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President Donald Trump announced a new round of pandemic assistance to farmers of about $13 billion at a campaign rally in Wisconsin on Thursday night.
The technology exists to make such products a reality, and we’re already seeing some early sprouts coming to market. But are the market and producers ready for such change?
At the 2020 Farm Journal Field Days in-person event in Jessup, Iowa, attendees got an up close look at the latest technology in drones used for agricultural applications.
The World Ag Expo will not hold a live, in-person event due to challenges arising from COVID-19. The event has been held for the past 52 years and brings buyers and sellers together in agriculture.
On Tuesday, Farmers’ Business Network (FBN) announced it would remove membership fees for all farmers, eliminating its $700 per year subscription.
Vestaron’s Spear family of products is the first peptide-based insecticides and the first bioinsecticides that affect a specific neuromuscular target.
A Vermont farmer woke Monday morning to find his entire hemp crop stolen, all 50 plants sheared off at the base of the stem.
Conservation practices reduce soil erosion, increase soil biological activity and increase soil organic matter.
Panther MTZ is the latest in Nufarm’s portfolio of herbicides formulated to help growers gain weed management efficacy, resistance management and lasting residual control that improves flexibility come spring.
Soaring corn prices are stoking food security jitters in China, where food inflation has climbed to the highest in over a decade.
One of the biggest barriers to introducing new pesticides—which includes herbicides, insecticides and fungicides—is regulatory review and its uncertain timing and expense.
“MarketVision will enable smarter grain marketing decisions through simple software based on agronomic data science and market analysis,” said John Demerly, CEO, CommoditAg.
“Chris Nowlan and Tony Dalgliesh both have tremendous agricultural sales and marketing knowledge and experience that they bring with them from their previous roles,” says Arturo Clari-Redes.
They creep, they crawl, they vine, they grow more than 15’ tall! Weeds are a nemesis many farmers know all-too-well, but what is the future of this pest? What is the future of weed control, including herbicides?
Speaking at the 2020 Farm Journal Field Days, the U.S. secretary of agriculture shared insights into USDA’s Agriculture Innovation Agenda and what it means for farmers.
Watch a replay of the Farm Journal #FarmON Concert benefitting the 4-H FOURWARD Fund.
Lee Brice, Martina McBride, Jennifer Nettles, Rodney Atkins, Justin Moore and other stars share their support for young people during this challenging time.
The rural economy is slowly rebounding from the impact of COVID-19. The Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI), a monthly survey of bank CEOs in a 10-state Midwest region, sits at 44.7 for August 2020.
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“We had to make sure it worked for farmers first,” says Christophe Jospe, whose company is a marketplace for farmers to sell carbon credits. “If it doesn’t work for them, we weren’t going to succeed.”
Estimates ranged from a high of 200 bpa to a low of 102 bpa, averaging 160-plus.
The area hit encompasses 14 million acres of insured crops, including 8.2 million corn acres and 5.6 million acres of soybeans
“These courses particularly appeal to ag retailers,” said Bruce Erickson, director for the Purdue Agronomy e-learning program.
In a newly signed, three-year non-exclusive research agreement, Yield10 Bioscience Inc. and GDM will work together to evaluate novel soybean yield traits.
The OpenAg Center consists of high-tech laboratories and a newly recruited team of seasoned, sought-after scientists able to quickly validate a wide range of technologies.
Farm Journal Field Days has been designed to provide everything you need during these challenging times.
“One-size fits all is not the way to go with cover crops,” says Brandon Van Middendorp with LaCrosse Seed.
A farmer was on vacation, but his account manager from NuWay-K&H Cooperative, saw something in the satellite images of his field that needed closer inspection.
A review of the U.S.-China trade deal initially slated for Saturday will be delayed due to scheduling issues and no new date has been agreed.
One change includes the Plant Nutrient Group and Rail Group will be combined and led by Joe McNeely, who was formerly the president of the Rail Group.