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Real-Time Soil Analysis In The Field
Farm of the Future
One key agronomic insight that can completely change the outcome of a crop yield is doing a soil analysis.
Ag Technologies Need to Be Simple Enough To Use
Farm of the Future
New agricultural technologies are exciting and some of them can be impactful, but some of them just try to solve too much and end up being too complicated to implement.
Augmenting Agronomists With Digital Tools
Farm of the Future
New tools are on their way for agronomists to help them make more data-driven decisions in the field.
Nematode researcher chair
Idaho Ag Today
The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) has raised more than $3.2 million from stakeholders toward an endowment.
CDC on H5N1 in Washington and Agtech Jobs on the Rise
The Agribusiness Update
The Centers for Disease Control is in Washington state after reports surfaced of four workers who potentially have bird flu, and Californina farmers with autonomous tractors and other high-tech equipment are having no problem finding agtech operators with “video game experience.”
Alabama Collegiate Discussion Meet and Agtech Jobs on the Rise
The Agribusiness Update
Nine college students competed in the Alabama Farmers Federation’s first statewide Collegiate Discussion Meet, and Californina farmers with autonomous tractors and other high-tech equipment are having no problem finding agtech operators with “video game experience.”
Dairy Consumption Not All Bad and Distressed Ag Borrowers Assistance
The Agribusiness Update
One of the more well-known consumer trends is a decline in per capita milk consumption, but the news isn’t all bad for dairy, and the USDA launches the Distressed Borrowers Assistance Network, designed to provide support to financially distressed farmers and ranchers.
Public Lands Council Annual Meeting and Price Fixing Suit Dismissed
The Agribusiness Update
The Public Lands Council held its 56th annual meeting in Grand Junction, Colorado last week, and a judge in Missouri dismissed a lawsuit accusing agricultural giants like Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta, and others of price fixing.
Integrating Soil Science Into More Agronomic Decisions
Farm of the Future
Scientists have developed a vast body of knowledge about how soils are formed and how they function, but gaps still exist in turning that information into real solutions for growers.
Opinion: Carbon Sequestration Is A Distraction
Farm of the Future
The rise of this idea has become so popular that in some cases it overshadows the real opportunity to lower the underlying carbon footprint of food production.
Soil Can Unlock New Agronomic Opportunities
Farm of the Future
As input companies incorporate more biological understanding into agriculture, there’s an opportunity to better leverage the soil’s natural ability to grow healthier crops.
Southern Blight in Tomatoes and High Temps in Late August
The Agribusiness Update
Spurred by moisture and warm soil temperatures, the fungal disease southern blight is moving north from tomatoes in southern San Joaquin Valley to the Sacramento Valley, and temps are soaring across much of the country this final week of August with rain and severe weather from Texas to the Carolinas.
Southern Blight in Tomatoes and High Temps in Late August
The Agribusiness Update
Spurred by moisture and warm soil temperatures, the fungal disease southern blight is moving north from tomatoes in southern San Joaquin Valley to the Sacramento Valley, and temps are soaring across much of the country this final week of August with rain and severe weather from Texas to the Carolinas.
Syngenta Sustainability
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Val Dolcini, head of business sustainability and government affairs at Syngenta, wants to encourage those farmers who haven’t taken steps to improve their sustainability to take the plunge.
Syngenta Sustainability
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Syngenta's Val Dolcini wants to encourage those farmers who haven’t taken steps to improve their sustainability to take the plunge, and there are a lot of benefits to doing so.
Soil Moisture Sensors and U.S. Makes Strong Case for GMO Corn
The Agribusiness Update
Water conservation agencies and UC Extension are advocating adding soil-moisture sensors to create precision irrigation in drought-prone agricultural areas, and the U.S. made a strong case under the USMCA dispute with Mexico over genetically engineered corn.
More Georgia Peanuts-hay-oats and U.S. Makes Strong Case for GMO Corn
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia farmers devoted more land to peanuts, hay and oats in 2024, and the U.S. made a strong case under the USMCA dispute with Mexico over genetically engineered corn.