USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a $180 million Seed Sovereignty Initiative to sequence the nation’s plant genetic collections, aiming to cut reliance on foreign seed sources and speed up crop breeding for American farmers.
Agriculture Technology
From Robots to ROI at FIRA USA 2026
Agricultural robotics is entering a different phase. A decade ago, much of the conversation surrounding farm robotics centered on a fairly basic question: Can this actually work? Today, farmers are asking much…
SIU Researchers Build Robot and AI Tools for Early Soybean Disease Detection
Southern Illinois University researchers are building a robot equipped with AI to catch soybean diseases before symptoms appear, aiming to save farmers money and protect yields.
Rethinking Water on the Farm with Kevin Gast
Water has always been fundamental to agriculture. What is changing is the number of competing pressures surrounding it. Farmers and ranchers are facing questions about water availability, pumping and treatment costs, water…
FVC: Boosting Farm Gate Affordability
Frenchman Valley Coop’s Tim Spector and Jeff Wessels are combining careful fertilizer sourcing, the Acre+ research program and new products like Satchur 8 and Carbon Cycle to help Great Plains farmers stretch every input dollar.
Redox Bio-Nutrients Launches RDX-Flex Foliar Nitrogen Technology
Redox Bio-Nutrients has introduced RDX-Flex, a new foliar nitrogen product that expands its patented nitrogen technology and gives growers more flexibility in how they manage crop nutrition.
USDA Awards $26 Million in Value Added Producer Grants to Beef and Farm Businesses
USDA announced more than $26 million in Value Added Producer Grant funding for 194 agricultural projects, with beef producers receiving the largest share to develop new products and markets.
HGS BioScience Launches HumiK ONE Slingshot to Advance Fertility Programs
HGS BioScience has launched HumiK ONE Slingshot, a granular product that stacks humic substances with beneficial microbes to improve fertilizer efficiency, soil health and crop resilience in dry fertilizer programs.
Farmers National Company Buys CommonGround to Modernize Farmland Leasing
Farmers National Company has acquired CommonGround, a digital farmland leasing marketplace designed to help landowners and farmers navigate a changing agricultural economy.
USDA Welcomes New Mexico into the State Meat and Poultry Inspection Program
New Mexico has joined USDA’s State Meat and Poultry Inspection Program, becoming the 31st state to gain approval and opening new market opportunities for small processors and ranchers.