Acquisition makes Bomgaars 2nd largest farm retailer in U.S.
WEBOctober 31, 2022 at 8:30 am CDT. Expand. Officials with Bomgaars confirmed the Sioux City, Iowa-based company’s acquisition of 73 stores from Orscheln Farm and Home as part of a larger industry ...
45 years of AgriNews: 1970s boom turned into 1980s crisis
WEBMar 21, 2022 · 45 years of AgriNews: 1970s boom turned into 1980s crisis. By Tom C. Doran. March 21, 2022 at 6:50 pm CDT. Expand. As family farmers faced plummeting farm product prices and land values, rising ...
History of the soybean: Learn about soy’s journey in U.S.
WEBAug 15, 2021 · The total value of U.S. soybean exports in 2020 was more than $4 billion above the five-year average of 2013-2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Selling carbon credits: Questions farmers should ask
WEBApr 15, 2022 · A farmer switching from conventional-till to no-till soybeans would need $32 per carbon credit to break even and it would sequester 0.13 metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent per acre, according ...
John Deere updates big tractors for 2022 - AgriNews
WEBMar 16, 2021 · John Deere updates big tractors for 2022. By Martha Blum. March 15, 2021 at 4:50 pm CDT. Expand. When the 8RX tractor is paired with the John Deere 1775NT Planter, that results in 1,600 gallons of ...
New DEKALB and Asgrow brand products deliver high ... - AgriNews
WEBSep 8, 2021 · ST. LOUIS — Supported by industry-leading breeding advancements and extensive agronomic resources, the new 2022 products from the DEKALB and Asgrow brands are focused on maximizing farmer yield ...
USDA urges producers to complete Census of Agriculture
WEBDec 15, 2022 · WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture mailed survey codes to all known agriculture producers across the 50 states with an invitation to respond online to the 2022 Census of Agriculture ...
STEM curriculum brings agriculture alive in the classroom
WEBMay 11, 2021 · The curriculum aims to “help teachers instruct middle and high school students about traditional and modern agricultural methods, with a focus on genetic engineering and genome editing ...
Regenerative grazing results in healthy animals, environment ...
WEBSep 8, 2021 · Cows should be gaining weight right before they calve, Judy noted. “Those cows will have about a 90% breed back but if they’re losing weight, the breed back drops to 58%,” he reported ...
Repower tractors featured at Half Century show – AgriNews
WEBAug 27, 2021 · The Rantoul Repower Roundup is the theme for the Half Century of Progress show. “A lot of farm shops took the original engine out of the tractor and put a different engine in,” said Russell ...