The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-06-03
Watch for Slug Damage on Seedling Plants
Cool, wet conditions have been the perfect weather to favor slug populations. Slugs are able to eat many types of plants, and even in fields that haven’t been sown yet slugs can successfully feed on... Read more
2022-06-03
Soil Health Matrix Decision Tool: A New Free Tool For Producers
The
Soil Health Matrix Decision Tool is a free tool that was recently developed by the Soil Health Nexus and a regional advisory team with support from
North Central SARE. It is designed as a 101... Read more
2022-06-03
American Farmland Trust Applauds USDA Framework to Shore up the Food Supply Chain and Transform the Food System
“The announcement today of the USDA Food System Transformation framework by Secretary Vilsack is an important step in building a fairer, more competitive and more resilient food system. The... Read more
2022-06-03
USDA Announces June 2022 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for June 2022, which are effective June 1, 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to... Read more
2022-06-03
Factors That Influence Plant Development and Growth
When dry conditions continue to persist on an annual basis, it can be easy to get excited when spring precipitation comes. Spring precipitation is often the focus of forage production models, with the... Read more
2022-06-03
How Does Integrating Cover Crops and Liquid-Injected Manure Impact Corn Yield and Cover Crop Biomass?
The objectives of this study were multi-faceted. First, we wanted to explore various cover crop planting methods and planting times in order to have consistency in cover crop establishment and keep... Read more
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