Agwired
APRIL 10, 2025
After over 20 years of hitting the agriblogging highway, ZimmComm principals Chuck and Cindy Zimmerman are retiring from business travel at the end of 2025. The Zimmermans founded ZimmComm in 2004 as the first social media-based agricultural communications company and pioneered event blogging for farm and biofuels conferences, capturing the sights and sounds in photos and interviews.
Organic Farming Research
APRIL 10, 2025
Senators Fetterman and Schiff have reintroduced the Organic Science and Research Investment (OSRI) Act to strengthen U.S. organic farming. Backed by OFRF and over 80 organizations, the bill would invest in the research and tools farmers need to meet growing demand and build resilience. The post Fetterman and Schiff Reintroduce the Organic Science and Research Investment (OSRI) Act appeared first on Organic Farming Research Foundation.
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Civil Eats
APRIL 10, 2025
April 10, 2025 Despite a prevailing sense on Capitol Hill that passing a farm bill this year is highly unlikely, lawmakers in both chambers introduced a flurry of marker bills over the past 10 days. Marker bills are small bills that senators and representatives attempt to insert into the larger legislative package during farm bill negotiations. Mike Lavender, policy director at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), said getting bills out there, even when the future of the farm
Agwired
APRIL 10, 2025
The Conservation Technology Information Center will release the results of the 8th National Cover Crop Survey Report on April 15, noon CT, during a webinar with partners USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program and the American Seed Trade Association. The American Farm Bureau Federation , in partnership with Farm Credit, is seeking entrepreneurs to apply online by June 9 for the 2026 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge.
Agric4profits
APRIL 10, 2025
Intercropping is defined simply as growing two or more crop types on one field. The practice of intercropping has actually been around since farming began. Modernization of farming equipment has changed our farming practices into what they are today, which is largely mono-cropping.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2025
Researchers reveal the environmental progress thats been made in the wheat industry in the past 40 years, plus how farmers can apply this information to their operations.
Agric4profits
APRIL 10, 2025
Plantains (Musa paradisiaca) are related to banana. They look quite similar and are, in fact, morphologically similar, but while bananas are grown for their sugary fruit, growing plantains are cultivated for their firmer, starchy fruit. Both are members of the Musa genus and are technically large herbs and their fruit classified as berries.
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DTN
APRIL 10, 2025
Include captions under images. Weather is one of the most unpredictable and disruptive forces affecting airport operations. From winter storms and high winds to severe thunderstorms and icing, adverse weather can cause major delays, safety concerns, and financial setbacks for airports and airlines. Traditional weather forecasts, while essential, often lack the operational specificity required for effective decision-making.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2025
Commentary: Illinois farmer Preston Brown says a market that values low-carbon corn will add value to his family farm, and provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act will make it possible.
Organic Farming Research
APRIL 10, 2025
The Story of Three Feathers Farm (Versin en espaol a continuacin / Spanish version below) By Jazea Kalea Smith, OFRF Fall 2024 Policy and Communications Intern, and OFRF staff OFRF is currently working to increase farmer and community awareness of the federal funding opportunities available to organic and transitioning farms. As part of our [.] The post Real Talk on EQIP: One Organic Farms Journey Through Federal Funding appeared first on Organic Farming Research Foundation.
Agric4profits
APRIL 10, 2025
Worms are among the larger forms of life which parasitize poultry. Various kinds of worms are normally found in birds because their occurrence is universal. Worms do not cause high mortality but worm infections may place a stress on the birds making them to be less resistance to other types of infections.
AgriLife Today
APRIL 10, 2025
Statistical analysis forecasts further declines in hatchability by 2050 The post Texas A&M study predicts long-term drop in chicken fertility rates appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2025
Kansas Tourism: Council Grove offers so much for the history-loving traveler.
AgriLife Today
APRIL 10, 2025
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences course digs into the strange world of molds and mushrooms The post Students fascination with fungi flourishes at Texas A&M appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2025
UAPB eyes aqua-based live food strategies for poultry
Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast
APRIL 10, 2025
Back in February, Growing Produce published this story about the cost of extreme weather and drought to farmers across the country. I ran across it this week and thought it was worth mentioning here because it is the most comprehensive accounting of agricultural damage for the US as a whole.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2025
Letters From the Farmhouse: Learning to embrace your mistakes when gardening and improving the areas you can control makes for a more enjoyable experience.
Farmbrite
APRIL 10, 2025
Are you having trouble identifying your animals? Looking to streamline your livestock inspections? Read on to learn how RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) ear tags and scanners make quickly identifying and handling health checks for your cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, or other herd animals a breeze.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2025
Using sheep to graze vegetation at solar farms is gaining popularity. It preserves agricultural land, reduces costs and benefits both farmers and energy companies.
Agric4profits
APRIL 10, 2025
Animal rearing is an age long activity that man carries out basically for food and the production of raw materials for agro-industries. Meat or flesh, milk and eggs are primarily obtained directly from farm animals for consumption by man.
Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast
APRIL 10, 2025
The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows improvement in the drought intensity this week due to the rain we got last weekend. However, this rain has provided only limited relief to the soil moisture in the top 100 cm and dry conditions continue in many areas below the surface layer.
Agric4profits
APRIL 10, 2025
Gardening is a great strategy to escape the stress of day to day life by working along with your hands as well as becoming in touch with nature. It is also a good way to add some beauty plus peace to your household by bordering it together with lovely vegetation.
Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast
APRIL 10, 2025
Today NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center announced that the La Nina which has been present since early January is now over and we are back to neutral conditions. This La Nina was very short-lived and was categorized as a weak La Nina which peaked in early February.
American Farmland
APRIL 10, 2025
American Farmland Trust (AFT) has released findings from its 2024 survey of 240 Virginia farmers and landowners, exploring their views on solar energy development.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2025
Some tariffs have been in place since February, and several economists anticipate an impact in the March inflation report on prices of items imported from China such as clothes, furniture and electronics.
Rodale Institute
APRIL 10, 2025
Dark green leafy vegetables are among the most nutrition-rich foods. They are dense with vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, a large group of plant chemicals that have strong beneficial effects on […] The post GREEN SUPERFOOD! appeared first on Rodale Institute.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2025
Corn sales relatively strong, with wheat posting rangebound results.
Agric4profits
APRIL 10, 2025
Poultry parasites obtain their food from either the skin or feathers of living birds and they draw blood with the aid of the hook on the head. Various parasites like lice, mites and ticks are common in poultry. (1) Lice Parasites like lice are commonly found among birds of various types.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2025
Soybeans also rally, though supply and demand brings mixed bag.
Agric4profits
APRIL 10, 2025
You will learn about all the different cat breeds (all cat breeds with pictures) in this article. Some of these common cat breeds you may already be familiar with, but you might not be aware of others.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2025
Basalt contains nutrients, including calcium, magnesium, manganese, iron, potassium and copper. Research is being done on its benefits to farmland.
ATTRA
APRIL 10, 2025
Grazing sheep underneath the panels at solar installations, one form of agrivoltaics, is gaining popularity , according to a feature in Western Farm Press. The practice controls vegetation for the energy production company, preserves agricultural use of the land for the landowner, and can provide a profitable revenue stream for the livestock producer.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2025
Mike Pearson takes a look at HPAI. We know egg prices are falling, but are we done with this virus?
Food Politics
APRIL 10, 2025
In the midst of President Trumps tariff impositions, Im trying to keep track of whats happening with US demands to make Mexico accept our GMO corn. February 2023: Mexico (1) banned the use of GMO eorn in dough and tortillas, and (2) called for gradual elimination of GMO corn for other food uses and in animal feed. Mexico does not want GMO corn contaminating its native varieties, and the dumping of cheaper US GMO corn undermines the Mexican corn economy.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2025
Michigan Bits: Potato producers increase checkoff cap; new farm manager named at MSU; MMPA celebrates success.
Food Environment and Reporting Network
APRIL 10, 2025
This article was produced in collaboration with The Guardian. It may not be reproduced without express permission from FERN. If you are interested in republishing or reposting this article, please contact info@thefern.org. Share this This Story’s Impact 21.1 million monthly digital readers The Guardian Kaila Anderson stands in front of some photos in the farmhouse where she grew up, near the tiny town of Sabetha, in the northeast corner of Kansas.
Western FarmPress
APRIL 10, 2025
JLG Industries introduces a new line of telehandlers built for agriculture, offering improved maneuverability, versatility and performance for farmers and ranchers.
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