'Super app' helps track insect populations
An upgraded online pest management program could help agricultural growers and consultants track insect populations to better control crop damage caused by pests and reduce the amount of insecticides released into the environment.
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Corn and dry soils at planting; looking ahead to 2013
It doesn’t surprise any of us that in areas of the Corn Belt with poorer soils and/or reduced rainfall, farmers typically reduce plant populations to compensate for conditions. Is that something Iowa farmers should again consider if conditions remain dry at planting?
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High gasoline prices another hurdle for U.S. consumers
Rising gasoline prices are putting a squeeze on Americans already under pressure from higher taxes and are likely to restrain economic growth in the first quarter.
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Swedish ag authorities recommend tax to reduce meat consumption
Experts on the Swedish Board of Agriculture produced a report in late January that essentially states there are environmental and health benefits to eating more vegetables and less meat.
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USFRA Consumer Media Tour decodes food terms
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA®) continues its outreach efforts on Friday this week with a Consumer Media Tour.
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Will crop insurance be changed as you are enrolling this year?
Less than eight months left now before the “extended” 2008 Farm Bill expires, and little has been accomplished in Congress other than for the House and Senate Agriculture Committees to announce their new members.
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Can agriculture adapt to climate change?
Rising temperatures blamed on climate change could devastate the country’s agricultural industry within the next century, forcing farmers to deal with new pests, faster-growing weeds and smaller crop yields.
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The Congressional Budget Office just stole USDA’s thunder
Will you be planting more corn or more soybeans in 2013, compared to 2012? While that is a personal decision, the Congressional Budget Office projects a few more corn acres and less soybean acreage.
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New generation farmers add 21st-century spin
Joseph and Jeremy Gonzales are doing something different with their Gonzales Land and Cattle operation in Lovington, N.M., and it’s hard not to notice.
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Understand cost of production to manage risk and maximize profit
Michigan State University Extension’s free crop and livestock budget tools can help you analyze your expenses, revenue and opportunities.
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Climate outlooks indicate moisture, but drought isn't over yet
Although much of Minnesota is still in severe to extreme drought, University of Minnesota Extension climatologist Mark Seeley says the outlook shows a different story for late winter all the way into planting season.
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- Oil falls as Fed minutes send U.S. equities down
- Ag markets diverged widely Wednesday afternoon
- Cold Storage: Frozen pork supplies up from March
- Tyson sends disaster-assistance truck to Oklahoma
- University workshops address workforce management issues
- Mexico says U.S. not respecting WTO ruling on meat labeling
