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59th National Farm Machinery Show coming to Louisville
59th National Farm Machinery Show coming to Louisville Agri-News
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Millions of Livestock Die Each Year While Being Transported. Those Cases Are Rarely Investigated by the USDA.
Millions of Livestock Die Each Year While Being Transported. Those Cases Are Rarely Investigated by the USDA. The Good Men Project
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This is the Year to Re-Evaluate Your Crop Insurance
This is the Year to Re-Evaluate Your Crop Insurance Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Don’t buy into USDA’s farm income numbers
Don’t buy into USDA’s farm income numbers Farm Progress
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Outside factors will continue to impact cattle markets
A livestock economist says there is a lot of volatility in the cattle markets ahead. Josh Maples with Mississippi State University says the talks of tariffs and the resumption of live cattle imports from Mexico put a lot of pressure on the markets last week. “But, one of the things we’re most certain about is…
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Soybean seed might not meet expectations
A soybean researcher says last year’s growing conditions may have left this year’s growers with less-than-ideal seed. Shawn Conley leads the research team for the Wisconsin Soybean Program. He tells Brownfield in 2024, dry weather caused a lot of growers to harvest soybeans with very low moisture levels. “We harvested a lot of beans where…
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Severe and Sudden Losses of Managed Honey Bees Across the Nation
WASHINGTON — As commercial beekeepers in the USA inspect their bees after winter, to transport over 90% of the nation’s managed honey bees to pollinate California almonds, they are discovering alarming colony losses. These losses are severe, broad, and may impact food security through inadequate pollination services. Survey results are still accumulating, but information gathered…
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Ogallala Aquifer levels declining in parts of western Kansas
The Kansas Geological Survey says a rise in irrigation coupled with prolonged drought conditions have led to a substantial decline in Ogallala Aquifer levels in the western part of the state. Water data manager Brownie Wilson says some areas are worse than others. “Probably a little bit more so up in northwest Kansas where it…
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US Farmers Retain Optimistic Outlook for 2025 Despite Ag Trade Uncertainty
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — U.S. farmers began 2025 with an optimistic outlook, as the January Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 5 points from the previous month to a reading of 141. This increase was driven by a 9-point growth in the Current Conditions Index and a 3-point rise in the Future Expectations Index. The…
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Avian flu case detected in Nebraska flock
Avian flu case detected in Nebraska flock High Plains Journal
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JBS USA Settles Child Labor Violations
The nation’s largest meatpacking company JBS USA Food Company will pay $4 million as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), in connection with the company’s use of child labor at meatpacking plants across the country. The DOL said on Monday the funds would be used to “prevent illegal child labor”…
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Former Express Grain CEO Sentenced
The former CEO of Greenwood, Mississippi-based Express Grain has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to immediately pay $69.8 million in restitution after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud while working for the company. John R. Coleman was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern Mississippi…
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Commissioner Sid Miller Urges Caution as More Texans Receive Chinese Mystery Seed Packages
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced new reports of unsolicited seed packages arriving across Texas from Chinese vendors. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is working swiftly to safely collect these packages and ensure they are delivered to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)…
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Costamare cautious on Red Sea reopening as revenues hit US$2Bn
News Content Hub – Costamare cautious on Red Sea reopening as revenues hit US$2Bn Riviera Maritime Media
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U.S. Agricultural Exports Surge in Volume Despite Lower Revenue in 2024
U.S. Agricultural Exports Surge in Volume Despite Lower Revenue in 2024 Southeast AgNet
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Sewage Sludge: Follow the Money
WASHINGTON — There are 16,000 waste water treatment plants (WWTP) in the US. Each WWTP produces solid waste at the rate of an estimated 300 pounds per person per year and 35 million tons per year of dried biosolids requiring disposal. Some goes to landfills. Much is ‘land applied’ despite decades of warnings to the…
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Agritourism helps US farmers withstand agricultural downturn
Agritourism helps US farmers withstand agricultural downturn The Pig Site
