The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-09-12
Over 300 Groups Call on Congress to Pass Robust Farm Bill
Citing worsening economic conditions impacting the nation’s farmers, over 300 national and state groups, including the Kentucky Corn Growers Association
sent a letter to congressional leaders... Read more
2024-09-12
Kubota Invests in Ag Tech Startup Bloomfield Robotics
Kubota Corporation has invested in Bloomfield Robotics, Inc., a U.S. startup company that uses image analysis technology and AI to assess plant growth and detect pests on grape, blueberry, and other... Read more
2024-09-12
Corn-Shaped Seed Pellets to Boost Habitat for Monarchs, Bees
Crop fields are low in biodiversity, but farmers may soon be part of the solution thanks to a Cornell innovation that allows growers to use corn or other crop seed planting machines to plant strips of... Read more
2024-09-12
Saskatchewan Canary Seed Exports Top $100 Million in 2023
Canary seed shipments from the province, which is home to over 90 per cent of Canadian canary seed production, were worth just over $100 million, with Mexico being the top destination among world... Read more
2024-09-12
USDA Invests Nearly $121M in Specialty Crops Research and Organic Agriculture Production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced an investment of nearly $121 million to advance research and Extension activities that aim to solve key challenges facing specialty crop and organic... Read more
2024-09-12
Vermeer Expands Agricultural Line with Bunning Manure Spreaders
Vermeer has forged an alliance with G.T. Bunning & Sons Ltd, a UK-based leader in manure spreader manufacturing. This partnership integrates Bunning spreaders into the comprehensive Vermeer lineup... Read more
2024-09-12
Missouri brings in early rice crop, variable cotton
Missouri’s southern crops of rice and cotton have had an eventful year. With farmers harvesting an early, mostly good rice crop, cotton is showing mixed results due to weather variety. Read more
2024-09-12
Properly curing hay crucial for feed quality
Weather conditions across the Midwest have created challenges for hay making. Properly curing hay to the correct moisture level for baling is crucial to maintaining forage quality. Read more
2024-09-12
Secretary Naig Announces Availability of Crop Insurance Discount Program
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will once again offer its Crop Insurance Discount Program for acres that are... Read more
2024-09-12
Catalera Series A Funding to Catalyze a New Era of Biological Pest Control
Catalera BioSolutions (“Catalera”), a pioneering innovator in biological pest control solutions, today announced the initial close of its Series A funding round. Launched mid-May, Catalera is an... Read more