The Stark family embraces a low-intervention approach to calving season, assisting only when necessary while prioritizing cow independence.
Corn was 5% planted as of Sunday, April 12, and winter wheat was rated 34% good to excellent, according to USDA NASS's weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday.
Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden spoke Monday to agricultural journalists on fertilizer markets and USDA's reorganization plans. Vaden raised broader concerns about market concentration, noting a small number of companies dominate key fertilizer segments.
The first ocean going ship recently arrived in Duluth, Minnesota, after completing a full transit of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System.
Meet the farmers from Maryland and Minnesota who will be reporting this season as part of DTN's feature called "View From the Cab."
High focus on crop emergence and growing conditions this week, while farmers work around rain and winds.
The media group Axios held a forum in downtown Des Moines including the CEO of the World Food Prize, the president of Bayer Crop Science for North America and the CEO of the Iowa Cattlemen's Association. Each had different perspectives on innovation and regulation.
Republican state attorneys general from Texas, Florida and Ohio argue federal law should not override state failure-to-warn laws in Roundup cancer lawsuits before the Supreme Court.
EPA did not eliminate diesel exhaust fluid rules, which have been a problem for farmers and truck drivers because of failure rates, but issued new guidance last week, giving major machinery manufacturers more flexibility in how they monitor exhaust emissions. Farmers will also have more opportunities to make repairs on the DEF sensors under EPA's guidance.
EPA finalized 2026-2027 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes at record highs, reallocating gallons lost to small-refinery exemptions and announcing foreign feedstock restrictions beginning in 2028.
