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Producers say field practices need improvement as food buyers seek sustainability
Food Fight Breaks Out Over Fresh Fruit-and-Vegetable Packaging
Arkansas rice producer Jennifer James earned the agricultural sustainability group’s 2017 Farmer of the Year Award, while the 2017 Collaboration of the Year Award went to Kellogg Company, Syngenta and The Nature Conservancy.
Farms on the Kansas High Plains have long produced a bevy of crops and livestock, from wheat and corn to cattle and hogs. Now, a new type of operation is taking root in the southwest and northwest parts of the state called water technology farms.
To show your farm team you care, keep open lines of communication and provide incentives for a job well done.
One of the biggest challenges of working with family is you know them as family first—all their flaws, history and tendencies. With that in mind, it’s often difficult to treat them as a professional colleague.
Working with people outside of the family on a family farm can present challenges. On the Klein’s Seymour, Ill. farm, they strive to make sure everyone feels heard.
The world may produce the least wine this year in half a century,
California is using diesel brewed from fats and oils to fuel everything from fire trucks to United Parcel Service Inc. delivery vehicles.
Producers are one step closer to a new guest worker program designed to get more agricultural labor help to operations. The Ag. Guest Worker Bill barely clearing the House Judiciary committee by a vote of 17 to 16 on Wednesday. The bill is designed to replace the current H2A program.
California’s Napa and Sonoma Valleys are continuing to clean up after recent wildfires swept through the area.
Some South Texas pecan crops damaged by Hurricane Harvey
Crumbling locks and dams jeopardize U.S. ag’s competitive advantage
A Rhode Island grower breaks record with massive pumpkin
Florida’s Orange Crop at 76-Year Low Crushed by Hurricane Irma
Climate change is expected to reduce the growth and stature of big bluestem, a dominant prairie grass, by up to 60% over the next 75 years.
The North American Free Trade Agreement is in its 23rd year. But there are growing doubts that it will survive through its 24th.
San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to require grocers with 25 stores or more to report annually the use of antibiotics in the raw meat and poultry they sell.
Florida Orange Crop Seen Plunging to 71-Year Low After Irma
Blueberries are widely recommended as part of a heart-healthy diet, but they can also play a role in fighting cervical cancer.
Trump’s Draft Public Works Plan Asks Cities, States to Pony Up
Trump Farm-Bill Outline Emphasizes Work as a Food-Stamp Goal
Last week we looked at the many real benefits and advantages of no-till farming.
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Farmers’ shift away from fall application of nitrogen for crops such as corn and sorghum is being reflected in changing retail practices, says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie. “In my area of central Illinois, I know two fertilizer plants that have completely dropped anhydrous ammonia,” he says. “Their sales had shifted to spring application of nitrogen solution. While ammonia can be applied in the spring, farmers found it took up too much of their time when they needed to concentrate on planting, compared to nitrogen solution that can be applied as they plant or with herbicides.”
Two uncharacteristic colors in the world of wine are creating a buzz in an industry that’s been dominated by rosé, red and white.
Another round of lemon harvest will begin soon in southern California.