U.S. farmland values drop
The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture report showed a widespread drop in farmland values with the highest losses in the [...]
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08, 2016
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08, 2016
A Zika vaccine? Maybe.
Before the Zika virus made headlines across the nation, entomologists at Texas A&M AgriLife Research put a plan into motion [...]
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08, 2016
New guar plant to open soon
A new multi-million dollar guar plant will open its doors in the Texas Panhandle later this month. Guar Resources, LLC’s [...]
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08, 2016
Operation Game Thief targets poaching, wildlife crimes
Operation Game Thief (OGT) is counting on you to call. Since the program’s creation in 1981, more than 28,000 calls [...]
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08, 2016
Nitrate toxicity in summer forage a concern
Ranchers should take extra caution with their cattle grazing in hot, dry weather. The combination can trigger deadly accumulations of [...]
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08, 2016
China to push for biotech corn, soybeans
The Chinese government this week posted its five-year plan for science and technology and, for the first time ever, outlined [...]
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08, 2016
CME Group takes measures to improve cattle futures
CME Group recently announced new changes to help further stabilize the cattle futures market. The new measures are a collaboration [...]
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08, 2016
Commodity estimates could fall short of survey predictions
As farmers continue to harvest, yield estimates could fall short of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) survey predictions, according to [...]
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08, 2016
Meat consumption on the rise
Americans are once again eating more meat. Falling prices have brought many back to the table, according to Progressive Farmer, [...]
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08, 2016
Sanderson Farms defends antibiotic use
The poultry industry has seen a shift to cage-free and raised without antibiotics. But one major poultry processor is standing [...]