…machinery was available for corn harvest. But even into the 1940s, horses still plotted along on many farms as men hand husk corn then threw the ears into a high…
Trump Names USDA Undersecretary Nominees
…undersecretary for natural resources and environment. Fordyce is a fourth-generation soy, corn, and beef cattle farmer, who served as the administrator of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) during Trump’s first…
Interim Rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks Announced
…corn, soy, and sorghum. It also covers CSA practices that could reduce GHG emissions or sequester carbon, including reduced till and no-till; cover cropping; and nutrient management practices, such as…
American Agriculture History Minute: Mechanical Corn Shellers Introduced
Old corn sheller DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Corn has always been an important part of American agriculture history, but shelling it – usually…
American Agriculture History Minute: Corn, and Corn Shelling
Antique Hand Operated Corn Sheller DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Corn, and Corn Shelling Corn of course holds a major…
American Agriculture History Minute: Harvesting Corn by Hand Continues Today
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Harvesting Corn by Hand Continues Today From roughly the 1920s to the 1940s, harvesting corn…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 01-15-25
…into the background and current state of the debate, including the role of eminent domain and the potential impact on the corn-based ethanol industry’s future. Bill Bullard, CEO of R-CALF…
American Agriculture History Minute: Weather Determined the Crops
…now, what is the plains? Also a very common corn. Warmer regions saw plantings of cotton and herds of beef cattle. In early colonial South, raising tobacco and cotton very…
Export Sales Begin 2025 on a Lower Note
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China Approves More GM Crops to Boost Food Security
…website. The approved gene-edited crops include two soybean varieties, and one each of wheat, corn, and rice. China mostly imports GM crops like corn and soybeans for animal feed, while…
American Agriculture History Minute: Agriculture Continues Westward Movement
…continued westward into what is now the plains. Also, very common in the Midwest was corn and raising hogs, complementing each other, especially since it was difficult to get grain…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 01-07-25
…availability, benefiting a broad range of crops including corn, cotton, citrus, and specialty crops. The service is currently available in specific geographies like Texas, Arizona, and California, with plans to…
Act Provides $9.8 Billion in Ag Relief, Texas to Benefit the Most
…the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute shows that the top ten states set to receive the most funds are major producers of corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and other key…