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With research affirming that increased transparency boosts consumers' trust in the food they eat and how it was produced, transparency is no longer an option for farmers and ranchers, the Center for Food Integrity

Now that Palmer amaranth has been found in multiple fields across Ohio, the concern is that unless farmers work diligently to stop its growth, the weed could have a devastating impact on crops. Palmer amaranth, also kno

International researchers, including ones at the University of Florida and Florida State University, are sharing in a $4 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to attack the problem of citrus gre

ARA continues to partner with Purdue University Center for Food and Agricultural Business to offer ag retailers and their staff opportunities such as the 10th Annual ARA Management Academy. The Academy, Feb. 2-4, 2016,

Yellow soybeans? That probably isn't a good sign. What's happening, exactly?

PrecisionHawk announced the introduction of Lancaster 5, the company's fifth generation unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform with advanced data collection and flight safety capabilities.

Bayer announced the 2016 approval and registration of Absolute Maxx fungicide by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The fungicide is currently registered in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and South

The essential role of micronutrients is too often overlooked since the quantity required by plants is quite small. For example, did you know that nickel was added to the list of essential micronutrients? While nickel de

Monsanto Company and Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd. announced a new global agreement that will focus on developing and delivering next-generation weed control solutions to further help growers manage tough-to-control w

What Causes Rapid Growth Syndrome? Rapid growth syndrome occurs when corn leaves fail to unfurl properly and the whorl becomes tightly wrapped and twisted. It is generally associated with an abrupt transition from cool

Almost perfect - but not quite. That's how many Midwest retailers and farmers would describe the weather so far in April. Temperatures have been amenable, but precipitation has put more than a few planting s

Robert Hochmuth remembers about 30 years ago when researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Suwanee Valley Agricultural Extension Center showed watermelon growers how to use

Measure, a leading operator of drones, released the Drone Flight Calculator to help farmers assess the value of using drones in their agriculture operations.

FBN Inputs announced it has a farm inputs procurement service in place, that it claims, provides significantly lower input prices to Farmers Business Network members, starting with ag chemicals as the first input availa

Getting a good stand of corn, with vigorous early-season growth, is the first step in getting good yields. When adverse conditions, such as a hard rain or unusually cool weather, occur after planting and emergence, prod

Aphids are showing up in cotton now in Georgia. Based on past experience in Thomas County, this is earlier than normal.

China's efforts to cut its domestic corn stocks by shunning imports and alternatives have already roiled U.S. sorghum and renewable fuel markets, and are now poised to hit U.S. wheat prices just as a bumper harvest roll

Bayer and Trendlines, an Israeli innovation commercialization company, announced a partnership to invest in agricultural technologies through the establishment of the Bayer Trendlines Ag Innovation Fund.

BASF and Chinese fertilizer supplier Kingenta announced their partnership to bring farmers in China novel fertilizers coated with BASF's new Limus technology. Limus addresses a pressing issue in agriculture: the l

A new agreement between aWhere and HydroBio will provide more accurate daily and weekly irrigation prescriptions, crop monitoring, crop water storage and strategy information that will enable more precise decision-makin

Ag Leader Technology's AgFiniti cloud-based platform is expanding to make data more accessible and convenient to use for decision-making. With enhanced tools, growers can effortlessly connect their entire operation with

AGCO Corporation has teamed up with iMaps to implement QlikView, the business intelligence and visualization software.

AGCO announced on June 29 that it has agreed to acquire Cimbria Holdings Ltd. For $340 million from Silverfleet Capital. The transaction is still subject to regulatory approval; AGCO expects to close in Q3 2016.

Des Moines' municipal water provider, Des Moines Water Works (DMWW), has filed a lawsuit targeting nitrate runoff from area crop farms. If the lawsuit is successful (a big "if"), agricultural tile drains wil

A third of Argentina's soy farms remain swamped after early April storms, with crop loss estimates at 5 million tonnes as harvesting starts in areas dry enough to support the 30-tonne carbines used to bring in the beans

Using the right seeding rate for planting conditions can help you boost yields and profits.

The use of poultry litter can contribute to reduced fertilizer input costs for many farmers, depending on the price and transportation expense.