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Aigen Autonomous Weeder
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A Washington company has a solar powered, autonomous weeder that uses no chemicals, no fuel, and no person to drive it.
California golden mussels
Idaho Ag Today
In October 2024, golden musselswere detected in the Port of Stockton near Sacramento.
Quaggas down in Snake River
Idaho Ag Today
Sampling Shows Another Decline in Snake River Quagga Mussel Population.
California PFAS Pesticide Bill Won't Move Forward This Year
California Ag Today
Senate misses deadline to advance AB 1603.
Wood Structures
Idaho Ag Today
Innovation in the wood products at wood energy sectors has expanded significantly in just over the last two decades.
Mosquito control
Idaho Ag Today
We simply do not have the technology to completely wipe out mosquitoes. What we can accomplish is a reduction.
Orwellian drones
Idaho Ag Today
Arthur Erickson is co-founder of Hylio Agro Drones, a company that develops and manufactures agri drones in the U.S.
MAHA Hearing
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was grilled by Mississippi Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith about the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA Commission.
MAHA and Agriculture
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A new report from the White House appointed Make America Healthy Again Commission is causing concern among farmers and ranchers.
Litchi and nematodes
Idaho Ag Today
University of Idaho researchers are introducing genes from a specific plant into potatoes in an effort to develop spuds that are resistant to harmful nematodes.
Sid Freeman
Idaho Ag Today
Canyon County farmer Sid Freeman, farms 250 acres just outside Middleton in southwest Idaho.
Plant Sugars to Feedstocks and Chicken Wing Sunday Super Bowl
The Agribusiness Update
UC Davis researchers are sharing new findings on how to access the sugars locked up in plant materials to convert them into new feedstocks, and the National Chicken Council’s 2024 Wing Report says Americans will devour 1.45 billion wings while watching the Super Bowl.
Unlocking Sugars From Plants and Cold Weather Hits Ethanol Production
The Agribusiness Update
UC Davis researchers share new findings on accessing sugars locked up in plant materials to convert into new feedstocks to produce fuels, materials and chemicals, and cold weather sends ethanol production to its lowest point in three years.
Unlocking Sugars From Plants and Cold Weather Hits Ethanol Production
The Agribusiness Update
UC Davis researchers share new findings on accessing sugars locked up in plant materials to convert into new feedstocks to produce fuels, materials and chemicals, and cold weather sends ethanol production to its lowest point in three years.
EPA Cares More About Rats than Farmers and Ag Landscape on Brink of Shift
The Agribusiness Update
Senator Chuck Grassley and 15 Senate colleagues are challenging the EPA to abandon its proposed measures targeting 11 rodenticides, and the global ag landscape is on the brink of a large shift with the crop protection chemicals market witnessing extraordinary growth.
Crop Protection and EPA
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ag lawmakers are pressing Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to use his influence to get EPA to preserve use of essential crop protection chemicals.
Vive's AZterknot Fungicide Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Vive Crop Protection has a fungicide called AZterknot that Vive's Jonathan Adamson says promotes plant health with a combination of chemicals and biologicals.
Vive's AZterknot Fungicide Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Vive Crop Protection has a fungicide called AZterknot that Vive's Jonathan Adamson says promotes plant health with a combination of chemicals and biologicals.
Mexican Considers Chemical Bans and Farm Loan Interest Rates Up Sharply
The Agribusiness Update
A group of Mexican lawmakers are attempting to ban almost 200 pesticide chemicals, and farm loan interest rates are up sharply in third quarter.
Are PFAS Chemicals Now Agriculture's Problem?
Southeast Regional Ag News
The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging a pause on regulation until more information is known.