Month: July 2018

A southwest Missouri farmer who described his crops in “garden conditions” at the end of May now tells Brownfield things have taken a turn for the worse, “The last time we talked, I was telling [Read More…]

Twelve college students from across the country have been selected by the National Pork Board to tell the stories of pig farmers on social media. Wade Hutchens, a Senior at Illinois State University says he’s excited [Read More…]

A cattle farmer in Southwest Iowa is one of the first to spread ag safety awareness through the “Telling the Story” Project. Rick Friday was changing a lightbulb in his barn on a 10-foot step [Read More…]

The Food and Drug Administration held a public hearing Thursday to provide interested parties an opportunity to comment on the technology used to produce meat in a laboratory and discuss regulations related to the technology. Dr. Dan Kovich, [Read More…]

Okay, I think I’ve got this right.  Tariff Terror Phase one:  President Trump threatens to impose punitive tariffs on imports from – fill in here your favorite nasty trade partner – and talks tough about [Read More…]

Missourians can report drought conditions directly to the National Drought Monitor to enhance reporting on-the-ground. University of Missouri Extension climatologist Pat Guinan says Missouri is the “bullseye” of the drought, “Here we are in the [Read More…]

China is expected to import fewer soybeans in the coming year, the first decline in that country’s total soybean imports in 15 years. The USDA estimates Chinese soybean imports in the 2018-19 season will be [Read More…]

“When Mother Nature is your business partner, expect a few curveballs.” This is the headline for an ad placed in this year’s Major League Baseball All-star Game program by the American Farm Bureau Federation. It [Read More…]

Proponents and critics of lab-produced fake meat had their say Thursday at a Food and Drug Administration hearing. The hearing was for interested parties to comment on the technology and how it should be regulated. [Read More…]

 A surge of cool air will arrive across the northern Plains during the weekend and expand to cover much of the eastern half of the U.S. by the middle of next week. Hot, dry weather [Read More…]

Encirca Pro has three key features that help growers maximize their return on investment. In this Managing for Profit, Jeff Butler, a territory manager with Pioneer outlines how Encirca Pro uses features like weather information, [Read More…]

There’s a lot that goes into determining what species of cover crops work best on individual farms. Tricia Verville with the Soil Health Partnership says farmers should consider how the crop fits into their operation. [Read More…]