Kathryn King, Grace Foster, Jacalyn Meisner and Brittany Bosecker are the first trailblazers when it comes to new agriculture teacher grants in Illinois, and they are truly thankful this holiday season.
Tennessee's AgLaunch brings new tech startups to industry
Small tractors that can be driven from a laptop, by an operator sitting at a desk, and robots that creep around a field under the plant canopy gathering data on crop health – these are the products of agriculture’s future, according to AgLaunch.
Opinions on effect of tax reform for farmers mixed
Even as Republicans put their finishing touches on a tax overhaul package, Democrats criticized the impending deal as bad for farmers and middle-class Americans.
China repeals 2-year ban on live equine imports from U.S.
In an exciting back stretch run, filly Abel Tasman came from behind pace to defeat favorites Paradise Woods and Miss Sky Warrior, in the 2017 Kentucky Oaks.
Ways to avoid soil compaction when going back in the fields
Farmers throughout most of Ohio will look back on the 2017 growing season as an incredibly long one. The season started with ideal conditions in April, though the cold and wet the next month stretched out the planting season. All this made for a long harvest season.
Feeder cattle prices stronger than 2016, despite recent dip
Despite the recent dip in feeder cattle prices, they remain strong compared to 2016 figures, according to Andrew Griffith, University of Tennessee extension agricultural economist.
Kentucky farm income rebounds from 2016, but not to 2014 level
State agriculture cash receipts for 2017 are projected to rise 3.5 percent to $5.6 billion – this is the forecast from the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) at the recent annual Kentucky Farm Bureau meeting.
