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.
USDA’s Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook Shows Mixed Harvest for 2026
USDA’s September fruit and tree nuts outlook forecasts smaller apple, pear and peach crops in 2026, while cranberries, hazelnuts and citrus post gains and consumer fruit prices keep climbing.
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…
Rollins Announces $1 Billion Regenerative Agriculture Investment at MAHA Summit
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Agriculture took center stage at the MAHA Summit Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced plans to increase USDA investment in regenerative agriculture to $1 billion next…
U.S. Hog Inventory Falls 2% From Last Year, USDA Reports
USDA’s latest Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report shows the U.S. hog inventory at 74.3 million head as of Sept. 1, down from last year but up from June.
Cavalry Group Report Warns Oklahoma Farmers After Kirkpatrick Animal Conference
The Cavalry Group’s report on the 2026 Kirkpatrick Animal Conference details plans by national animal-rights groups that could affect Oklahoma pork producers, breeders and lawful animal owners.
Tanner Schuldt Joins Meristem to Bring Minnesota and North Dakota Farmers More Bushels for Less
Veteran agricultural sales leader Tanner Schuldt has joined Meristem Crop Performance as a senior sales Take Cost Out Specialist, working with farmers across Western Minnesota and North Dakota to lower cost per bushel.
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.
Public Lands Council Honors Wyoming and Nevada Ranchers at 58th Annual Meeting
The Public Lands Council handed out its top honors during its 58th Annual Meeting, recognizing a Wyoming grasslands leader and a Nevada rancher-lawyer for their decades of advocacy on behalf of federal lands ranchers.