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The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to soon release details from a study of semiconductor chips it conducted last year amid a push to win funding to boost U.S. manufacturing from Congress.

After ransomware attacks hit two co-ops and an equipment auction site last year, John Phipps says his guess is tractors being hacked to override factory engine or emission controls are ripe for self-inflicted hacks.

Delivering its biological payload via an easy-to-handle, single-liquid bladder, Lallemand’s LALFIX ProYield Liquid Soybean provides multi-action inoculation for soybeans.

On Dec. 10, 2021, a tornado tore across Kentucky demolishing areas in its path. Farmers and state leaders say it will be a long road to recovery with trouble sourcing even enough fencing supplies to rebuild.

Less than 1% of fruits and vegetables tested by the USDA show pesticide residue levels outside permitted ranges.

AgroScout agro analytics platform, announced today that it acquired the assets of TerrAvion, a market leader in imagery data management for agriculture.

Rural communities are likely to see an outbreak of the COVID-19 variant omicron later than big cities but Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci says the pandemic will eventually end.

Small, rural hospitals are struggling to keep, find or hire staff as the omicron variant begins its push across rural America. Rural healthcare advocates say it’s already creating an unsafe situation.

The United States and the European Union have downgraded their dispute at the WTO over steel and aluminum tariffs applied by former U.S. President Donald Trump in 2018 and subsequent EU retaliation.

2021 was a strong financial year for many farmers. For 2022, input costs are rising rapidly. One ag lender cites $700 per acre in some scenarios. That means farmers will need strong yields this season to break even.