Agricultural productivity is a focus of this year’s Borlaug International Dialogue in Des Moines, Iowa. The executive director of the Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Initiative at Virginia Tech says higher input prices could lead some farmers to pursue more efficient practices to produce their crops. Tom Thompson, who’s also the Associate Dean and Director of […]
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A dairy farmer is opposed to importing beef from Argentina. Mike Yager farms near Mineral Point in southwestern Wisconsin. He tells
A new study shows that improving nitrogen use efficiency can create economic and climate benefits across U.S. corn production. Kenny Avery,
Cash dairy prices were mixed again Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.0050 at $0.67. One sale was recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.03 at $1.7650. Twelve sales were recorded, ranging
A technical service representative with BASF says winter wheat seeding is progressing across the country. Curtis Rainbolt says areas that’ve seen
An agronomist based in east-central Illinois says this year’s harvest results can help farmers make better management decisions for next year.
Ohio’s state veterinarian says producers are taking preventative steps to protect the state’s poultry industry against highly pathogenic avian influenza. Dennis Summers
Since 2003, the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville has been at the forefront of advancing biorenewables
Harvest is in full swing across the Cornhusker State. In Part 2 of Heads Up this Harvest Season, Nebraska Public Power
A commodities consultant says he’s optimistic about the corn market. Karl Setzer, a partner with Conus Ag Consulting, says export demand
