentiment Following U.S. Election Reaches Highest Levels Since May 2021 Farm Equipment
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Smithfield Foods Selling 150,000 Sows to Murphy Family Ventures
Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, said on Monday it will transfer part of its hog farming operations to a venture controlled by Murphy Family Ventures LLC as the Chinese-owned pork giant seeks to further streamline operations and reduce hog numbers as it prepares for a U.S. listing. The Murphy-controlled business will assume…
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Keeping an eye out for livestock diseases this winter
A veterinarian with the Indiana State Board of Animal Health says livestock producers should monitor and understand the threat of avian influenza this winter. Dr. Kelli Werling says the number of H5N1 cases reported in the U.S. has steadily increased. “Keeping an eye on the national situation, especially with dairy cattle, and then of course with that new diagnosis…
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Digging into Soil Health
Digging into Soil Health Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Cutting costs on farmer’s minds
An agricultural economist at the University of Illinois says low farm incomes have farmers looking at ways to save. Gary Schnitkey says income projections for the foreseeable future are not good. “And in fact, we’re projecting some negative incomes from many farms,” he says. He tells Brownfield applying nitrogen in accordance with university recommendations is…
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US cotton production slashed from Hurricane Helene
Georgia, the nation’s second largest producer of the crop, lost 32% of its harvest, pushing national yields to record lows.
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Soybean cyst nematode resistance an ongoing challenge
Soybean cyst nematode resistance is an ongoing challenge for farmers. Iowa State University professor Greg Tylka says two decades of heavy use of PI88788 soybean varieties built up resistant SCN populations, so more growers are turning to Peking varieties. “We see sometimes 20 bushel per-acre yield increases from switching from PI88788 resistance to Peking resistance,…
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ADM, Bunge slide as ag giant Cargill to lay off 8,000 workers
ADM, Bunge slide as ag giant Cargill to lay off 8,000 workers MSN
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Federal Court Strikes Down Lax GMO Rules, Halts GE Crop Introductions Without USDA Oversight
Federal Court Strikes Down Lax GMO Rules, Halts GE Crop Introductions Without USDA Oversight Indybay
