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The free online event is titled “Agroterrorism Remains a Significant Threat to U.S. Farms and Food Supply” and is set for Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at 3 p.m. CDT.

While a cornfield’s bushels per acre is measured by the combine, it is set months before.

You can self-nominate or submit an application on behalf of someone else. This will be the third year for the program with credit to Nufarm as our sponsor.

As we exit the field season and move into the fall and winter months, now is the time to reflect on the value you bring to the table and think through where the past season’s hardships and impacted your standards.

Harvest is underway with corn yields showing a wide range of results, particularly based on how much moisture the crop received and when it was received. Planting population and stresses also shed light on the results.

The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives is sounding the alarm about restrictions on the movement of H-2A workers within Mexico in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Food inflation is a hot topic,” Michael Swanson says noting that overall prices in the category are running at 6% higher than a year ago, whereas typically year-to-year food inflation is 1%.

What do farmers, ranchers and stakeholders across the food and agriculture value chain need to know about the emerging world of carbon markets? A free webinar April 15 can help.

Data collection, management, and validation will require third parties to be trusted liaisons between producers and buyers.

To foster a strong agriculture carbon market, three “science gaps” need to be addressed