Study Finds Many Farmers Drop Conservation Practices
A new study from Iowa State University sheds surprising light on the evolving landscape of agricultural conservation in the state.
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How To Deal With Stress On The Farm
Stress, whether it comes from one or several sources, life, home health, work, relationships, finances; most of us have some level of stress we deal with occasionally, if not regularly.
UI Researcher Trying To Improve Animal, Plant Collaboration
A University of Idaho livestock genetic scientist is part of an initiative that was recently awarded $1.9 million from the USDA to promote collaboration among plant and animal genomic researchers. The U of I’s Brenda Murdoch will join researchers from Iowa State University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative, which was launched three ago as par
Iowa State University Report Says No Price Gouging on Fertilizer
A report from Iowa State University says fertilizer prices are four times higher than they were in 2020. While crop prices have doubled during the same period, higher fertilizer prices are contributing to rising costs in farm country.
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Powers Named New Dean At WSU’s College Of Ag
Washington State University has announced the new dean for the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences. WSU announced Monday that Dr. Wendy Powers will take the lead at CAHNRS starting August 15th. Dr. Powers comes to Pullman from the University of California where she served as the leader of the statewide Ag Research and Extension
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NIFA Invests $14 Million in Animal Health and Disease Research
The Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Wednesday announced an investment of $14 million in research to protect agricultural animals from disease. The grants are part of NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Diseases of Agricultural Animals program area priority.
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How Can CRP Help Pollinators?
When you think Conservation Reserve Program, or CRP, what uses come to your mind. Most likely, you'll think of highly sensitive farm lands come up, that could become grassland, or prairie, or restored wetlands.
But Randall Cass with Iowa State University said CRP land makes a great habitat for pollinators of all types including honey bees, both wild and commercially produced
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Vaccine Bank Critical, Says Animal Health Expert
In the years from 1870 to 1929, the US had nine Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks. At the time, animal health officials reacted by stopping the movement of all animals in the effected regions, and destroying the animals. However that approach did not work. Iowa St...
Iowa State Releases Entry Level Ag Salaries Report
Iowa State University recently released its annual entry-level salary summary for jobs in agriculture. The report includes data from 19 universities collected by career services offices at participating universities from December 2018 and May 2019 undergraduates.
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Estate Tax Should Not Be An Issue For Most Farmers
During this tax season very few, if any, farms or small businesses will be subject to federal estate taxes. Traditionally death and taxes have been linked together in the form of estate taxes. When President Trump signed tax reform in late 2017 he said the legislation make the vast majority of family farms and small business exempt from estate tax.
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