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Teamwork Makes The Dream Work For Soybeans
Teamwork Makes The Dream Work For Soybeans  Agweb Powered by Farm Journal
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USDA pauses 2 organic programs, leaving farmers on the hook for millions
E&E News: USDA pauses 2 organic programs, leaving farmers on the hook for millions  POLITICO Pro
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Florida citrus growers say disease, weather impacts could spell end of the industry
Florida citrus growers say disease, weather impacts could spell end of the industry  WFTV Orlando
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Gains reported for December dairy product production
The USDA says production of most dairy products in December was up on the year, aside from dry milk products, as processors focused on categories with the strongest demand. Total cheese production was nearly 1.2 billion pounds, down about a percent from last year but up four percent from the prior month. Italian cheese production…
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Farmers Share How to Keep Valuable Soil in Fields
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. — When it comes to farming, there is no substitute for experience. This March, producers and landowners can connect with local Illinois farmers and learn from others’ hands-on knowledge on preventing soil loss in their fields at the Cultivating Conversations: Preventing Soil Loss on Your Farm panel discussion for east-central Illinois. Three local…
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Record-high egg prices aren’t expected to get cheaper until the 2nd quarter
Record-high egg prices aren’t expected to get cheaper until the 2nd quarter  AOL
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Revving Up for the 2025 Championship Tractor Pull
Revving Up for the 2025 Championship Tractor Pull  Farms.com
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U.S. Cattle Herd Contraction is Slowing
The recent Cattle on Feed Report was called neutral-to-slightly-positive by Bernt Nelson, an economist with the American Farm Bureau. He says the overall rate of contraction in the U.S. cattle herd has slowed. However, factors like demand, beef prices, and trade, among other factors, will influence producers’ decisions about what to do with their animals.…
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Ag Manufacturers and Traders Report Tough Profit Outlooks
Several of the biggest agricultural companies in America are feeling a pinch to their bottom lines. Reuters says Archer-Daniels-Midland posted its lowest fourth-quarter profits in six years, thanks to weak oilseed crush margins and uncertainty over U.S. biofuel policy. ADM, based in Chicago, says it’s going to cut costs by $500 million to $750 million…
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More Than a Million Members, Alumni and Supporters Celebrate FFA Week in February
INDIANAPOLIS — People across the country will celebrate National FFA Week from Saturday, February 15, through Saturday, February 22. This event gives the organization’s more than one million members, as well as alumni and supporters, the opportunity to come together with the common goal of sharing FFA’s value and impact from their own hometown. The National FFA…
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Corn’s Ancient Ancestors Are Calling
COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. — The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind’s impact on evolution. Early farmers’ pre-industrial plant breeding choices turned corn from a nearly inedible crop into the major global food source it is today. Now, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professors Rob Martienssen and Thomas Gingeras are uncovering the genetics behind choices farmers…
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Understanding Nutrient Interactions
All the nutrients in the soil that are available for plant uptake interact with each other. In this episode, Stephanie Zelinko, national agronomist for AgroLiquid shares why understanding how those nutrients can react with each other can improve crop performance. The post Understanding Nutrient Interactions appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
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Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows
Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows  25 News Now
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Agriculture at a Crossroads
Agriculture at a Crossroads  Vital
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USDA Announces February 2025 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
USDA Announces February 2025 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers  Tri-State Livestock News
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Moving Plant Disease Diagnosis from Lab to Field for Faster Results
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State University researchers continue to push the field of plant disease diagnosis forward, developing simple-to-run tests capable of delivering results in minutes, sometimes before plants show visible signs of disease. In the latest issue of the journal Phytopathology, NC State plant pathologist Jean Ristaino and her graduate student, Amanda Mainello-Land, who…
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Mystery Seed Packages From China Are Back
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller urges all Texans to exercise extreme caution if they receive unsolicited packages containing unknown seeds or liquids. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has recently been alerted to a mystery package delivered to Clute, TX, containing unidentified seeds and a liquid container sent unsolicited from China. “Folks,…
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Some farmers cautious to buy land, land broker says
A farm real estate specialist says some farmers and ranchers have been cautious with their land purchases. Koby Rickertsen with High Point Land Company says there’s been some uncertainty in the land market to start the year. “We have a new administration, so people are kind of trying to look in the crystal ball and…
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Early Planting Benefits Soybean in Unfertilized, Low-Fertility Fields
URBANA, Ill. — Unfertilized soybean fields with lower soil fertility should be planted earlier than high fertility fields, according to a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign study that re-evaluates longtime soil testing. This result comes as a bit of a surprise, says Fred Below, senior author of the study. “Our findings were somewhat counterintuitive. The expectation would have been that higher soil fertility is…
