Category Archives: Agriculture News
Cash Rents Continue Higher
The National Agricultural Statistics Service says farmers around the nation paid an average of $141 an acre to rent cropland in 2021. That's two dollars higher than last year and up by seven do...
Cumulus Media Aug 23, 2021
Farmers’ Almanac Hits Store Shelves
The 2022 Farmers’ Almanac contains 184 pages of helpful tips, calendars, and guides to help you plan your year ahead. It also features weather forecasts for the next 16 months, plus usefu...
Cumulus Media Aug 17, 2021
Sorghum Industry Partners with the University of California
The United Sorghum Checkoff Program is partnering with the University of California and its Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources to advance the sorghum industry. The five-year partners...
Cumulus Media Aug 16, 2021
Beef and Pork Exports on Record Pace
U.S. red meat exports closed the first half of the year on a strong note, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Although volume and value eased from April and May, export value was stil...
Cumulus Media Aug 10, 2021
Groups Push Trade Talks with China
Some of the most influential business groups in America want the White House to restart trade talks with China. The New York Times says they also want tariffs cut on goods imported from China. ...
Cumulus Media Aug 09, 2021
House Ag Approves WHIP+
The House Agriculture Committee approved reauthorization for WHIP+ in 2020 and 2021. Chairman David Scott, a Democrat from Georgia, stated during the hearing, the severity of recent natural dis...
Cumulus Media Jul 28, 2021
Students Gather for Future of Agriculture
This week, 44 FFA members gather in Indianapolis to discuss how agriculture will play a pivotal role in their future. It's all part of the New Century Farmer conference, an opportunity for FFA ...
Cumulus Media Jul 27, 2021
Mobile Robots for Row Crops
Corteva Agriscience is working to take agricultural robotics to new heights using a Spot robot from Boston Dynamics. The company is among the first in agriculture to use this platform to 'walk'...
Cumulus Media Jul 21, 2021
Opposition to Meat Markets Intervention
The North American Meat Institute opposed recent action to make changes to the Packers and Stockyards Act. In a statement, the organization says, President Biden’s executive order calling...
Cumulus Media Jul 13, 2021
Dairy Farmers Reimbursement
A group of lawmakers are callling on the Biden administration to reimburse dairy producers for losses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and market-related losses. In a letter to President Joe Biden,...
Cumulus Media Jul 09, 2021
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