In recent years, several ag and environmental groups decided to work together to address conservation and water quality issues. In this Voice of Soy, Ohio Soybean Council’s Julia Brown details some of those efforts and why it’s important for farmers to be proactive. ...
Being able to make timely crop management decisions is critical to farmers bottom line. In this Pods for Profits, Michigan Soybean Committee research director Mark Seamon shares some insight on the start of this growing season and some things farmers should consider. ...
Across the Corn Belt, rain is ending early Tuesday across the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region. The remainder of the Midwest is experiencing cool weather, along with widespread cloudiness and isolated showers. U.S. corn, 78% emerged by June 5, is developing at the second-slowest pace of the 21st century. However, growth was significantly slower in 2019, when only 53% of the nation’s corn had emerged on that […]
Building Southwestern heat will push temperatures to 110°F or higher at low-elevation locations, starting on Thursday and continuing through the weekend. Extreme heat will briefly extend into California’s Central Valley. Meanwhile, torrid weather will persist in Texas, with heat expanding during the weekend eastward along the Gulf Coast and northward across the central Plains. Before heat spreads, frequent showers will continue across much of the eastern half of the country. […]
Farmers and ranchers continued expressing their concerns about environmental regulation at a Waters of the U.S. roundtable. Shawn Tiffany, a rancher and president-elect with the Kansas Livestock Association, says protecting the environment starts with education, not regulations through WOTUS. “Educating producers on the benefits of cover crops, and the water retention capabilities, and erosion and every other thing that we’re seeing with many modern farm practices that are becoming commonplace […]
The American Dairy Coalition is asking the White House to get involved in the dairy labeling issue. ADC’s board wrote to Director of Office and Management Shalanda Young saying for two decades, the Food and Drug Administration has not upheld its own Standards of Identity for milk and dairy products. ADC says more dairy look-alikes have entered the market during the past two decades of non-enforcement and they cite studies […]
The Dairy Shrine has named its 2022 Pioneer Award winners. Dr. Scott Armbrust is a veterinarian who started Paradocs Embryo Transfer and has not only expanded the business worldwide, but he has also trained other vets on embryo transfer techniques. John “Jack” Hardesty of Harvue Farms in Virginia was involved personally and professionally in numerous industry and community organizations. He remained active on the farm until his passing at age 82. […]
With the summer getting closer pig farmers will need to start worrying about the effects of heat stress on their pigs. It can have a large impact on the productivity of the animals, especially for sows in lactation as maintaining high feed intake is critical.
Sawyer and Tork are the force behind their family farm taking care of pigs, along with farming the family’s acres. Together, they promote agriculture in a positive light by recording their day-to-day life’s on the farm.
