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Here is some additional perspective on the new health-care measure.
Corn stalks that don’t completely decompose during the winter interfere with spring planting but can a new cellulosic ethanol plant turn those tough cornstalks into cash?
No matter how much management, labor and fertilizer you apply, and regardless of the quality of seed you plant, it’s the soil that underpins how much food and fiber you produce.
Reducing complexity is a simple, yet profound way to reduce stress and increase profits on your farming operation.
Immigration reform is at the point where most in Washington expect it to be one of the few major issues lawmakers deal with.
Even though the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed rock removal on the Mississippi River earlier than expected, water levels remain precarious.
Farmers need to document standard operating procedures.
Jeremy Jack says the hardest part about being a young producer is when people underestimate what he can do with technology today.
The WeighRite program records commodity, weight in, weight out, time and date and then wirelessly sends data to your office computer.
The world’s largest retailer wants to find ways to improve efficiencies on the farm and through the supply chain so that consumers get low-priced, quality products.
Here are some helpful resources and an outline for the content of an employee handbook.
Every day more farmers realize the value of an employee handbook.
If finding good employees is a challenge for your farming enterprise, consider what one agribusiness recruiter says is a wave of the future: freelance farmers.
The industry is looking to recapture lost markets with high-oleic oil.
A new book by Michele Payn-Knoper aims to help food producers and consumers build meaningful relationships and to facilitate positive conversations.
Dixon Ridge Farms taps into a process called bio-gasification to create its own on-farm energy.
Working with attorneys and other labor professionals can help agricultural employers avoid fines and heightened liability, experts say.
Robotic feeders work well as long as calves are checked frequently.
As the world’s leading avocado producer, Mexico continues to supply markets globally while adapting to evolving trends and challenges.
With harvest recently concluding, growers report that good quality and volume are expected.
Two-way trade between the U.S. and Mexico in organic produce is booming, a new report from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service says.
Check out some of the new product offerings from exhibitors at this event held Sept. 12-14 in Nashville, Tenn.
Marketing Plus, a Fresno, Calif.-based marketing and advertising agency, has promoted Johnna Johnson to vice president of marketing and client services.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has announced that Christopher “Chris” Purdy has been selected as the new Deputy Administrator of the Specialty Crops Program (SCP).
The Giumarra Cos. highlighted its proprietary Lemonade apple variety at the 2023 AWG Innovation Showcase in Overland Park, Kan.
Easter demand is expected to be strong for Grimmway Farms’ Cal-Organic rainbow carrots, says Ally Nesci, East Coast regional sales manager.
Although the industry faces serious challenges such as drought conditions and water restrictions, the Golden State’s avocado growers are reporting good quality, increased sizing and healthy yields for the 2022-23 season.
Wildfires in Chile during February caused extensive damage to agriculture but limited damage to fruit crops, according to a new report from the USDA.
Effective April 10, the USDA will decrease the assessment rate for Texas oranges and grapefruit.