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Ten Percent Fewer U.S. Farms From 2012-2022
The 2022 Census of Agriculture showed the U.S. had 1,900,487 farms, down from over 2,100,000 in 2012. That represented a 10 percent drop, or 208,816 farms, in ten years. The Census of Ag is conducted every five years, and the last two five-year periods saw the number of farms decrease in all four farm size…
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Volatility, high prices expected for fertilizer
Volatility, high prices expected for fertilizer Farm Progress
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Predicting Climate-Ready Corn
Predicting Climate-Ready Corn Seed World
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Watch the 2025 FFA Farm Show Lawn Tractor Restoration Videos
Watch the 2025 FFA Farm Show Lawn Tractor Restoration Videos Lancaster Farming
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A Sound Investment in Stewardship
BOONE CO., Mo. — Andrew Stanton faced a challenge as a youth in agriculture: attend college or stay home to work on the family farm. Even as he faced the economic crisis of the 1980s, Andrew chose to preserve a legacy, taking ownership of his generational family farm. His great-grandfather started the farm in 1845…
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Follow These Tips for Stronger, Safer Shop Welds
Follow These Tips for Stronger, Safer Shop Welds Successful Farming
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Pipeline Opponents Receive Cease and Desist Letters From Summit
Pipeline Opponents Receive Cease and Desist Letters From Summit Successful Farming
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New Device Produces Critical Fertilizer Ingredient From Thin Air
STANFORD, Calif. — The air around us contains a powerful solution for making agriculture more sustainable. Researchers at Stanford University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia have developed a prototype device that can produce ammonia – a key fertilizer ingredient – using wind energy to draw air through a mesh.…
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Approach Builds Confidence in New Corn Hybrids
WESTFIELD, Ind. — Yield data is critical when testing new corn hybrids, but there’s only so much you can learn about a product from numbers in a spreadsheet. That’s why every new hybrid AgriGold launches has been ground-truthed by several teams of experts in research plots around the country. “Getting eyes on ears is important,”…
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Red Crown Rot: No Cure for This Soybean Disease
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Once red crown rot spreads, you cannot unspread it, says University of Missouri Extension state plant pathologist Mandy Bish. Currently, soybean and disease specialists know of no cure for red crown rot, which can reduce yields by an estimated 80% in severe cases. Seed treatments may reduce symptoms and infection, but these…
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USDA’s investigation into Tyson Foods has collected thousands of documents. Would Donald Trump end it?
USDA’s investigation into Tyson Foods has collected thousands of documents. Would Donald Trump end it? The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting
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Farming not for faint of heart
Farming not for faint of heart | Daily Gate City – Keokuk, Iowa Mississippi Valley Publishing
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Know your cost of production, expenses
Brad Sirianni is a farmer, former farm business management instructor, and ag lender says many families need help getting a clear picture of their income and expenses, starting with knowing the cost of production for everything the farm produces. He says not knowing that number prevents farmers from making important management decisions. The post Know…
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What’s With the Corporate Transparency Act?
Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA The Corporate Transparency Act would have required tens of millions of United States small businesses, such as limited liability companies (LLCs) with fewer than 20 employees and gross receipts less than $5 million annually, to report their private business information regarding their “beneficial owners” to the U.S. Department…
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Bayer, Corteva Control Vast Majority of GMO Seed Patents
GRAPHIC: Bayer, Corteva Control Vast Majority of GMO Seed Patents Farms.com
