FSA County Committee elections underway
This week, more than 1.5 million farmers and ranchers across the U.S. will begin receiving their ballots to elect the [...]
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11, 2016
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10, 2016
Farm groups push for precision ag systems collaboration
There are many different Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS) that provide software to help farmers plant, harvest, spray, irrigate and [...]
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10, 2016
Deadline approaches for atrazine comments
Farmers have until Wednesday, Oct. 5 to have their voice heard on weed management options, and Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) [...]
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09, 2016
New IRS proposal could impact farms
There are newly proposed IRS regulations that could impact farmers. The new regulations would drastically reduce or eliminate certain tax [...]
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09, 2016
Ag groups launch new Veterinary Feed Directive website
The new Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) rules will go into effect Jan. 1, 2017 and will impact the availability of [...]
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09, 2016
Bayer, Monsanto announce merger in $66 billion deal
If the deal closes between German-based Bayer and Monsanto, it will create the world’s largest seed and crop protection company, [...]
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09, 2016
Survey shows farmer sentiment fell significantly in August
Farmer sentiment towards the agricultural economy took a turn in August. It fell 17 points from 112 in July to [...]
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09, 2016
Good recordkeeping vital in agricultural operations
Keeping good records can impact the success of agricultural operations. It can also help significantly when farmers or ranchers are [...]
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08, 2016
New commercial drone regulations take effect today
The new commercial Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) drone regulations go into effect this week, easing some burdensome regulations for farmers and [...]
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08, 2016
Beginning farmers, ranchers to receive funding
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is “hopeful” about the future for beginning farmers and ranchers. This week, he announced $18 million [...]