The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-07-14
USDA Announces Options in Certifying AMS Livestock and Poultry Commodity Products
To provide greater flexibility to contractors that supply food for Federal nutrition assistance programs, including many small businesses, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural... Read more
2022-07-14
Watch for Scale Insects on Blueberries While You Are Pruning
While there are over 20 different species of scale insects known to affect blueberries in the northeastern U.S., Putnam scale has been the one most commonly found in commercial plantings. The first... Read more
2022-07-14
RMA Expands Insurance Coverage for Double Cropping
Today, the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA)
announced an expansion of the list of counties that are eligible for double crop coverage under crop insurance. Coverage will be expanded or... Read more
2022-07-14
USDA Invests More Than $14M to Support Agricultural Workforce Training for Historically Underserved Communities to Bolster U.S. Meat and Poultry Sector Resilience
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an additional investment of more than $14 million to support agricultural workforce training in historically underserved communities that will... Read more
2022-07-14
Strategic Farming: Field Notes Addresses Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC) in Soybean
On the July 6, 2022, Strategic Farming: Field Notes episode, Dan Kaiser, Extension Nutrient Management Specialist, and Seth Naeve, Extension Soybean Specialist, joined moderators and Extension... Read more
2022-07-14
Effects of the Derecho on Corn in NW Iowa
In the evening hours of July 5, 2022, a derecho moved through South Dakota into northwest Iowa. Gusts in South Dakota were as high as 99 mph with winds that lasted up to 20 minutes. The path of the... Read more
2022-07-14
Using Compost Instead of Nitrogen as Fertilizer in Canada can Slow Global Warming
A new study led from the University of Waterloo discovered greenhouse gas production is significantly less when biobased residues like compost replaces widely used nitrogen fertilizer during spring... Read more
2022-07-14
'Super-spuds' to the Rescue as Typical Tubers Feel the Heat
Read `Super-spuds` to the Rescue as Typical Tubers Feel the Heat in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date crop reports, livestock information and ag... Read more
2022-07-14
ASA Thanks USDA for Effort to Provide Farmers Greater Access to Crop Insurance Protection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced plans to reduce the economic risk of raising two crops on the same land in one year. Citing “continuing challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic,... Read more
2022-07-14
Complete CORN Reader Survey by July 20
Help OSU Extension better understand current agricultural practices and improve outreach efforts by completing our reader survey by Wednesday, July 20. Read more
2022-07-14
Insurance Coverage for Double Crop Soybeans Expanded in Ohio
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is reducing the economic risk of raising two crops on the same land in one year, making it easier for U.S. farmers to grow food... Read more