F3 Innovate

Farms, Food, Future: Inside F3 Innovate’s Vision for Agriculture

DanAgri-Business, Education, Event, Industry, Interview, Special Reports, Technology

…in the industry. Supporting Farmers of All Sizes While innovation often highlights large-scale operations, F3 Innovate is equally focused on small and local farmers. Through initiatives like F3 Local, the…

Daniel Morgan Boone

Daniel Morgan Boone and the Struggle of Early Kansas Farming

DanAgri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

…where rainfall patterns, soil conditions, and seasonal cycles were very different. On the Great Plains, farmers had to deal with unpredictable weather, intense winds, and growing conditions that required entirely…

steam engine

Ellis-Chalmers: Steam Power and the Machinery Behind Early American Agriculture

DanAgri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

…mill equipment. During this period, steam engines were the driving force behind many industrial operations, including agricultural processing and grain milling. These machines powered equipment that farmers and rural businesses…

Mike Johanns

Inside Agriculture’s Turning Point: Mike Johanns on Policy, Profitability, and the Future

DanAgri-Business, Biofuels/Energy, Conservation, Economy, Education, Environment, Exports/Imports, Farm Bill, Infrastructure, Interview, Irrigation, Labor and Immigration, Legislative, Special Reports, Tariffs, Trade, Water

…up to 20 years Additional state-level benefits in places like California For farmers navigating tight margins, this could be a critical financial lifeline. “We don’t charge for that. We just…

fire ant control

Fire Ant Control and Farm Policy Take Center Stage; Mike Johanns Shares Insight for Growers

DanAgNet News Hour, Agri-Business, Almonds, Conservation, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Exports/Imports, Exports/Imports, Interview, Legislative, Pest Update, Podcasts, Regulation, Research, Special Reports, Technology, Trade

The March 20 edition of the AgNet News Hour delivered a mix of practical field insights and high-level agricultural policy discussion, giving California farmers both immediate takeaways and long-term perspective….

early American agriculture

Colonial Fur Trade and Wheat Demand Shaped Early American Farming

DanAgri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, Grain, This Land of Ours, Trade, Wheat

…of the most profitable crops they could grow and export. Farmers Expand Flaxseed and Corn Production In addition to wheat, colonial farmers also increased production of other crops such as…

early American

Early American Farmers and the Cycle of Moving West

DanAgri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

…Kentucky southward to Alabama and west to Texas. Most of the settlers who ventured into these new lands were agricultural families. While some worked as ranchers, the majority were farmers…

Woolf Farming

From Water Challenges to Agave Innovation: The Woolf Farming Story

DanAgave, Agri-Business, Almonds, Climate Change, Conservation, Drought, Economy, Environment, Exports/Imports, Exports/Imports, Interview, Irrigation, Pistachios, Special Reports, Specialty Crops, Tariffs, Technology, Trade, Water

…California show: Faster maturation in some varieties Higher plant weights Increased sugar content Rather than replicating tequila or mezcal production, the Woolf family is focused on creating something uniquely Californian—leveraging…