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How Can Biological Tech Help Your Operation?
How Can Biological Tech Help Your Operation?
How Can Biological Tech Help Your Operation?
RegenAphex is a biological technology platform designed to deliver readily available carbon and a number of microorganisms to improve soil health, increase crop nutrient uptake, and support plant health.   “The RegenAphex platform, what it is, at its core, is a very rich source of organic carbon in a liquid form that's used to feed microbes, both the microbes that we formulate within the solutions
2025 Stockmanship & Stewardship Registration is Open
2025 Stockmanship & Stewardship Registration is Open
2025 Stockmanship & Stewardship Registration is Open
Registration is open for three Stockmanship & Stewardship Events taking place this summer.  Stockmanship & Stewardship is an educational experience for cattle producers, featuring low-stress cattle handling demonstrations, Beef Quality Assurance educational sessions, facility design sessions, and industry updates.  The events take...
Fordyce Named Production Undersecretary
Fordyce Named Production Undersecretary
Fordyce Named Production Undersecretary
Midwest farmer Richard Fordyce is heading back to Washington, D.C., as the newly appointed Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation.  He served in the first Trump administration as the Farm Service Agency Administrator.  Fordyce said he super excited and incredibly humbled in having this opportunity to go back to Washington, going back to USDA, to work on behalf of America's farmers and
Over 400 Cases of Salmonella Linked to Backyard Poultry
Over 400 Cases of Salmonella Linked to Backyard Poultry
Over 400 Cases of Salmonella Linked to Backyard Poultry
More than 400 cases of salmonella across the country have been linked to backyard poultry.  The CDC says over 100 people have been hospitalized during this outbreak.  Texas and Missouri have the most cases, followed by Minnesota, Washington, Michigan, and Oklahoma.   Almost 70%...
Rangelands Continue To Dry In The West
Rangelands Continue To Dry In The West
Rangelands Continue To Dry In The West
Most livestock producers would love to see half or more of their grazing lands in good to excellent condition this time of year, but nationally over the last couple of weeks, pasture conditions have been steadily heading downwards.  USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey said nationally, pasture and range conditions are 35% good to excellent, which has held steady.  But unf...
Protect The Harvest Works To Advocate For Ag
Protect The Harvest Works To Advocate For Ag
Protect The Harvest Works To Advocate For Ag
A variety of activist groups are trying to control agriculture, land and water use, and eliminate human-animal interaction.  And in many cases, these groups or individuals have never set foot on a farm.   That’s where Protect the Harvest comes in.   The organiz...
NASS: Winter Wheat Acres Increased Nationwide
NASS: Winter Wheat Acres Increased Nationwide
NASS: Winter Wheat Acres Increased Nationwide
Many experts voiced surprise at the latest USDA winter wheat report that showed a sizeable increase in seedings nationwide.  USDA chief economist Seth Meyer said growers put in 37 million acres of winter wheat, which 11% higher than last year, and 2% greater than many had expected.  He note...
Winter Wheat Plantings Up Across the NW, U.S.
Winter Wheat Plantings Up Across the NW, U.S.
Winter Wheat Plantings Up Across the NW, U.S.
According to NASS, winter wheat seedings across the Northwest are up slightly from last year.  Oregon farmers planted 790,000 acres of winter wheat for the 2023, an 8% increase from this time last year.  Idaho growers seeded 770,000 acres, unchanged from 2022, but 8% above the 2021 crop.  Washington’s wint...
Chinese National Sentenced in Agricultural Espionage Conspiracy
Chinese National Sentenced in Agricultural Espionage Conspiracy
Chinese National Sentenced in Agricultural Espionage Conspiracy
A Chinese national formerly residing in Missouri was sentenced to 29 months in prison and a $150,000 fine for conspiring to commit economic espionage. Xiang Haitao pleded guilty to the charge in January.  Court documents say Xiang conspired to steal a trade secret from the Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto, to benefit a foreign government. ...
USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities
USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities
USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities
On Monday, the USDA announced $1 billion in partnerships to support America’s climate-smart farmers, ranchers and forest landowners. The new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity will finance pilot projects that create market opportunities for U.S. ag ...

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