On April 8, 2023, three Virginia game wardens walked past no-trespassing signs, entered Highlander’s private land, proceeded to his legal food plot, and stole his game camera—without a warrant.

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The Marengo Trailblazers 4-H club makes meals to deliver to farmers during a busy season. The project started a couple years ago and has evolved to be a box of cooked meals including a beef sundae with potatoes, corn and rolls.

U.S. soybean meal exports set a record at an estimated 13.2 million tons in marketing year 2022/23 (October-September), valued at nearly $7 billion, driven by increased soybean crush to supply feedstock oil for growing U.S. biomass-based diesel production. The new record came from substantial...

Political dysfunction, a healthy ag economy, lack of urgency and the start of a presidential election year. These are all reasons leading agricultural economists to cast doubts on Congress’ ability to pass a new Farm Bill this year, as well as anticipate a strong possibility the legislation will...

While global fertilizer use dropped 7% in 2022, Rabobank analysts estimate an increase in usage by 3% for 2023. On the pricing side, Rabobank forecasts a positive outlook for fertilizer purchasing through 2024. 

Placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots were up sharply since September. The USDA says September 2023 placements were 2.206 million head, above pre-report expectations and up 6% from September 2022. Those cattle will be marketed starting early next year.

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), along with the U.S. Grains Council, plus wheat, soybean and other commodity groups, applauded Secretary Tom Vilsack's announcement that his agency is releasing $1.3 billion in funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation to support trade promotion to...

Grilled cheese is a staple food for children across America, but two Wisconsin brothers decided to take their version of grilled cheese sandwich to the next level.

U.S. corn and soybean production are down from September 2022, according to the Crop Production report issued by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Corn production is down 10% from last year, forecast at 15.1 billion bushels; soybean growers are expected to decrease their...

Few news items in the ag media enjoyed the endurance of the discovery that Chinese owners have amassed nearly 400,000 acres of U.S. farmland.

Minnesota has confirmed its first fall case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock of 140,000 birds in Meeker County. Samples were confirmed positive by USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa. The site is quarantined, and the birds on...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning have become increasingly important in the digital transformation of various industries, including agriculture. A recent study conducted by global digital transformation consultancy, Kin + Carta, reveals that nearly half (43 percent) of agricultural...

The Economic Research Service (ERS) of USDA released an update on the recent trends in the adoption of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the U.S. Commercial planting of GE crops started in the U.S. in 1996. The adoption rates of GE seeds increased rapidly in the succeeding years. Most of the GE...

A farm real estate specialist suggests there could be another rally in farmland prices. Tim Meyer is a site leader and realtor with Steffes Group. “This land market is a long way from going down. We’re steady to even maybe a bump higher between now and the end of the year.”