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Web-Based App Will Optimize Soil Sampling
The Agricultural Research Service, the University of Nebraska, and the ARS’s Partnership for Data Innovations have launched a new web-based application involving soil sampling. The application, called the Soil Sample Panning Organizer Tool, or SSPOT, will facilitate digital soil mapping and optimize soil sampling. Effective soil management relies on understanding the various factors that drive…
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3 Big Things Today
3 Big Things Today, January 8, 2025 Successful Farming
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Latest USDA Highs and Reports Surprise
Latest USDA Highs and Reports Surprise AGInfo Ag Information Network
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Program to discuss leveraging bioenergy potential of manure methane
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Jan. 14 Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) breakfast program will offer strategies to limit the release of methane into the atmosphere. The EPN — a service of The School of Environment and Natural Resources at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences — is kicking off its 2025…
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Supply and demand stabilizing farmland values
The senior vice president of real estate operations at Farmers National Company (FNC) says he’s optimistic high demand will continue to offset pressures on the land market. Paul Shadegg tells Brownfield, “Industry wide, we are looking at about 25% decrease in available land for sale.” He says, “The other side of that equation is that…
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Farmer Poses 4R Question On How To Make Fertilizer Use More Efficient In Soybeans – Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
Farmer Poses 4R Question On How To Make Fertilizer Use More Efficient In Soybeans Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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Major Fla. Grower to End Citrus Ops After Hurricanes, Tree Disease
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A major grower said this week it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida’s signature crops are facing following a series of hurricanes and tree diseases. Alico Inc. announced Monday that it planned to wind down its citrus operations after the current crop is harvested later this year. About 3,400…
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Farmland Values Stable in IA/KS/MN/NE/ND/SD/WI/WY
OMAHA, Neb. (January 7, 2025) – Farmland values remain stable across Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming, the eight states served by AgCountry Farm Credit Services (AgCountry), Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica) and Frontier Farm Credit. While sales activity has slowed, cropland is showing pockets of strength, according to the latest Benchmark Farm Value Trends Report…
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2024 Ethanol Exports Set New Record in Just 11 Months
According to data released Tuesday by the Census Bureau, U.S. ethanol exports for 2024 totaled 1.72 billion gallons just through November, already surpassing the previous annual record of 1.67 billion gallons set in 2018. With one month of data to go, exports were on pace to approach 1.9 billion gallons for the full 2024 calendar…
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Biocontrol Breakthrough Offers Hope Against Mosquitoes and Agricultural Pests
SYDNEY, Australia — A revolutionary new biological pest control method that targets the lifespan of female insects could significantly reduce the threat of insect pests such as disease-carrying mosquitoes by offering faster and more effective results than current methods. Described today in Nature Communications, the technique developed by researchers in Applied BioSciences and the ARC Centre…
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Farmer Sentiment Drifts Lower While Producers Remain Optimistic About the Future
WASHINGTON — Farmer sentiment drifted lower in December as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 9 points to a reading of 136. The decline was driven by producers’ weaker perspective on current conditions in U.S. agriculture and their farms, with the Index of Current Conditions falling 13 points to 100. Although the Current Conditions Index declined this month,…
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Farmland values increase despite income declines
Farmers National Company said its agricultural listings are down 25% compared to recent years, showing strong demand for available farmland.
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Fake Farmer Steals $8.75M In Green Energy Scam
Fake Farmer Steals $8.75M In Green Energy Scam Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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One Company’s Unique Way To Defer Capital Gains Tax
One Company’s Unique Way To Defer Capital Gains Tax Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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USDA finalizes grain fee updates
USDA finalizes grain fee updates Farms.com
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Limited Supply, Strong Demand Fuels Ag Land Market
OMAHA, NEB. — There are more motivated land buyers in today’s market than there are willing sellers, according to Farmers National Company. Despite the pressures created by lower net farm income, declining commodity markets, higher interest rates and increased input costs, land values have remained quite stable across the Midwest. While most university and industry…
