The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-06-27
Estimated and Soil Test Methods to Determine Supplemental N need after Flooding
Determining the amount of supplemental nitrogen, if any, that is needed after saturated soil conditions is a difficult question to answer. Soil conditions such as texture, temperature, and length of... Read more
2022-06-27
Farmers get crops seeded for Canadian Foodgrains Bank
It was a challenging spring for many farmers, and that includes those helping out with Canadian Foodgrains Bank growing projects. Read more
2022-06-27
Crop Insurance Ratings, Precision Agriculture Focus of Arkansas Agricultural Economist
With farmers in the national spotlight amid soaring production costs, crop risk mitigation practices like crop insurance and futures options are more important than ever for the nation's producers of... Read more
2022-06-27
Conducting Home Germination Tests On This Year's Wheat Seed
Read Conducting Home Germination Tests On This Year`s Wheat Seed in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date crop reports, livestock information and ag... Read more
2022-06-27
First Soybean Aphids Of 2022
Today, while scouting for bean leaf beetle south of Ames, my lab found a few early vegetative plants with soybean aphid. Actually, it was Ashley Dean who found them. It was the ants moving on plants... Read more
2022-06-27
Michigan Farms May Not Cook And Feed Garbage To Swine
Fig. 1 Adapted from USDA website: fs-swine-producers-garbage-feeding.pdf (usda.gov). States shaded blue prohibit garbage feeding to pigs, states shaded yellow allow garbage feeding. Read more
2022-06-27
American Agri-Women Supports Policies to Increase Domestic Energy and Food Supplies
American Agri-Women (AAW) applauds recent efforts in Congress to use all our resources for food and energy independence.
AAW President Heather Hampton+Knodle said, “Energy and food self-sufficiency... Read more
2022-06-27
Missouri Weather Update: Conditions Continue to Favor Drought
In general, northern Missouri has continued to receive timely rains and crops look good as reported by
MU Extension Field Specialists in Agronomy. However, for much of the state the situation is... Read more
2022-06-27
Considerations for Selecting & Installing an Electric Fence Charger
Kable Thurlow, Educator, Michigan State University Extension Thomas Guthrie, Statewide Educator, MSU Extension Timothy Harrigan, Associate Professor, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural... Read more
2022-06-27
Texas Hay Season Looks Bleak
The 2022 Texas hay production outlook appears in doubt due to high fertilizer prices and widespread drought, said
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Read more
2022-06-27
Study Shows Calls To Reduce 'Intensive' Livestock Farming Practices To Mitigate EID Risk May Be Premature
Read Study Shows Calls To Reduce `Intensive` Livestock Farming Practices To Mitigate EID Risk May Be Premature in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date... Read more