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Mississippi River closure would sink prices By: Agriculture com 12/17/2012 @ 2:41pm
New concerns were expressed Monday about the impact of a a closure of the Mississippi River to barge transportation, according to Dow Jones Newswires. While the prospect still remains unlikely, U.S. grain ...
New propane incentives program offered to irrigators By: Agriculture com 12/17/2012 @ 1:13pm
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) recently announced the release of the Propane Farm Incentive Program, a nationwide research and demonstration project that offers farmers $4,000 or more ...
New building designed to boost beef performance By: Agriculture com 12/05/2012 @ 1:52pm
Two Iowa-based companies recently announced a new design in beef building construction they say will improve animal performance and producer profitability.The release comes from Brookstone Agricultural ...
CoBank credits merger in strong performance By: Agriculture com 11/09/2012 @ 9:47am
CoBank, a cooperative agricultural bank serving U.S. agribusinesses and Farm Credit announced that its third-quarter net income rose 28 percent to $217.7 million, compared with $169.9 million in the same ...
Aging U.S. ag transportation system needs repair - USB By: Agriculture com 08/21/2012 @ 10:39am
The aging transportation system that has given U.S.farmers a competitive advantage in the global market is now threatened by the deterioration of U.S. highways, bridges, rails, locks and dams, says a new ...
David Kurns today was named Editorial Content Director of the Successful Farming brand, effective August 1. He will replace Loren Kruse, who is retiring after 36 years with Meredith.“Dave brings ...
USDA accepts 3.9 mln acres in new CRP sign-up By: Agriculture com 05/25/2012 @ 11:29am
USDA will accept 3.9 million acres offered under the 43rd Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up, the agency announced on Friday. During a five-week signup, landowners submitted nearly 48,000 ...
New study eyes nematode damage in corn By: Agriculture com 03/16/2012 @ 3:48pm
A new university report released today left unclear the value in many cases of using nematicides in corn. In the Ohio Corn Performance Test, in which hybrids were evaluated for grain yield and other ...
New urban farming structure breaks ground By: Agriculture com 02/10/2012 @ 8:40am
Developers of a new concept in urban farming, the Plantagon Greenhouse, broke ground for the first structure in Sweden this week. The new type of greenhouse for vertical farming in ...
Corn, soy harvest to get back on track, forecaster says By: Agriculture com 10/24/2011 @ 8:48am
After minimal slowdowns this weekend due to rains in some sections of the country, the U.S. corn and soybean harvest is expected to get back on track in the 6- to 10-day outlook, forecasters say. The weekend ...
New forecast favors harvest, sees stressed wheat By: Agriculture com 10/21/2011 @ 9:03am
Weather forecasts are favoring Midwest harvest conditions, but slow wheat establishment in the Plains, according to a new mid-range forecast.The latest 16-30 day temperature outlook from MDA EarthSat Weather ...
Harvest delays move into forecast By: Agriculture com 10/18/2011 @ 9:18am
After weeks in which the U.S. corn and soybean harvest has rolled along mostly unimpeded, harvest delays are forecast for large parts of the country."Harvest and fall field work will be delayed for the ...
Year-end tax planning affected by new tax laws By: Agriculture com 12/16/2010 @ 8:40pm
The Small Business Jobs Act signed by President Obama in September has three important implications for farmers' year-end tax planning.1. Faster equipment write-offs. Before passage of the bill, the ...
