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Find the latest ag news, including updates on farm policy, business, machinery, and technology. This section also covers crop news for corn, soybeans, and wheat as well as livestock updates on cattle, hogs, and poultry.
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U.S. agriculture emissions lowest since 2012
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Retailer announces new way to order livestock meds
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New farm bill remains unlikely as Congress returns
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Maryland bridge collapse could affect agriculture
Dream Dirt auctions off the Coates/Porter farm in Grundy County, Iowa
SOLD! 230-acre Iowa century farm brings nearly $4 million at auction
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Weather delays put planting pressure on Arkansas farmers
No sector of agriculture left unaffected as the invasion of Ukraine enters day 43.
Ukraine maritime farm exports at 2.95 mln T in March 1-15, ministry data shows
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Republicans would put half of climate funding into commodity subsidies, says Stabenow
Virutas de madera destinadas para generar energía de biomasa.
USDA report looks at ways to grow biomass market
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Jason Kelce retires from NFL. Is ranching part of his future?
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D.C. Dispatch: Iowa lawmakers push for year-round E15, ag trading, and Social Security solvency
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Stabenow would delay farm bill to 2025 to prevent SNAP and climate cuts
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Specialty Crop Block Grants open in Iowa
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Key vocabulary of the biofuels and carbon pipeline industries
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State regulators in Iowa poised to decide Summit pipeline permit
Chad Henderson, Temple Rhodes, and Matt Miles answer Kentucky farmers questions at a conference
Successful farmers are committed to their own research and development
Map of Colorado drought conditions in January 2024
Colorado farmers begin 2024 with less soil moisture than 2023
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Kansas officials monitoring cases of avian influenza in McPherson, Rice counties
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With pipeline growth booming, the U.S. agency in charge of safety struggles to keep up
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Farmers looking for the sweet spot in crop mix decisions
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Despite the hype, COP28 likely to say little about agriculture and climate
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Presidential election in Mexico could change corn policy, says Vilsack
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Brazilian soybeans continue to face tough weather conditions
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Farm bill vote in committee before Memorial Day, says House Ag chairman
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Dickinson County, Iowa, leaders unanimously approve pipeline ordinance
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3 Big Things Today, April 17, 2024
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100% of California’s winter wheat crop is in good/excellent condition
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Farmers have started planting soybeans in 10 states, USDA says
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Ukraine walked away from new Black Sea grain deal
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack on state at the 2024 Commodity Classic
House Republicans embrace ‘pretty radical’ farm bill ideas — Vilsack
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3 Big Things Today, April 16, 2024
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Farmers begin planting corn in 6 more states, progress surges in MO and NC
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Planters set to roll in North Carolina this week
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As feds stand down, states choose between wetlands protections or rollbacks
Natural gas pipeline construction underway
Community benefits agreement reached for Nebraska pipeline project
Sharp drop in open interest for meal and oil; long liquidation
Rivals trim soy oil’s lead among biomass-based diesel feedstocks
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USDA: Test for bird flu before interstate transport of cattle
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3 Big Things Today, April 15, 2024
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Crop planting is underway in Iowa amid lingering concerns about deep soil moisture
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3 Big Things Today, April 12, 2024
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April WASDE shows increase in corn demand
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Brazil, an agricultural giant, could expand cropland by 35%, say analysts
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Over half the 2024 winter wheat crop rated good/excellent condition
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HPAI found in dairy cows in seventh state
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3 Big Things Today, April 11, 2024
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Pipeline company, environmental group strike unique ‘community benefits’ agreement
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Eminent domain bill for pipelines gets early Iowa Senate support
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USDA’s November WASDE ups U.S. corn and soy production, stocks beyond expectations
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Farm-state GOP senators call for higher crop insurance subsidies
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law on foreign farmland ownership regulations
USDA Has a Responsibility to Reveal Crop Yield Forecasting Methods
3 Big Things Today, April 10, 2024
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Kansas wildfires consume thousands of acres, at least one home
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Wet start to spring keeps farmers out of field
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Among major growers, wheat yields in Germany were highest
Hogs on the Sands farm
Hog farmers hope to fly past bird flu
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3 Big Things Today, April 9, 2024
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Farmers have 3% of corn planted
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Less corn land is needed than soy to satisfy SAF goal
This is the 2013 hybrid solar eclipse, viewed in Uganda on November 3, 2013.
3 Big Things Today, April 8, 2024
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Corn-growing conditions worsen in Brazil
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Drought concern in 16 top corn growing states as the 2024 planting season begins
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Farm bill odds growing longer, says analyst
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3 Big Things Today, April 5, 2024