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A look at beef policy issues

Apr 21, 2021

Is the carbon market ag's next gold rush?

Apr 20, 2021

Grow Pro Genetics acquires AgriPro wheat breeding program

Apr 20, 2021

China's pork imports set record

Apr 20, 2021

Rural broadband plagued by poor mapping, high costs

Apr 20, 2021

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Dear driver, it’s time to slow down in farm country

Apr 16, 2021

Be sure to share rural roads, and here are four other farm safety tips.

The great weed debate: Mechanical vs. chemical

Apr 02, 2021

Picking that perfect steak starts in 4-H

Mar 19, 2021

Youth meats judging competition builds the confidence of future consumers.

Generations come together, save ag program

Mar 12, 2021

Crops

Planter planting in Decatur for Farm Progress Show

Farm Progress Show corn in the ground

Apr 21, 2021

There’s no bigger vote of confidence than planting field demonstration corn — historically a short-season corn — and farmers started planting it April 16.

Livestock

Germany's battle with African swine fever continues

Apr 20, 2021

The outbreak appears unlikely to end soon, with cases topping 1,000.

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Fight back those invading species in your pastures

Apr 20, 2021

Cattle producers need to get ahead of thistles and Old World bluestem in their pastures.

My Generation

13 things to know before you marry a farmer

Apr 08, 2021

Twenty-three years in, and we’ve learned a thing or two here about what makes a farm marriage work, no matter who the farmer is — here’s a look!

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Watch for early-season issues in fields

Apr 16, 2021

Lessons from the first four years of Soybean Watch.

Busting planting myths with data

Apr 15, 2021

Granular and Pioneer analyze information to shine a light on some common misunderstandings, and create new opportunities.

More biological products coming to market

Apr 01, 2021

Hi-Tech Farming: You must determine if these new products could help protect your crops from pests.

California’s Prop 12 brings uncertainty to hog producers

Apr 19, 2021

Pig farmers face high costs to transition barns and consumers will pay higher costs for pork.

Agco puts a focus on sustainability. What does that mean?

Apr 16, 2021

The Around Farm Progress podcast connects with Louisa Parker-Smith the new director of global sustainability at Agco

House leaders question Syngenta’s Chinese merger

Apr 20, 2021

Republicans seek review of Syngenta’s merger in China as new merged entity could fund China’s military.

Technology

Are microbes the next carbon crop for farmers?

Apr 21, 2021

Pluton Biosciences partners with Bayer for a carbon sequestration project.

planter was set up to switch from one hybrid to another going

More evidence that changing hybrids on-the-go pays

Apr 21, 2021

Technology that can shift from one hybrid to another is here — should you use it?

Farmer Iron

For the want of a chip, the truck was lost

Apr 20, 2021

The rising challenge of computer chip scarcity is affecting surprising industries.

This Week in Agribusiness

This Week in Agribusiness, April 16, 2021

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New tools and technologies for the farm

Farm Progress America, April 19, 2021

Apr 19, 2021