One of the hottest topics in agriculture is UAVs or drones. This is a $13 billion industry, which is forecast to grow to a more than $80 billon industry by 2025.
800 million people can’t be wrong in an election, right?
In mid-May the 800 million voters in the world’s largest democracy, India, rejected the long-in-power Congress Party for the BJP, the Bharatya Janata Party, led by Narendra Modi.
$6.9M Michigan grant to help push specialty crop bee study
Michigan State University was awarded $6.9 million for a research project to develop sustainable pollination strategies for specialty crops in the United States.
Advice in beekeeping among Illinois farm market activities
Human diets will be bland should we run out of honeybees, O’Connell Farms & Apiaries owner Michael O’Connell pointed out during his "Beekeeping 101" class.
Illinois farmer elected to lead U.S. Grains Council into 2015
Illinois farmer Ron Gray was elected as the U.S. Grains Council chair during the organization’s 54th annual board of directors meeting in Omaha, in July.
Missouri universities to study climate impacts on state’s ag
Some Missourians, like others living in the Corn Belt, have long said "if you don’t like the state’s weather, just wait a few minutes and it will change."
Michigan farmer faces seizure, sale of equipment as nuisance
Erie Township officials have told farmer Ray Swan if he doesn’t remove his old farm equipment from his property by Sept. 18 they will sell it at auction.
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service for the Great Lakes region showed average temperatures of 69-78 degrees for the week ending Aug. 10.
