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Are you new to hiring farm labor?
When the farming operation grows, it often means hiring additional employees. That is a task many farmers are uncomfortable with in the early growth stages because they’ve never had to work with people outside of their own families. Erin Meis and Kristen Ireland from People Spark consulting have some advice for farmers who are just…
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USDA Provides Clarification On Deferred Resignations, Offers Binding Assurances
USDA Provides Clarification On Deferred Resignations, Offers Binding Assurances. substack.com
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Property Tax Reform, Biofuels Tax Credit Hot Topics for Bacon Bar and Brunch
INDIANAPOLIS — The smokey smell of many pounds of bacon will again fill the halls of the Indiana Statehouse from 8-10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, to bring together Hoosier farmers, ag industry stakeholders and state lawmakers to talk about farm policy. The Indiana Soybean Alliance’s Membership & Policy Committee (M&P) and the Indiana Corn…
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Animal Groups Warn Brooke Rollins: USDA Driving Inflation, Animal Suffering, and Risking Health with Bird Flu
Animal Groups Warn Brooke Rollins: USDA Driving Inflation, Animal Suffering, and Risking Health with Bird Flu EIN News
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Planting already? Wisconsin farmer puts a few soybeans in the ground
A Wisconsin farmer known for his many soybean experiments has another test underway. Ryan Nell farms near Juneau, and he wrapped up January by planting some soybeans. “This is something we’ve never done. We have frost underneath all of this right now. I’ve never planted on top of frost. When you go down and dig…
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The relational costs of tariffs in agriculture
The relational costs of tariffs in agriculture – Ohio Ag Net Ohio’s Country Journal and Ohio Ag Net
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Food Inflation, Threatened Tariffs: What Is The Effect On Super Bowl Snack Tables?
Food Inflation, Threatened Tariffs: What Is The Effect On Super Bowl Snack Tables? Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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World’s largest indoor farm machinery show returns to Ky. Expo Center in Louisville this month
World’s largest indoor farm machinery show returns to Ky. Expo Center in Louisville this month WDRB
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Unpacking and Correcting Soil Compaction
WESTFIELD, Ind. — From mild winters to heavier equipment, farmers face several uncontrollable factors, adding layers to the soil compaction problem. “Our winters have been milder, and snowfall has been lighter in recent years, so we’re not getting as much breakup of soil compaction as we used to,” says LG Seeds Agronomist Kyle Malcolm, who…
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Cattle and Bison Imports Resume Under New Protocol
Cattle and Bison Imports Resume Under New Protocol Farms.com
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Three more bird flu cases in Iowa flocks confirmed; recent surge marks 11th case this year
Three more bird flu cases in Iowa flocks confirmed; recent surge marks 11th case this year MSN
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Border ag state braces for trade impacts
An agribusiness leader says he is concerned about the immediate impact tariffs imposed by President Trump will have on border states. Michigan Agri-Business Association President Chuck Lippstreu tells Brownfield, “Michigan is a North American hub for trade and transit and a big part of that is our proximity as a border state to Canada when you think…
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More Weed Control Tools
Drake Robards, U.S. portfolio marketing leader for soybean herbicides, says Corteva Agriscience is bringing three new soybean herbicides to the market in 2025. He tells Brownfield Enversa is a post-emerge, Kyber Pro is a premium pre-emerge, and Sonic Boom is a premix preemergence herbicide. The post More Weed Control Tools appeared first on Brownfield Ag…
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ADM Layoffs: After Rival Cargill Layoffs, Another US Agri-Business Archer Daniels-Midland To Cut Jobs Amid
ADM Layoffs: After Rival Cargill Layoffs, Another US Agri-Business Archer Daniels-Midland To Cut Jobs Amid LatestLY
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The Dirty Details of Sludge PFAS
WASHINGTON — The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 tackled one nasty problem while unwittingly creating another. Better known as the Clean Water Act, it directed the EPA to enforce the Act’s provisions. This triggered construction of the Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTP) to remove pollutants from sewage. WWTPs ‘clean’ our nation’s municipal sewage…
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Kansas U.S. Senator and colleagues Introduce the FARM Act
Kansas U.S. Senator and colleagues Introduce the FARM Act JC Post