The latest news from the agricultural sector
2025-04-25
Illinois Research Shows Benefits of Prairie Grass for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Switchgrass has gripped Midwestern soils for millions of years, but soon, the earthbound prairie grass could fly. New studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign identify economic and... Read more
2025-04-25
Farming on a Tight Budget: Balancing Innovation and Sustainability
Tight budgets are becoming the norm due to a combination of volatile commodity prices, rising input costs, labor shortages, and weather-related impacts. Amid these pressures, the push to innovate and... Read more
2025-04-25
USDA Downsizing Plan to be Ready by Mid-May, Rollins Says
Agri-Pulse’s Noah Wicks and Steve Davies reported Wednesdaythat “the Trump administration’s plan for reorganizing and downsizing USDA should be out by the middle of May, and it will likely call for... Read more
2025-04-25
Saskatchewan farmers prepare for spring seeding
Parts of Saskatchewan experienced another blast of snow this week and that delay will mean more time for producers to get reading to plant the 2025 crop. Read more
2025-04-25
OSU Researchers Seeking Environmental Solutions Through Cover Cropping
Oklahoma State University multidisciplinary scientists are teaming up to research how cover crops can improve the environmental impacts of cattle foraging. Read more
2025-04-25
Illinois Corn Prices in 2025
As planting begins, Illinois corn farmers are navigating a constantly changing market. Despite some price increases earlier in the year, futures prices remain below break-even levels, making it... Read more
2025-04-25
Alfalfa Harvest Alert Program returns in 2025
With the warm weather and intermittent rain, alfalfa fields are greening up nicely and it won’t be too long before we are thinking about the first cut of hay. This also means we are getting ready to... Read more
2025-04-25
Winter Rye Upsides – From Energy to Soil Quality
The Iowa Learning Farms (ILF) conservation webinar taking place April 30, at noon CDT will feature Tom Richard, Professor Emeritus and agricultural engineer, Penn State University, Sabrina Ruis, soil... Read more
2025-04-25
Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture is Changing the Way Farmers Farm
Artificial intelligence may play an important role in combating low grain markets, increased costs and less profits in agriculture. AI applications such as precision agriculture, autonomous tillage... Read more
2025-04-25
Estate Tax Cliff Threatens Family Farms
The cost of inheriting the family farm will increase dramatically at the end of the year if Congress doesn’t take steps to extend the elevated estate tax exemption. American Farm Bureau economists... Read more
2025-04-25
Root Biomass of Fall-planted Cover Crops in Northeast Nebraska
By Vesh R. Thapa and Bridget McKinley et.al Read more
2025-04-25
Ben B. Schwartz & Sons expands sales team
Ben B. Schwartz & Sons, a Detroit, Mich.-based wholesale distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables, announced April 23 it had expanded its sales team as the company scales into new and exciting... Read more