The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-06-03
Grain Farmers of Ontario Congratulates Premier Ford and Progressive Conservative Party on Election Win
Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario‘s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers, congratulates Premier Doug Ford and the Progressive... Read more
2022-06-03
Stepping Up: Soybean Farmers Honoring Health Care Heroes
As a bonus feature of the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council’s (MSR&PC) “Stepping Up” campaign, the general public will have a chance to follow in the Council’s footsteps by also giving... Read more
2022-06-03
Protecting your wheat investment
The winter wheat crop is entering a critical growth phase, the time period of 25 to 30 days before heading and ten days after. This is when the number of kernels are being determined. The are many... Read more
2022-06-03
Protecting winter wheat plant health with T3 fungicide applications
It has been around two decades since we have been applying T3 or heading fungicides on winter wheat in Ontario and we have learned a lot over the years on how to maximize its results. Read more
2022-06-03
Study Finds Groundwater Depletion causes California Farmland to Sink, Suggests Countermeasures
The floor of California's arid Central Valley is sinking as groundwater pumping for agriculture and drinking water depletes aquifers. A new remote sensing study from Stanford University shows land... Read more
2022-06-03
Introducing the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey
Brenna Ellison
Department of Agricultural Economics
Purdue University Read more
2022-06-03
Groundbreaking Data Analysis set to Sharpen Crop Breeding Investments
A groundbreaking new dataset and analysis are set to ensure crop breeders develop new varieties that benefit the world’s most disadvantaged people. Read more
2022-06-03
Head Scab Risk has Increased Across Ohio
Due largely to rainfall, high relative humidity, and warmer temperatures over the last several days, the risk for head scab is now moderate across most of the state of Ohio, and high across the south.... Read more
2022-06-03
Climate Change on Course to Hit U.S. Corn Belt Especially Hard, Study Finds
Climate change will make the U.S. Corn Belt unsuitable for cultivating corn by 2100 without major technological advances in agricultural practices, an Emory University study finds. Read more
2022-06-03
May Cwt-Assisted Dairy Export Sales Totaled Nearly 19 Million Pounds
CWT member cooperatives secured 57 contracts in May*, adding 5.0 million pounds of American-type cheeses, 49,000 pounds of butter, 13.0 million pounds of whole milk powder and 679,000 pounds of cream... Read more
2022-06-03
Managing Heat Stress in Young Calves
Being able to raise healthy calves into mature animals is a goal for every dairy or beef farmer. Numerous studies have shown a positive correlation between keeping calves healthy while young, leading... Read more
2022-06-03
History Highlight: APHIS Combats Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
In the mid-1990s, thousands of cattle in the United Kingdom (UK) were affected by an outbreak of a fatal neurological disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly referred to as “mad cow... Read more