Initial USDA crop condition ratings for corn, soybeans and wheat were not as good as expected. But Allison Thompson of The Money Farm says the markets were more interested in the weather forecast.
Sometimes it feels like growers wear more hats than equipment salespeople give out. And while you can get by with knowing a little about a lot, you also can’t be an expert in everything. Sometimes you ...
For generations, agronomic knowledge has been produced on research stations like AU Flakkebjerg, where fields are designed to answer specific scientific questions. This is where agriculture became ...
Learning by doing is the mantra behind the newly opened Dyson Farming Research Centre in Lincolnshire, as it aims to do something genuinely transformational for British agriculture. Sir James Dyson ...
CLARK COUNTY, Ky. (LEX News) — A small craft distillery in downtown Winchester is turning Kentucky farm crops into handcrafted spirits, keeping a centuries-old tradition alive in the process.
Arizona farmworkers recently secured funding to continue research on the use of solar panels above crops. This hybrid use of farmland for both agriculture and solar energy is known as agrivoltaics, ...
Galey and Lord, a now abandoned textile plant in eastern South Carolina, sent waste sludge from its manufacturing process to farms for use as fertilizer. The sludge later was found to be polluted with ...
Interest in farm practices that improve the nutrient content of food is at an all-time high as consumer focus switches to quality and resilient farming systems. Farmers Weekly spoke to members of a ...
In Malawi’s Chiradzulu district, located in the southern region of the country, Diana Sitima’s farm shows how a combination of agroecology and secure land ownership can create a thriving commercial ...
Tim Nuss doesn’t just wear many hats; he’s building entirely new racks to hang them on. While he serves as the CFO of Nuss Farms in California, managing a diverse array of crops from garlic to ...
That question, and concerns about nutrition programs, food safety oversight and packaging mandates, was at the center of the produce industry’s lobbying push on Capitol Hill last week More than 350 ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Guatemalan farmers are turning to organic pesticides, rooted in traditional practices and sustainable ideas, to replace expensive synthetic ...