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Rodale Institute invests to grow organic ag
Institute invests $2 million in Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT to provide opportunities for organic farmers. Rodale Institute is investing $2 million with Iroquois Valley Farmland Real Estate...
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Kansas farmer 'plants' ethanol support message
Rocky Ormiston uses precision ag tools to plant ethanol message in sorghum. The National Sorghum Producers has shared a high-altitude view of a top policy priority with newly released aerial photos of...
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Farm Progress America, October 20, 2020
Max Armstrong shares how farm groups are changing their approach to meetings in the face of a pandemic Max Armstrong looks at how the pandemic is impacting how farm groups meet, with cancelations of...
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USDA crop progress: Corn harvest reaches 60%
Soybean progress even farther along, with three-fourths of the crop harvested through October 18 Some wet weather blew through the Midwest last week, but it wasn’t enough to severely hamper overall...
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Forest-focused virtual field day set
The aim for this free event, to be held Saturday, is to help woodland owners care for trees. There has been an alarming increase in the number of dead trees throughout the Pacific Northwest, which...
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Gene-edited rice provides safe solution for small farmers
Regulators classify gene-edited rice varieties with disease resistance equivalent to conventional varieties. A team used gene editing to develop new disease-resistant rice varieties.The Healthy Crops...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Oct. 20, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about COVID-19 resurgence and impacts on elections, colleges, state orders, hunting and animal processing and more. COVID-19 is flexing its muscles again in...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Oct. 20, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about gas prices, electric vehicles and COVID-19 surges and impacts. The average price of gas is about 50-75 cents per gallon less than 1-2 years ago.GM is...
View ArticleNCBA rolls out voluntary cattle market fix
Proposed 75% plan uses triggers to bring balance to both buyer and seller sides of cattle markets. It is no secret that adequate price information has been on the decline in the fed cattle marketplace...
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Study links neonicotinoids to bird declines
Researchers analyzed causal relationship between neonicotinoid use and decline in bird biodiversity. According to a recent study co-authored by an Auburn University researcher and published in the...
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9 ways to improve your farm marriage
What’s a story from 1991 got to do with your marriage in 2020? More than you might think, when you consider ag in the ’80s and the past few years. Editors have an old saying that good stories bear...
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Do you have a postharvest safety plan?
As you park machines, fire up your review of safety practices on your farm. There’s no doubt agriculture has come a long way in working toward creating a safer environment, from improved equipment to...
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It’s never too early to do tax planning
Farmer Iron: With 2020 mercifully winding down, it's time to think about your capital purchases. Last month we explored the idea of when it’s time to replace a machine. With equipment sales in a slump...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Oct. 21, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about Upper Midwest snow, a request for auger tractor stories, and auger accident, COVID lockdowns and losing blades on wind turbines. A record-breaking...
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Here's why wheat prices are rising
Farmers are battling drought while importers are building reserves. By Anatoly Medetsky and Megan DurisinFrom Russian farmers literally steamrolling seeds into parched fields to China’s rising demand,...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Oct. 21, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about COVID-related issues, including lockdowns, threats, reduced occupancies, traveler quarantines and more. University of Michigan students must stay locked...
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Railroads ready to handle this year’s large harvest
Senate hearing loos at impact of COVID on rail traffic and discusses opportunities for improving in STB reauthorization. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agricultural sector continues to do well...
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Ag opposition to pesticide legislative changes growing
Weed scientists warn against legislative approach to put science in backseat and politics in driver seat regarding pesticide policy. New legislation introduced earlier this year in the U.S. House of...
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7 cattle operations recognized for stewardship
Winners exemplify cattle producers' commitment to improving operations through environmental stewardship. Seven cattle operations have been recognized by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association as...
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Rural broadband gets boost in the West
USDA's ReConnect funds are headed to a wide range of projects in several states. There’s no question that rural America is underserved when it comes to high-speed internet. The $550 million ReConnect...
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