Farmers Business Network has launched Norm, the agriculture industry’s first artificial intelligence agronomic adviser.

Weaker economic growth is beginning to take a toll on global pork consumption. Despite early signs that the worst of the inflationary impact may have already passed, the lagged impact on consumption is likely to be felt throughout 2023.

After months of work from National Farmers Union (NFU), Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU), PIRG, and Right to Repair advocates around the country, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Consumer Right to Repair Agricultural Equipment Act (HB 23-1011).

Just two generations ago, it seemed like everyone either lived on a farm or a ranch, or they knew someone who did. But today, as the number of farm operations, and even acres used for agriculture, continue to fall, that connection is fading.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has named Manjit K. Misra as its new director.

Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare systems in Houston and Salt Lake City will provide veterans with fresh fruit and vegetables as well as nutrition coaching to test whether produce prescriptions can improve the health of people with diet-related health conditions.

Farmers did make some corn and soybean planting progress last week.

To stay financially solvent, many people follow a monthly budget. One component of that is a weekly meal plan to make sure their nutritional needs are being met. In much the same way, beef producers also need to balance the rations for the cowherd.

Senate Republican Whip John Thune sees expanding work requirements in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as a way to cut the cost of the nutrition title in a new farm bill.

A monthly survey of rural bankers in the Midwest reflects a steady farm economy despite some headwinds.

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on April 1, 2023. The inventory was 4% below April 1, 2022, USDA NASS reported on Friday.

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is proud to announce the expansion of the National Corn Yield Contest (NCYC) to include a new pilot class focused on nitrogen management.

Syngenta Crop Protection and Biotalys (Euronext – BTLS) today announced a collaboration to research, develop and commercialize new biocontrol solutions to manage key pests in a broad variety of crops. The new solution will be based on Biotalys’ AGROBODY technology and will offer a new mode of action to broaden farmers’ access to novel technologies that counter the threat of pest resistance and advance sustainable agriculture.

Senate Agriculture Committee members plan to take a closer look at foreign ag land ownership in the United States.

Sharp interest rate increases slammed the brakes on farmer borrowing, according to a quarterly survey of bankers conducted by the Kansas City Federal Reserve.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Wednesday defended a proposed Bureau of Land Management rule that gives conservation uses of the land it manages “equal footing” with grazing, energy production, mining, and recreation.

This week, Representatives Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15), Joe Courtney (CT-02), and Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) introduced the Young Farmer Success Act, a bipartisan bill that would help America’s young farmers manage their student loan debt by making them eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should implement a regulation allowing the lower-cost, lower-carbon E15 fuel blend to be sold in eight Midwest states this summer, rather than waiting until 2024 as proposed, the Renewable Fuels Association said in formal comments filed today.

Ukraine’s ability to keep exporting wheat, corn and other ag commodities under the threatened Black Sea Grain Initiative will be a major focus when world ag leaders meet later this week in Japan for a summit of G7 agriculture ministers, says USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, who will be attending.

The federal debt-limit bill dropped Wednesday by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would repeal several tax credits for the biofuels industry, including tax credits for biodiesel, second-generation biofuels and sustainable aviation.

Margins are tricky for many growers as input costs and commodity prices trend lower.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of up to $125 million through two new grant programs that will create more options for meat and poultry farmers by investing in independent, local meat and poultry processing projects that increase competition and enhance the resiliency of the food supply chain.

Even with variable weather so far this spring, seedcorn maggot development is on track with previous years. Forecasted temperatures suggest that seedcorn maggot will likely develop quickly in the next few weeks.

It’s now up to the courts to decide the fate of the updated Waters of the United States rule.

Pending Treasury Department rules for a new biofuels tax credit could determine whether farmers can earn significant new income from conservation practices and whether ethanol can qualify as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel, a potentially massive new market.

Marc Arnusch first turned to ChatGPT for help evaluating a potential business opportunity.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $20 million to deliver broadband technical assistance resources for rural communities, and to support the development and expansion of broadband cooperatives.

Students, researchers and leaders from The Ohio State University as well as business and community leaders recently helped open the temporary home of the George Washington Carver Science Park’s (GWCSP) Starlab terrestrial analog facility.