Implications of climate change are being talked about around the globe. One of the biggest challenges that we face as a planet is the impact climate change will have on our food supply. While there are people who support climate change and those who do not, the rising planet temperatures are likely to affect …
Agricultural producers are struggling to find workers that are willing to work long, hard hours. As the wages in the construction or oil and gas industry continue to rise, agricultural producers are finding it hard to keep up. According to an article from The Durango Herald, there simply are not enough U.S. workers who …
As farms across the US prepare for the warm weather ahead, there is a sense of uncertainty among farmers. This uncertainty can be attributed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts that net farm income will drop about 9 percent this year, according to an article from The Daily Nonpareil. Author Barbara Soderlin explores …
Corn has been a valuable resource to mankind for some ten thousand years. However the plant itself has mutated, and what we know as corn today hardly resembles the crop first used by Mesoamericans. Thanks to new scientific discoveries, the way scientist study corn is about to change. In an article from KTIC Radio …
Organic farming is widely viewed as a sustainable solution to farming techniques that emit greenhouse gasses and harm the environment. While organic farming can in fact be sustainable, it may not be in certain instances. In a reprinted article on ScientificAmerican.com, David Montgomery, a professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of …
AI is being used for more than just improving customer service. In addition to helping companies boost sales and productivity, AI is now being used to help automate statistical evidence used by the agricultural industry. Normally compiled via human analysis, AI is gathering statistics to help big companies such as Monsanto, DuPont, Land O’ …
National Agriculture Day is coming this month. On March 21, the agriculture industry has a chance to come together and educate the public about the role of agriculture in the economy and Americans’ everyday lives.
Participant Mark Biedenfeld, who has been around agriculture his whole life, got involved with National Ag Day after he read …
In a short video for AgStar, agricultural economist Dr. David Kohl explains why the next 24 months could spark greater opportunities for expansion. Dr. Kohl estimates that 60% of U.S. farmland will change hands in the next 13 years. As older producers look toward downsizing or retiring, more land will become available. Dr. Kohl …
A new change has been announced by the USDA that could provide some benefit to young farmers or other farmers who are just starting out. Getting land to farm has been a challenge to new farmers, and the changes to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) could assist them.
Gene Lucht reports in Missouri Farmer Today, …
With all the emphasis on the next generation and bringing Millennials into farming, Randy Krotz, CEO of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), thought it would be smart to bring the farm to them. The USFRA set up a booth at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, and it turned out to …
