Get ahead of weeds in 17It is a wholesale shift of philosophy that will be needed to manage weed resistance in this and future years. A former University of Arkansas Extension weed specialist has seen resistant weeds run amok up close. Ken Smith is now a Technical...
The battle for ethanol has always been a David and Goliath story. The oil industry is one of the richest and most politically powerful industries in the world. The fact that they have secured lucrative tax advantages from the U.S. government while making hundreds of...
The Senate Agriculture Committee is getting closer to scheduling a confirmation hearing for Agriculture Secretary nominee Sonny Perdue, but still needs some paperwork from the White House. The Washington Post reports needed paperwork was submitted last week, more than...
Bower Trading Market Strategy Report: The Good and the Bad in the USDA NumbersThere was not a lot of good news in last week?s USDA?s report. No reduction in US carry over and an increase in South American production kept prices under pressure on Thursday and Friday....
The price of U.S. crude oil has dipped below $50 for the first time since December as a global supply glut persists despite production cuts by big exporters. In November, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other oil-producing nations agreed to lower...
The age of big data means big decisions for farmers as they decide who to trust with their information. An industry-wide effort to bring transparency to ag technology contracts is gaining momentum with the launch of a new website: agdatatransparent.com.The Ag Data...
Bird flu in TennesseeAvian influenza or bird flu has struck a U.S. poultry operation for the fourth consecutive year. An outbreak of the highly pathogenic H7 strain on a farm in Lincoln County, Tennessee has led to the destruction of 73,500 chickens. Thirty other...
Ethanol Dispute Gets PoliticalJoe DonnellyA dispute within the ethanol industry over the future of the RFS has become political. One of the barriers to getting more E15 and other higher blends of ethanol gasoline sold is the ability to sell it year-round. Currently,...
Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is still waiting for a nomination hearing before the Senate as the presumptive Secretary of Agriculture. While he waits, Perdue has come under scrutiny this week from certain groups regarding his time as governor. A New York Times...
Heartland on EPA cutsThe Trump administration?s Office of Management and Budget is proposing slashing the Environmental Protection Agency budget by 25 percent. This proposed reduction for EPA could be achieved through a reduction in staff of 20 percent and reducing...
