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The Growing Number of Female Farmers in the US
WASHINGTON — As Women’s History Month highlights the contributions of women across industries, a quiet transformation is unfolding in American agriculture. Female farmers are taking on a larger role in shaping the future of farming, contributing to both local economies and national food production. Recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals a steady…
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USDA reminds producers of application deadline for noninsured crop disaster assistance program
USDA reminds producers of application deadline for noninsured crop disaster assistance program  WV News
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USDA Farm Loan Program changes now in effect
USDA Farm Loan Program changes now in effect  WV News
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Corn concentration potentially in Western Plains and Upper Midwest
A market analyst expects a significant shift to more corn acres in the Western Plains and Upper Midwest this year. Matt Bennett with AgMarket.Net says a trend has emerged within planting surveys to growers and from talking with farmers during the winter. “Whenever I get north of I-80 and farther west, I’ve asked in every…
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Broiler sets, placements stick to higher pace
2025 broiler sets and placements continue to move faster than 2024. The USDA says 249.476 million broiler-type eggs were set into incubation, jumping 1.198 million on the week and 1% on the year, with average hatchability dipping slightly to 78.5%. 191.503 million broiler-type chicks were placed into meat production, rising 44,000 from the previous week…
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Protecting animal health from outside threats
Protecting animal health from outside threats is essential to safeguarding the U.S. food supply. Dr. Kelli Werling with Indiana’s State Board of Animal Health says unwanted pathogens are typically introduced through U.S. ports of entry. She tells Brownfield programs like the Beagle Brigade play a key role in preventing the ag industry from foreign pests…
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Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here’s how it’s made
Sewage sludge can find a second life on farm fields. Here’s how it’s made  FOX 31 Denver
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Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it
Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it  Yahoo
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“Elon Musk’s shockwave”: 6,000 layoffs unleash a massive invasion of destructive species across the United States
“Elon Musk’s shockwave”: 6,000 layoffs unleash a massive invasion of destructive species across the United States  Sustainability Times
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Survey Reveals Farmers Will Plant More Corn in 2025
Survey Reveals Farmers Will Plant More Corn in 2025Â Â Successful Farming
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Dry conditions likely to affect wheat
A farmer in south central South Dakota says widespread dryness has been good for spring fieldwork, but not good for winter wheat emergence. Bryan Jorgensen says “it went in last fall very dry. We haven’t had significant moisture since September. The winter wheat crop never emerged and it still hasn’t emerged yet although it is…
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New Technology Makes Pesticides Stick To Plant Leaves
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Reducing the amount of agricultural sprays used by farmers — including fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides — could cut down the amount of polluting runoff that ends up in the environment while at the same time reducing farmers’ costs and perhaps even enhancing their productivity. A classic win-win-win. A team of researchers at…
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USDA Delivers on Rural Energy Commitments
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release previously obligated funding under the Rural Energy For America Program (REAP), Empowering Rural America (New ERA) and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) programs. This announcement underscores the Trump Administration’s commitment to rural communities — including the…
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Renegade Colorado Farmer Pushes Deeper into Unconventional Agriculture
Renegade Colorado Farmer Pushes Deeper into Unconventional Agriculture  Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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USDA Reinstates Cattle on Feed Reporting for 2025
USDA Reinstates Cattle on Feed Reporting for 2025Â Â Southeast AgNet
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The Race to Regulate Hemp in Animal Feed: Can We Afford to Wait?
ST. PAUL, Minn. — On a crisp autumn morning in Kentucky, a hemp farmer kneels in his field, running a hand over the golden stalks swaying in the breeze. A few years ago, these fields were filled with soy and corn. Now, they hold a crop with enormous promise—hemp. Farmers across the U.S. are eyeing…
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‘Why us, why now?’: Farmers paying stiff price as Trump’s USDA cuts slam food banks and schools
‘Why us, why now?’: Farmers paying stiff price as Trump’s USDA cuts slam food banks and schools  MSN
