By Molly Sears, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University Drought is a major source of production risk in agriculture across the United States. Dry conditions can…
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are responding to the increasingly uncertain climate. The warmer and more unpredictable weather has…
All three broad-based measures of farmer sentiment improved in July as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index rose 8 points to 113, the Index of Current…
Stokes Seeds has announced the hiring of Brandi Abbott as Territory Manager for North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky. In this position, Brandi will…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $400 million with at least 18 irrigation districts to help farmers continue…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is seeking stakeholder input regarding implementation of a $50-million pilot project to include non-traditional, shelf-stable U.S.-grown commodities…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a final cancellation order for Corteva’s chlorpyrifos product “Dursban 50W in Water Soluble Packets” and three Gharda…
The University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) has opened a new laboratory at its Parma Research and Extension Center. The 9,600-square-foot…
The University of Idaho Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics is improving organic and sustainable crop production using artificial intelligence, bolstered by a $120,000 grant. The…
The British carrot industry will celebrate its first annual National Carrot Day on Oct. 3, 2024. On this day, people will be encouraged to buy,…
