Oct 08
The 2026 Redbook from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is now available. The pocket-sized booklet can help cattle producers effectively and efficiently record their daily production efforts by simplifying record keeping, which can enhance profitability and reduce stress levels. In addition to Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) practices and proper injection technique information, the 2026 Redbook …
Oct 08
Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Heather Hampton Knodle, president of Knodle Farms, at the Rural Economic Outlook Conference, who discussed both the promise and the challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern agriculture. Knodle emphasized that while AI can seem intimidating to producers, it offers real, practical opportunities already available today. “I tried to …
Oct 08
Slime Mold Metabolites Are a Promising, Eco-Friendly Repellent of Root-Knot Nematodes Japanese researchers found slime mold secretes organic compounds that repel parasitic nematodes from plant roots without harming soil fertility Root-knot nematodes cause widespread damage to crops, but chemical pesticides that control them also severely harm soil fertility. Soil-dwelling slime mold secretes compounds that repel …
Oct 08
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with OSU Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel, who says dry weather has slowed progress on what many expected to be an excellent wheat pasture season. “It’s kind of slowed things down a lot in terms of both planting wheat in some cases, …
Oct 08
Big revelations include bio-based air filters, corrosion inhibitors and an ethanol production booster. Our ability to produce American corn is outgrowing demand for the crop. And if growers are going to get some relief from sagging corn prices, our nation’s innovators are going to have to find new uses for the commodity. Fortunately, corn …
Oct 08
Cull cow prices typically decline this time of the year as beef and dairy cow culling ramp up and the beef market is fully past grilling season. Cow prices this Fall have shown just a little seasonal decline as tight beef supplies keep prices high. Southern Plains cow prices at auctions have been about $165 per …
Oct 08
GROWMARK’s newly launched myFS Agronomy platform utilized data from 4.9 million acres of farmland throughout the Midwest in 2025 through remote sensing technology using airplanes, drones, and satellites, to generate corn yield estimates ranging from a high of 255 bushels per acre in Central Iowa to a low of 193 bushels per acre in Southern …
Oct 08
Do you know an outstanding high school senior who is interested in pursuing a career in agriculture? Strong agriculture leaders are vital to the sustainability and growth of the soybean industry, and the American Soybean Association, in partnership with BASF, wants to provide a student interested in agriculture with a college scholarship to begin their …
Oct 08
The U.S. Senate has confirmed John W. Busterud to serve as the Assistant Administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM). Appointed by President Donald J. Trump, John W. Busterud will be responsible for protecting the human health and environment of American communities by preventing contamination, cleaning up and …
Oct 08
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Usha-Maria Turner to serve as Assistant Administrator for the Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA) at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA). Appointed by President Donald J. Trump, Turner will lead efforts to advance the agency’s core mission of protecting human health and the environment and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s …
