Workshop to highlight solar and biofuel opportunities for farmers
Growing grass to make biofuels. Producing bioenergy through anaerobic digestion of manure and plant matter. Capturing the sun’s energy to power the farm.
Illinois budget woes cancel Corn and Soybean Classic
Between 800-1,300 farmers representing approximately 8 million acres of Illinois crop production attended a recent Corn and Soybean Classic series, hosted annually for the past 18 years by extension specialists with the University of Illinois Department of Crop Sciences.
Illinois ag committee no longer sustainable because of budget
The Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Committee (ISAC) can be added to the list of state-funded ag initiatives that can no longer be sustained because of Illinois’ ongoing 2016 budget standoff.
Soybeans variable in yield during one northern Indiana FIRST trial
In the northern part of Indiana, hit hardest by the heavy rains this season, crop height and yields were variable in one soybean hybrids test staged by Farmers’ Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST).
Where are farmers going with harvested production?
We are already hearing opinions voiced on next year’s potential acres across the United States. Depending upon what methodology a person uses, either corn or soybeans can both be favored crops.
Dairy support mechanisms debated in House Ag Committee
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and International Dairy Foods Assoc. (IDFA) called on Congress to "solve the trade dispute over country-of-origin labeling to head off damaging new tariffs on U.S. dairy exports by Canada and Mexico."
Production trends higher, slowing retail pork prices
The World Trade Organization has once again ruled that the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rules for livestock are a violation of our international trade agreements.
