The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-10-08
This week is National 4-H Week in Canada.
Thousands of kids across Canada benefit from 4-H programming each year. Read more
2024-10-08
Why Are You So Lame? Analyzing Lameness in Cattle
Cattle get lame for a lot of reasons, including injury, poor conformation, grain overload, mycotoxins (e.g., ergot) and bacterial infection. Different types of lameness need to be treated differently.... Read more
2024-10-07
Upper Peninsula Farm Hosts Successful Soil Health Academy
On Sept. 10-12, 2024, 44 farmers converged with soil health and grazing experts Gabe Brown, Allen Williams and Jeremy Sweeten on Sweeten Farms near Dafter, Michigan. Spending much of the three days... Read more
2024-10-07
Agricultural Productivity Growth Falls Short of Meeting Global Demands, Virginia Tech Report Says
Why is lagging total factor productivity growth such a concern? Read more
2024-10-07
NRCS Announces Conservation Funding Opportunities for FY 2025
The USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing fiscal year 2025 assistance opportunities for agricultural producers and private landowners for key conservation programs, such... Read more
2024-10-07
Ozone and Air Ionization Technologies Shown Ineffective in Inactivating PRRS and PED
Research has shown the effectiveness of ozone and air ionization technologies in inactivating disease-causing pathogens in swine transport vehicles to be limited. Read more
2024-10-07
UVM Leases Nordic Farm for Agricultural Research and Teaching
On an antique desk that belonged to Vermont Senator Justin Morrill, the father of the land-grant university system, representatives from the University of Vermont on Thursday signed a 30-year lease of... Read more
2024-10-07
Oregon Group Looks to Cut Red Tape Around Agritourism Industry
Agritourism brings in nearly $1 billion each year to the Willamette Valley. The extra income can bolster a farm’s financial resilience when crop sales are down. But some farmers say strict state... Read more
2024-10-07
Historic On-Farm Conservation Funding Assistance Available for RI Farmers & Forest Managers
Through changing temperatures, precipitation patterns, drought, flooding, and increasingly more severe extreme events, such as hurricanes and wildfires, climate change is affecting the livelihood of... Read more
2024-10-07
MU Extension Takes to the Skies to Stamp Out Invasive Weeds
University of Missouri Extension is taking to the skies to identify and map invasive weed species in one of mid-Missouri’s prized native prairie areas. Read more
2024-10-07
Manitoba Pork Urges Ottawa to Defend Canadian Agricultural Trade
The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is calling on the Government of Canada to do more to ensure international trade agreements, like the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade... Read more
2024-10-07
Warm, Dry Harvest Conditions Increase Risk of Combine Fires
Soybean harvest is in full swing across North Dakota, with field corn and sunflowers to follow. Weather conditions have been extremely warm and dry. North Dakota State University Extension farm and... Read more