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Using AI technology Axiom, the Growers Loyalty Program can now analyze customer behaviors and product performance data. Additional headlines include a new starter from Kugler and a Nufarm herbicide that has received registration in Colorado.
Despite economic concerns, row-crop and livestock producers offered a mostly positive outlook on the future of agriculture.
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Farmers can benefit from evaluating fields now and making a game plan for complying with the agency’s requirements. One positive is that the herbicide strategy will be implemented over time, instead of on a specific date.
As the industry braces itself for a tumultuous road ahead, it is crucial for stakeholders across the board to engage in constructive dialogue and seek resolutions that protect the backbone of rural America – our dairy farmers.
During the wildest spectacle in ag history, Dwight “Tractor Man” Watson held D.C. hostage for three days from his cab.
“This idea of ever going back to a period of non-compliance like we had, I don’t think would be appropriate or ever acceptable,” says Kyle Kunkler, director of government affairs at the American Soybean Association.
“It’s unlikely that changes in tariffs will impact prices headed into the Super Bowl, however, we’ll see how it plays out in the coming weeks,” Dr. Michael Swanson says.
New Product of the Year runner-up RhizoSorb puts an emphasis on phosphorus sustainability from start to finish.
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A roundup of farm machinery product releases and company news from the first month of 2025.
Trump recently signed three executive orders imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. This marks the first time a president has used powers granted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977.
Just hours before the tariffs were set to take effect, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the news on X, and President Donald Trump later confirmed. Mexico is the top destination for U.S. ag exports. The announcement from Canada came later on Monday.
Voted by The Scoop’s readers as the best new product released in 2024, Awaken FlowBoost marks a new path for Loveland Products’ seed treatment portfolio.
Following President Trump’s decision to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Canada announced its own 25% tariffs on $155 billion worth of U.S. imports. Mexico also announced its own retaliatory measures, but no specifics were unveiled as of Sunday morning.
U.S. farmers and various trade groups are very apprehensive about not only the potential negative impacts of tariffs on the U.S. ag sector, but what they do to garner new trade agreements.
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Long-time meterologist Gary Lezak says he can predict with 91% accuracy significant weather events that will occur for the next seven to eight months. Check out three of the predictions his team shares for this spring.
Steve Hamm was a mobile technician for 30 years. And this past week, the same farmers who Hamm served for all those years, found a way to show just how grateful they were with a touching goodbye.
When JayJay Goodvin revealed his quest to eat a pork tenderloin in all 99 Iowa counties, there were certainly a lot of people asking the question: Is he for real?
Last year’s USDA Cattle Inventory Report showed the smallest cattle herd since 1951. With strong heifer prices and no strong signs of rebuilding underway, the Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor shows supplies may come in even lower than last year.
With planting season right around the corner, David Hula and Randy Dowdy challenge farmers to reevaluate the ‘why’ behind their crop production practices and use real information to back up their decisions.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to work with farmers to remove burdensome regulation during his confirmation hearing. And while Lee Zeldin’s past positions raised initial concerns, his recent statements during the confirmation process suggest he may be open to working with the biofuels industry in his new role as EPA Administrator.
NAICC has worked to strengthen and expand our relationships with members of Congress and multiple agencies such as EPA, Fish and Wildlife, Natural Resources Conservation Service, etc.
Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump justified the tariffs as a response to what he described as excessive migration, drug trafficking and unfair trade practices. While he suggested the tariff rate could further increase, he indicated a decision on whether oil imports would be exempt would come soon.
Whether it is through the upcoming ARA Fly-In or getting ahead in driver training, ARA members have the support they need to be trusted advisers helping farmer-customers maximize yields.
Stay in the know with these three recent headlines ag retailers won’t want to miss.
Just hours before it was set to take effect, U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan issued the order, delaying implementation until at least Feb. 3, 2025. The potential impact of a funding freeze on disaster relief is one area that remains uncertain.
Among the independent field agronomists’ recommendations: Address your No. 1 yield-limiting factor, employ the 5% rule and fix soil pH.
At the height of the recent cold wave in January, subzero temperatures were noted across the Great Plains and as far south as the northern Panhandle of Texas. According to USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey, temperatures dipped to -20°F and below across the Northern Plains.