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USDA Opens Applications for 1890 National Scholars Program
USDA Opens Applications for 1890 National Scholars Program MyChesCo
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‘We Obviously Need Foreign Labor’: Farmers battle every year to get enough legal workers
‘We Obviously Need Foreign Labor’: Farmers battle every year to get enough legal workers KSWO
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Crop Production Estimates Available for 2025 Growing Season
AMES, Iowa – Farmers can estimate the cost of producing various crops in 2025 by using data published in the January edition of Ag Decision Maker. The article “Estimated Costs of Crop Production” includes average production costs for corn, corn silage, soybeans, alfalfa and pasture maintenance. Decision tools, as well as web-based calculators, are available that allow farmers…
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A good time to be a cattle producer
Pictured: Iowa farmer James Holz at the 2025 Practical Farmers of Iowa annual conference (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) A central Iowa cattle farmer says 2024 ended on a high note and he’s optimistic about the year ahead. “Cattle prices are really good going into 2025,” said James Holz. “We’re pretty excited about that.” Holz says…
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2025 Western Farm Show returns for its 63rd year of success
2025 Western Farm Show returns for its 63rd year of success Farm Talk
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Do Fungicides Pay Off in Soybean?
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Fungicides can be an essential part of an integrated pest management plan, but they do not always provide a positive return on investment for soybean producers, according to University of Missouri strip trial research. Missouri farmers apply fungicides to about 65% of soybean acres, says MU Extension state plant pathologist Mandy Bish, yet only 10% of…
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Nebraska farmland values showing stability, despite sales slowdown
An ag finance expert says Nebraska farmland values remain stable despite a slowdown in sales. Tim Koch, executive vice president of business development with Farm Credit Services of America, tells Brownfield he expects that to continue in the short term. “None of us know where commodity prices are going. If we go back probably 30…
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Ag Moves Provides Opportunity to Innovate
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Emma Brushwood, a senior at Northwest Missouri State University studying to become an agricultural educator, teamed up with fellow Northwest senior agricultural education student, Meghan Hunerdosse, to facilitate an Ag Camp for children in Maryville this past summer. These future teachers partnered with Missouri Farmers Care’s Agriculture Education on the Move (Ag…
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The US is experiencing an egg shortage, here’s why
The US is experiencing an egg shortage, here’s why WSAZ
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Bridgestone offers buyouts to workers at Iowa tractor tire plant
The offers come in response to a down farm economy that has rattled John Deere, CNH and other tractor makers.
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OPINION: The federal government spends billions on food. Why doesn’t this money go to farmers that need the business?
Byline: Susan Lightfoot Schempf and Pete Huff. Ms. Schempf and Mr. Huff are the Co-Directors of the Wallace Center, a national nonprofit organization that brings together diverse people and ideas to co-create solutions that build healthy farms, equitable economies, and resilient food systems. The U.S. government is one of the country’s biggest grocery shoppers, and…
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CHS leans into supply chain investments as profits tank
The agribusiness giant, which saw net income fall by more than half in the first quarter, is announcing new products, shipping terminals and agronomy services to turn around market declines.
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How Dairy Processors Can Leverage MilkPEP Programs to Modernize Milk
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Center for Dairy Excellence will host another webinar for dairy processors on Tuesday, January 21 from 1-2 p.m., titled “How MilkPEP Is Modernizing Milk.” This is the next webinar in the bi-monthly processor webinar series to help spur discussion, collaboration and innovation across the dairy supply chain. AJ Dejewski, Senior Vice…
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USDA Announces 2025 Enrollment Periods for Crop and Dairy Safety
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the 2025 enrollment periods for key safety-net programs – Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) as well as Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC). Agricultural producers can submit applications to USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) for ARC and PLC for the 2025 crop year from Jan. 21 to April…
