The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-09-19
Alberta Grains Supports Global Agriculture Technology Exchange Initiative with $4.3 Million Investment
Alberta Grains has announced its financial commitment to the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate) initiative, approving an investment of $4,319,798. This funding is part of a broader $13.2... Read more
2024-09-19
Farming Soybeans After Soybeans, a Rarity in Iowa, Gets a Closer Look
In most of Iowa’s fields, three out of every four acres, farmers rotate annually between planting corn and soybeans. Barely any fields see soybeans year after year, a practice discouraged by expert... Read more
2024-09-19
Grain bin dangers rise as crop condition deteriorates
With harvest season comes awareness of safety not only with farm equipment but also in the storage of crops. Read more
2024-09-19
CNH Announces Mass Layoff at St. Nazianz, Wis., Facility
CNH Industrial notified Wisconsin state officials Sept. 10 of a mass layoff at its St. Nazianz, Wis., facility. Read more
2024-09-19
2024 Wine Grape Harvest Comes Early With Good Quality, Quantity
Overall, Texas wine grape producers have enjoyed one of their best harvests of the past five years, according to
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Read more
2024-09-19
See & Spray™ Customers See 59% Average Herbicide Savings in 2024
John Deere (NYSE: DE) announced its
See & Spray™ technology saved farmers an estimated 8 million gallons of herbicide mix* on more than 1 million acres applied during the 2024 growing season,... Read more
2024-09-19
Chico State Celebrates Groundbreaking for New Agricultural Teaching Center and Farm Store at University Farm
Already one of the most diversified farming operations in Northern California, the 800-acre University Farm is the living laboratory for agricultural programs at Chico State and lays the groundwork... Read more
2024-09-19
Northeast Iowa Pasture Walk to Focus on Fall Management and Weaning Strategies
Fall is a busy time of the year with harvest and field operations. But attention should also be given to pastures and cattle management. Lenth Herefords, outside of Postville, has developed a system... Read more
2024-09-19
Deputy Secretary Menke Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee about Disaster Recovery Programs for Farms
Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Grant Menke today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. At the invitation of Committee Ranking Member Sen. Joni Ernst... Read more
2024-09-19
Soil Footprint: a Simple Indicator of a Crop's Impact on Soil Erosion
Olive groves, the crop with the greatest 'soil footprint' Read more
2024-09-19
Lawmakers Consider Farm Aid as Farm Bill Remains Stalled
Agri-Pulse’s Philip Brasher reported Monday that “a senior Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee said Monday lawmakers are considering attaching a package of farm income support to a farm... Read more
2024-09-19
Supporting California’s Underserved Farming Communities with NRCS Partnership
For more than a year and a half,
Harol Gonzalez Gallardo has partnered with
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California to support historically underserved farming... Read more