Natonal Agronomy Week-17The DEKALB?, Asgrow? and Deltapine? brands are proud to launch and support ?National Agronomy Week?, an annual observance to promote appreciation for the invaluable support provided by agronomists, seed dealers and crop consultants. This...
The National Agricultural Aviation Association wants to remind farmers using drones on their operations this year to remember to keep an eye out for agricultural aircraft flying low over their fields. Agricultural aviators often fly as low as ten feet off the ground...
The House Agriculture Committee held a hearing this week to look at how the tax code currently in place affects farmers, ranchers, and the rural communities in which they live. The American Farm Bureau was one of the organizations giving testimony. Pat Wolff, Senior...
The European Union has approved the $43 billion takeover of Syngenta by ChemChina, just a day after receiving U.S. approval. The EU approval is conditional on ChemChina?s offer to divest ?a significant part? of its Adama unit?s pesticide business, some generic...
According to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 1.019 million barrels per day (b/d)?or 42.8 million gallons daily. That is down 35,000 b/d from the week before and stands as the lowest weekly production volume in 18 weeks. The four-week average for ethanol...
No Perdue vote before EasterThe epic political fight over President Donald Trump Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has scuttled any chance the Senate will confirm former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary before Congress?s Easter recess.?Once...
Purdue and DuPont team upIn a public-private venture, Purdue agriculture is getting a boost for its automated phenotyping center, the Indiana Corn and Soybean Innovation Center which opened just last year. DuPont and Purdue University have announced that Purdue now...
Managing Fixed Costs, the Key to Profitability in 2017For most growers, this will be another year of tight margins and lowering production costs will be a necessity. Evan Hahn, Vice-President Credit-Agribusiness with Farm Credit Mid-America, says tracking your fixed...
The U.S. Senate will not be taking a vote to confirm Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue this week. Instead, the Senate will be focusing time on a filibuster and confirmation vote for Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch. With an upcoming recess, the...
A recent survey shows global consumers remain baffled by food labels. Sponsored by Elanco, The Truth About Food survey gathered input from 3,300 consumers in 11 countries. Of the findings, online meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the survey shows 82...
