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How Tom Vilsack sees the future of U.S. agriculture

Mar 05, 2021

China's latest 5-year plan highlights food security

Mar 05, 2021

ASA 2021 Conservation Finalists named

Mar 05, 2021

Farm Progress America, March 5, 2021

Mar 05, 2021

7 ag stories you might have missed this week - March 5, 2021

Mar 05, 2021

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FFA students have better chance of landing a job

Feb 24, 2021

Students with an ag background have more than 59,000 job opportunities every year.

Being a farm kid made me an armchair doctor

Feb 12, 2021

Boone County 4-H'ers Chloe, Zoe and Jolie Beal carrying blankets for Project Linus

Farm kids lead way for Be Kind, Do Good movement

Feb 05, 2021

Here is a look at kids who are making a difference in small towns. Parents, be proud.

Don’t let just anybody on your farm

Jan 29, 2021

Crops

Software update from The Climate Corporation means data collected on apps in the field can be available on the desktop

The Climate Corporation upgrades software for 2021

Mar 04, 2021

Key features on the app that farmers like in the field are now also available on the desktop, making planning easier.

Livestock

Beef still consumers’ top choice for burgers

Mar 05, 2021

A study warns the beef industry to watch the shift of next-gen consumer diets to plant protein.

Meat industry concerned on extra COVID worker requirements

Mar 04, 2021

Higher food prices could result if meat plants required to increase space requirements between workers.

My Generation

Rolling with the punches we never wanted

Feb 11, 2021

How do we keep getting back up when life is hard, and all we want is to be normal again?

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Farm Progress America, March 2, 2021

Mar 02, 2021

Max Armstrong shares insight on new priorities identified by the American Soybean Association

Date of harvest didn’t affect yield or harvest losses in 2020 study

Mar 02, 2021

Corn Illustrated: Second-year trial confirmed 2019 results.

Slugs tricky proposition in any system

Feb 19, 2021

You can find slugs in fields without cover crops ― it’s more about the microclimate.

NPPC elects new officers, board members

Mar 04, 2021

Jen Sorenson elected as the 2021-2022 NPPC president.

Startup companies tackle tomorrow’s tech today

Mar 01, 2021

Hi-Tech Farming: John Deere will provide assistance to four innovative startups in 2021.

Ag labor solution offered in House

Mar 04, 2021

Bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act reintroduced in the House by Reps. Lofgren and Newhouse.

Technology

1-Promo-image-combined.jpg John Deere equipment launch

John Deere launch shows innovation in many areas

Mar 02, 2021

For what it calls the largest product launch in its history, Deere is carving a new path for tech, tractors, sprayers, and planters.

Corn grows at one of Bayer’s seed production facilities in Hawaii

Seed production facility far from Corn Belt

Mar 02, 2021

U.S. farmers should care about Bayer’s corn production on an island in the Pacific Ocean.

Farmer Iron

Bringing autonomous cars up to speed

Feb 01, 2021

The Indy Autonomous Challenge is just like it sounds: Driverless race cars at the legendary Brickyard.

This Week in Agribusiness

This Week in Agribusiness, March 6, 2021

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Pasture pests can help, hinder cattle

How do you decide which new tools to use for 2021?

Mar 05, 2021