Jun 05
As conversations continue to build among policymakers and industry leaders on how to best address nutrient runoff, energy transition and sustainable waste management in the Great Lakes region, Michigan State University scientists are pioneering solutions that transform organic waste into a public asset. On May 15, George Smith, director of MSU AgBioResearch, and Wei Liao, director of the MSU …
Jun 05
By June, Oklahoma gardeners usually encounter parched soil begging for a drink, but the last few weeks have delivered an onslaught of rain in nearly epic proportions. Now, gardeners are grappling with how to salvage flowers and vegetables from record-setting rainfall. Laura Payne, Oklahoma State University Extension horticulture educator in Payne County, said gardeners can …
Jun 05
RinoTec technology yields more effective protection for crops, lowers impact on humans and the environment Pro Farm Group has received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) coveted Green Chemistry Challenge Award for Design of Safer and Degradable Chemicals. The award follows the development of RinoTec™ technology, a biocontrol agent produced from a novel bacterial organism found …
Jun 05
Veteran ag industry leader Colonel (U.S. Army, retired) Mark Purdy has joined the team at Meristem Crop Performance as Director of Product and Portfolio Management. In the new role, Purdy will lead product portfolio synchronization to boost Meristem’s build-out of the most efficient platform for driving farm business success and accelerating innovation. “We’ve put together …
Jun 05
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, had the chance to speak with United States Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom soon after the close of the USMEF Spring Conference in Fort Worth. The event was attended by stakeholders and regional office reps of the USMEF. On Tuesday, they discussed the trade situation …
Jun 05
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. According to the latest Oklahoma drought monitor report, exceptional drought remains at zero percent, unchanged from the start of the calendar year. Extreme drought or worse conditions remain at zero percent, unchanged since the week of October 29, 2024. Severe drought or worse conditions remain at zero percent, unchanged from last week. …
Jun 04
“The Aging Farm Workforce: America’s Vanishing Family Farms” Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. I am Zippy Duvall, a 3rd generation Georgia farmer and president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, representing farm families in all fifty states and Puerto Rico. I …
Jun 04
Bill would expand special-use valuation to reduce the estate tax value of farms and ranches Livestock Marketing Association, or LMA, applauds the introduction of the Helping Ensure Rural Inheritance Transfers Are Generationally Enduring, or HERITAGE, Act. The bill, set in motion by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), would help preserve family-owned agricultural land by adjusting the …
