1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (289+ words) The Holstein Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the Raymond LeBlanc Memorial Scholarship and the George Miller Memorial Scholarship. These scholarships recognize outstanding students and Junior Holstein members demonstrating a commitment to the dairy industry, leadership in the…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1292+ words) Precision agriculture is a common buzzword, particularly as the growth and adoption of such practices have increased sharply over the past 20 years. While the term is often cited in crop production, there are more and more case uses of precision…...

4+ day, 44+ min ago   (435+ words) Feeding the cows. One phrase with two meanings. The first is obvious. The second takes some nuance, as in, “We’re so busy feeding the cows, we don’t focus on the big issues happening around us.” In this case, “feeding the…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (197+ words) Guided by its Local Advisory Committee members, AgWest Farm Credit has awarded $3,029,821 to 48 organizations in communities throughout the West. As a cooperative, AgWest’s purpose is to champion agriculture by serving as the most trusted resource, helping its customers, employees and…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (263+ words) The first confirmed case of New World screwworm in the Rio Grande Valley has been identified in Starr County, Texas, prompting state and local officials to establish an infested zone and intensify response efforts to contain the flesh-eating parasite. County…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (553+ words) Crops Livestock News Weather Another round of catastrophic flooding has swept across Texas Hill Country, claiming at least two lives, triggering hundreds of water rescues, and dealing another major blow to the state’s farmers, ranchers, and livestock operations just one…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (363+ words) It was those memories that came to mind as I read Oregon’s Initiative Petition 28, better known as the PEACE Act. These activists want the measure to sound compassionate and prey on people’s love for their pets. But those so-called “loopholes…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (180+ words) InnerPlant, a California-based company that converts invisible biological reactions inside crops to visible data, is expanding its disease-detection technology from soybeans into corn. Integrated into the CropVoice Whole Farm platform, the intent is to identify fungal disease before symptoms are…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1095+ words) Few things spoil the potential of a corn or soybean crop quite like disease. For the 2026 growing season, tar spot is top-of-mind for many Midwest farmers. Already this season, confirmed cases of tar spot have emerged across eastern Nebraska, and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (370+ words) When farmers are looking for new production practices or management ideas, they are more likely to turn to agricultural media and fellow producers than directly to retailers, according to new research from Purdue University. The findings come from Purdue’s 2025 Large…...