Bourgault FMS Seeder
Perry Weisberg, US Marketing Leader at Bourgault, provides an overview of its FMS Series with Airplanter™ option.
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Agriculture
New 2022 Case IH Puma and Maxxum Series Tractors
The new Maxxum and Puma series tractor comfort updates were designed with operators in mind. The updates include a host of convenient features that — taken together — lead to increased productivity out in the field.
First Impression of the newest See & Spray™ | John Deere Precision Ag
After he spent some time with our latest See and Spray system, we visited Dr. Jason Norsworthy — Professor and Elms Farming Chair for Weed Science at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Hear what he saw in the future of See & Spray precision.
President Biden and USDA Invest More Than $166.5 Million in Infrastructure to Protect American Communities
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2022 – President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $166.5 million in 108 infrastructure projects as part of implementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
Switzerland takes 1st and 2nd in World Championship Cheese contest
A cheesemaker from Switzerland has won the World Championship Cheese competition twice in a row, and for a third overall time. The cheese called Gourmino Le Gruyere AOP crafted by Michael Spycher of Mountain Dairy Fritzenhaus in Bern, Switzerland took top honors at the biennial contest hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association. The top two cheeses came from Switzerland out of 2,978 entries. The first runner up was Appenzeller® […]
Conservation leader says carbon programs need to include early adopters, better pay
One of the early innovators in Wisconsin’s recently-expanded producer-led watershed protection grant program says farmers should not be left out of new carbon sequestration programs because they started doing the right things a decade ago. Jeff Endres is a dairy farmer and the chairman of Yahara Pride Farms, a farmer-led watershed protection group focused on keeping nutrients out of the Yahara River, which feeds the lakes surrounding Madison, Wisconsin. Endres […]
Economist says seasonality could help limit volatility in fertilizer markets
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to wreak havoc on global markets, but an economist with RaboReserach says seasonality could help limit volatility on some fertilizer prices. Farm inputs analyst Sam Taylor the markets have actually been relatively stoic over the last couple of weeks. “You have seen price movement ranging from down in the Chinese market to up about 17 to 20 percent for other macronutrients in different benchmarks,” he […]
Dairy industry wants more emphasis on trade deals
Dairy groups say the U.S. Trade Representative outlining enforcement in priorities this year is encouraging, but there’s a major element missing. “Which is no indication that there is an appetite to resume comprehensive trade agreement negotiations.” Senior VP for trade policy Shawna Morris with the U.S. Dairy Export Council and National Milk Producers Federation tells Brownfield agreements with the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, Japan, and the Middle East would greatly […]
President Biden and USDA announce funding for infrastructure investments
The Biden administration announced it is investing more than $166.5 million dollars to protect America’s watersheds. Undersecretary for the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Robert Bonney says 23 states will receive funding for new dam and flood prevention projects and for repairs on existing watershed infrastructure. “We tend to work in partnership with communities to help repair aging dams, improve irrigation, help folks plan for watershed issues related to drought, […]
