What Segment of Ag or Specific Commodities are Most Successful in Today’s Marketplace?
In the weekly edition of The Ag Globe Trotter, Dr. Dave Kohl writes about an interesting question that was recently posed on a webinar. The participant…
Biden Signs Ocean Shipping Reform Act into Law
The bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act (S. 3580), which aims to end port bottlenecks by lowering shipping rates and ensuring more access to container vessels, was officially…
New Weather Station Improves Irrigation Efficiency
A new tool available for the 2022 season, the KestrelMet 6000 AG Weather Station, has been designed to help farmers improve irrigation efficiency. The on-site…
Leading the Charge: A Season-Long Approach to Weed Control in Carrot
By Christopher G. Galbraith and Sushila Chaudhari, Michigan State University Carrot growers have faced their share of weed control challenges in recent years. Growing resistance…
Seeds of Cultivar Improvement
By Bill Rolling and Phil Simon, USDA-ARS Vegetable Crop Research Unit USDA researchers are taking a close look at exactly what makes some carrot seeds…
Narrowing the Field: USDA Carrot Hybrid Trial Puts Potential Varieties to the Test
Experimental carrot hybrids with potential nematode resistance attracted the attention of researchers at the annual USDA carrot hybrid trial. The trial included American Beauty, an…
Deere CEO John May to Give Keynote at CES 2023
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) today announced the first keynote speaker for CES 2023. John Deere Chairman and CEO John May will join other John Deere executives to share how…
Passage of Ocean Shipping Reform Act Expected to Improve U.S. Supply Chain
The Ocean Shipping Reform Act, previously passed by the U.S. Senate, sailed through the U.S. House unopposed on June 13 and now heads to President…
Farmer Sentiment Plummets as Production Costs Skyrocket
The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped to its lowest level since April 2020, down 22 points in May to a reading of 99. Agricultural producers’…
Evapotranspiration & Growing Degree Days Added to KestrelMet 6000 AG Weather Station
The recently introduced KestrelMet 6000 AG Weather Station has been updated to provide growers with field-specific data related to evapotranspiration and growing degree days — key factors in managing…