Entrepreneurs can take home $100K in Ag Innovation Challenge
U.S. startup companies developing innovative solutions to challenges faced by farmers, ranchers and rural communities can apply for startup funds through the 2026 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. The contest, now in its 12th year, [...]
Apply for teacher resource kits by Aug. 15
Kindergarten through fifth grade educators working in schools, as well as home-schooling families, are encouraged to apply by Aug. 15 [...]
EPA approves sorghum oil for biodiesel
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is opening the doors to a new market for American [...]
U.S., EU reach trade agreement
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The European Union is about to buy “a lot of American soybeans.” U.S. President Donald [...]
House passes precision agriculture bill
The House earlier this week approved a Farm Bureau-supported measure that will help close rural America’s digital divide. The Precision Agriculture [...]
USDA announces aid to offset farmer losses due to tariffs
By Jessica Domel Multimedia Reporter The U.S. Department of Agriculture is allocating at least $12 billion to help American farmers [...]
Lesser prairie-chicken numbers show increase
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor An annual aerial survey released by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) [...]
Sign up open to aid conservation efforts on grassland prairies
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) applications as part of the Regional [...]