The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-09-16
Canada rail union launches court challenges to back-to-work order
The union representing workers at Canada's two main rail companies said on Friday it had filed court challenges against rulings by the country's industrial labor board that forced them back to work,... Read more
2024-09-16
Warm Weather This Past Week Advances Longer Season Crop Development
Manitoba Agriculture reports hot weather over the past week has given the longer season crops a nice boost.Manitoba Agriculture's weekly crop report, released Tuesday, indicates this year's harvest is... Read more
2024-09-16
Pilot Program Makes Fresh Colorado Produce Accessible to More Families
As Colorado's fall harvest kicks into high gear, people participating in SNAP, the program formerly known as food stamps, can now get up to $60 per month added back to their EBT cards when they... Read more
2024-09-16
Smithfield Foods Donates Grain Bin Rescue Systems to 12 Local Fire Departments
Smithfield Foods donated 12 lifesaving grain bin rescue systems to local fire departments servicing nearby feed mills and grain elevators. Read more
2024-09-16
We Didn’t Start the Fire! Impacts of Wildfire Smoke on Corn
Did smoke help the 2023 corn crop? Read more
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2024-09-16
Innovation to Meet Future Challenges – Ten Years Later
If you have ever planted a garden, you know how much effort it takes to help your plants thrive — and how often the results do not match up with your expectations. Read more
2024-09-16
Texas A&M Agrilife Researchers Identify Novel Approach to Minimize Nitrogen Loss in Crops
While agriculture producers apply nitrogen fertilizer to supply nutrients to their crops, they can’t always keep those nutrients in the soil for maximum efficiency, often losing them into the... Read more
2024-09-16
Who’s Buying Nebraska? Philly Organic Farm is 2nd-Biggest Buyer of Nebraska Farmland
At first glance,the sight of this south-central Nebraska farm is not much different from its counterparts in the corn belt. But the corn here grows on a natural diet of animal manure. No synthetic... Read more
2024-09-16
SHIC Encourages Use of Standardized Outbreak Investigation App
The Swine Health Information Center’s
Standardized Outbreak Investigation Program (SOIP), introduced in early 2023, includes both a downloadable standardized outbreak investigation Word-based form... Read more
2024-09-16
Innovative EWG Study Uses AI to Find 357M Poultry on North Carolina’s Factory Farms
A new EWG investigation has used artificial intelligence to find poultry farms in North Carolina housed almost 357 million chickens and turkeys as of 2022 – about 33 birds for every human. Read more
2024-09-16
Council Concludes Successful Dairy Management Summit 2024 In Thailand
The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) recently hosted Dairy Management Summit Asia 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, bringing together leading experts, farmers and government representatives from Southeast Asia... Read more
2024-09-16
Trust in Beef
Last week, beef cattle people met at the Black Leg Ranch near Menoken, ND, where Jerry Doan and his family hosted a stop on the
Trust in Beef
TM multi-state tour. This unique gathering of ranchers,... Read more