Tips to Combat Red Sunflower Seed Weevil This Year
The red sunflower seed weevil might be waiting to make a meal from sunflower crops this summer.
Controversy Surrounds Construction of Largest Agrivoltaic Farm in U.S.
Following months of controversy, the largest agrivoltaic solar farm in the United States has won approval from the Ohio Power Siting Board to begin construction next year.
CHS Announces Plans to Purchase Eight Cargill Grain Elevators
CHS signed an intent-to-purchase agreement to buy eight Cargill grain facilities in five states.
Farmers Begin Planting Corn in Six More States, Progress Surges in Mo. and NC
The USDA says as of April 14, 6% of the 2024 corn crop has been planted in the top 18 corn-growing states.
Producers on Alert for Emerging Cattle Disease in Missouri
University of Missouri Director of Veterinary Extension, Craig Payne urges cattle producers to watch for signs of disease associated with Theileria orientalis (ikeda), a protozoal organism recently detected in Missouri.
It’s Scary Dry in the Western Corn Belt, But a Drastically Different Story in the East This Year
The U.S. drought picture has drastically changed over the past six months, but dry conditions continue to grip the western corn belt.
Summer 2024 Predicted to Bring on the Heat
Dr. Dennis Todey, Director of the USDA Midwest Climate Hub, shared on a recent webinar sponsored by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation that current weather patterns signal excessive summer heat ahead.
Early Season Optimism for Winter Wheat
After consecutive years of drought across large portions of the nation's winter wheat regions, this year's crop is off to its best start in four years.
Inside the Rising House Farm Bill Tensions
Ag Chair Thompson is moving ahead with his plans to unveil a draft of the long-delayed farm bill and hold a committee markup by Memorial Day.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Identifies Two Genetic Mutations in Cattle
University of Nebraska — Lincoln (UNL) researchers recently identified two new genetic mutations, delayed blindness in Herefords and bovine familial convulsions and ataxia (BFCA) in Angus cattle.