The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-07-18
Companies’ Climate Promises Face a Wild Card: Farmers
Driving rain pelted the windows of “the Tower,” a second-story glass enclosure in Ray Gaesser’s home that provides a view for miles of the gentle, rolling fields around Corning, Iowa. Inside, away... Read more
2022-07-18
Autonomous Farming: The Changing World of Agriculture
When it comes to completing everyday tasks around the farm, agricultural producers know how critical it is to have a reliable labor force on hand to help them tackle daily responsibilities. However,... Read more
2022-07-18
Little Rain this Week in Most Areas
Most parts of the region got a decent amount of rain last week, with a few exceptions in upstate South Carolina and points north. This week looks drier, with the heaviest rain off the coast early in... Read more
2022-07-18
State Board of Animal Health: Commingling Poultry Events NOW Permitted
The State Board of Animal Health has rescinded the temporary ban of poultry events and exhibitions, effective immediately. This ban was first enacted as animal health officials responded to cases of... Read more
2022-07-18
Differences in Working Capital to Gross Farm Revenues Among Farms
In the
July 1, 2022
farmdoc daily article, the author explains trends in working capital using data from the United States Department of Agriculture – Economic Research Service (USDA-ERS) to show... Read more
2022-07-17
German Agriculture Minister Cem Ozdemir says the current coalition inherited a "catastrophic" energy policy from Angela Merkel's government. Berlin is worried that Russian gas supplies may be cut... Read more
2022-07-15
USDA Raises Corn, Lowers Soybean Production in July Report
With slightly higher corn acres, USDA on Tuesday bumped up corn production slightly to 14.5 billion bushels (bb), but lowered soybean production by 135 million bushels (mb) to 4.5 bb. Read more
2022-07-15
Long-term Studies: Do Insurance Applications of Foliar Fungicides Provide Benefits in Corn and Soybeans?
Insurance applications of foliar fungicides to soybean – do they provide a benefit? Read more
2022-07-15
Small Grains Disease and Pest Update 07/06/22
As temperatures and relative humidity values are creeping up so are the hours of leaf wetness and with that the risk for fungal infections. Since last Saturday about two-thirds to three-quarters of... Read more
2022-07-15
First Solar-Powered Center Pivot System Launched in Nebraska
A farm in South-Central Nebraska is the site of one of the nation’s first solar-powered center pivot systems. Read more
2022-07-15
Small Grains Disease and Pest Update 07/12/22
Andrew Friskop, Extension Plant Pathologist at NDSU, shared my concern that the risk models were underestimating the risk of FHB last week. Since the weekend the models have started to trend towards... Read more
2022-07-15
How Cover Crops can Protect the Chesapeake Bay
Shelly Porter, undergraduate research assistant, applies a vacuum to a tension lysimeter to sample water leached during the previous 24 hours. The sample includes water and dissolved nutrients that... Read more