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Penn State researchers discover flavonoids make corn earworm larvae sick. New herbicides and a bioinsecticide show promise. AI takes on SCN.
Recently I finished my 33rd year serving as an educator at TEPAP, the Executive Program for Agriculture Producers held annually in Texas. This program’s participants, content, overall engagement and ...
Is there anything better than getting home from work and knowing that dinner is ready to go in the oven? Especially this time of year, when you may be headed to the field, picnic basket beside you, it ...
Colby Tucker of Hopkins FFA, Madelyn Ruster of Coopersville FFA, Grace Torsch of Montague FFA and Sterling Tomac of Chesaning FFA were recently named Michigan’s 2025 Star awardees. The awards are ...
*This is the third article in our 2025 Southwest Economic Outlook series. Oklahoma State University and OSU Extension Service, and Texas A&M University and TAMU AgriLife Extension Service economists ...
During my discussions with farmers, most agree that there are three planter-efficiency options they are considering for the 2025 planting season. They include: Replacing their planter with a new or ...
Farming in 2025 will be challenging for many row crop producers. Low commodity prices, disappointing 2024 yields, high input costs, and policy uncertainty will require crop farmers to make important ...
“Passing that baton off is the ultimate win,” Matt Montgomery told me. “That’s really what we’re running for — passing it off to the next generation.” We were talking about waterhemp, until we weren’t ...
Cover crop use is on the rise across the U.S. However, the U.S. Census of Agriculture confirms that as of 2019, cover crops are still only grown on 6% of U.S. cropland. Jack Cornell, director of ...
Thanksgiving is a favorite time for families and friends to gather in the U.S. But hosting comes at a price. Not only do you have to clean, cook and decorate, you also have to foot the grocery bill.