The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-07-05
Antitrust advocates grade USDA efforts as passing, but just barely
The same report says the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission are doing a better job fighting the power of large corporations to control the agricultural sector. Read more
2022-07-05
Higher reference prices come with a cost
Since early this year, farm groups worried about rising production costs have called for higher reference prices, which are used in calculating crop subsidies, to be written into the 2023 farm bill. Read more
2022-07-05
Evening Edition | Tuesday, July 5, 2022
In tonight’s Evening Edition, read about crop progress around the country, agriculture policy, and an international perspective. Read more
2022-07-05
'Million-dollar rain' brings relief to Iowa, Arkansas, and North Carolina crops
XtremeAg farmers Kelly Garrett, Matt Miles, and Kevin Matthews receive a break from the hot and dry summer with life-saving rains. Read more
2022-07-05
Carbon and sustainable farming lessons from Danish agriculture
Sustainability is priority across the agriculture industry in Denmark. Read more
2022-07-05
Hanging Out and Taking Selfies: DC9 Becomes a Teenager
My, how they grow up so quickly. Read more
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2022-07-05
NASS to Collect Updated Information on Planted Acreage
In July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will collect updated information on 2022 acres planted to barley, canola, corn, dry edible beans, oats,... Read more
2022-07-05
Insecticide Options for Spotted Wing Drosophila Control in Blueberry
Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) remains a key pest of blueberry, but it can be effectively controlled through implementing a pest management program that includes effective insecticides. Over the past... Read more
2022-07-05
Control Options for Roughleaf Dogwood and Smooth Sumac
Two common brush species native to Kansas and widely spread across the state are roughleaf dogwood (
Cornus drummondii) and smooth sumac (
Rhus glabra). Read more
2022-07-05
Straw: To Bale or Not to Bale?
Wheat harvest has started in southern Pennsylvania and balers will be running closely behind the combines to get the straw baled and soybeans planted. With the spike in fertilizer prices this growing... Read more
2022-07-05
Leaf Mold Compost Shows Benefit for Tomato Plants in Degraded Urban Soils
Many urban gardeners know that adding ingredients like compost and mulch to their soil has great benefits. But it can be difficult
to know what to add and why. Researchers at Purdue University... Read more
2022-07-05
National Association of Wheat Growers’ 2023 Farm Bill Priorities
The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) shares their
2023 Farm Bill priorities as Congress prepares for the next Farm bill. As lawmakers continue to review the 2018 Farm Bill and start... Read more