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Iowa farmers, get out your toenail clippers! Anna Proctor, a University of Iowa Ph.D. student, is collecting samples for a study she will conduct later this year using Iowa farmers’ toenails to assess chemical exposure.
Innovation doesn’t have a finish line, but Paul Welbig with New Holland says it requires a constant drive to improve, whether through new technologies or refining existing processes.
Here are examples of how Star of The West has built connections and expanded opportunities for farmers.
Lack of genetic diversity in crops may lead to an outcome worse than COVID-19.
To better understand the word choices preferred by farmers and ag retailers/crop advisers, Farm Journal conducted online surveys this fall asking both groups.
How much is a farm at risk from a technical tsunami?
“This is an immense opportunity. For the first time, 45Z provides farmers and biofuel manufacturers a scoreboard with a transparent points system and a business model that rewards scoring points,” says Mitchell Hora.
Ireland’s Agriculture Minister has been looking into various ways to reduce methane emissions, including culling 200,000 cows over the next three years.
“If you raise 200 bu. corn with a CI score of 0, that’s $1.57 per bushel and an extra $314 in value. Now, the ethanol plant isn’t expected to share 100%, but it could be 25% to 30%,” says Paul Neiffer, a farm CPA.
As misinformation regarding the use of mRNA vaccines in livestock filter through social media, there are facts begging to be set straight.
FFA is a nearly limitless opportunity for young people to figure out who they are and what they want to do in life. Here are 10 lessons Farm Journal employees learned through FFA that they use every day.
EPA is proposing changes to rodenticides that would result in canceling products and uses, adding more requirements to labels, and reclassifying some products to restricted use pesticides. Here’s what you need to know.
Mineral CEO Elliott Grant says, “Five years from now, I would hope the tools we imagine, a machine learning enabled co-pilot for example, is no more remarkable than using Google Maps for navigation.”
“Although it’s a mature industry—it’s a progressive one,” says Andrew Moore, CEO of the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA).
How the metaverse will change agriculture’s world
The strategy is propelling the business to reach the sweet spot when sustainability, productivity, and profitability overlap for its business and the business of its customers.
Colorado is the first state to announce it has successfully eradicated its feral hog population. Here’s how they did it.
Jamie Lawhorne took a grow-for-the-green scam and turned it into one of the most outlandish swindles in farming history.
In today’s challenging environment, farmland sale-leasebacks are becoming more common and potentially smart strategy for farmers.
With many changes coming as early as January 2025, structurally, the company will realign under two umbrellas: core businesses and standalone businesses (which includes agricultural solutions.)
The Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act has been introduced in both the Senate and the House. A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed extending the 45Z tax credit through 2034.
With EPA’s change to the Tier 3 model, the estimated drift from aerial applications has been substantially reduced.
Dealers are running a promotion to unlock smart spraying technology for more customers for a limited time this fall.
Technology doesn’t need to automatically be the first thing on the chopping block.
When times are tough is when farmers need their trusted advisers the most, says Greg Martinelli.
In this “Tip of the Iceberg” podcast, Pam Marrone, co-founder of the Invasive Species Corp., shares the history, changes in management strategies and future of biologicals in the fresh produce industry.
BASF is planning a partial listing of its agricultural business because the stock market is underestimating the unit’s earnings prospects within the group, the German chemicals giant’s new CEO told staff on Wednesday.
John Newton, former Senate Ag Committee economist and now executive head at Terrain, highlights three priorities and a timeframe for a final farm bill.
Catch up on recent headlines in the ag retail industry.
Every business has a culture, as does every family. While it’s hard to define, culture exists, and it is felt by everyone even though it’s not physically seen.