Hurricane Isaias Destroys Up to 95% of Florida Panhandle Cotton Crop
After a tough growing season, Hurricane Isaias devastated Southeast cotton farms. Winds topping 118 mph stripped cotton from plants, leaving farmers to count the cost of lost yields, damaged infrastructure and a ruined harvest.
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Kansas Family Thrives Without Irrigation
Kansas farm family turned off irrigation, built a profitable dryland future.
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Rural Broadband Infrastructure and Its Implications for Households and Agriculture
Survey results show that although many rural households now have access to broadband service, the existing infrastructure often falls short of meeting evolving household and business needs.
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FFA History: Evolving from its 1928 Founding to 1 Million Members
With the 99th annual National FFA Convention here, this is a good opportunity to revisit moments in FFA history that helped make it the organization it is today.
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Penn State’s College of Ag Sciences Launches Regenerative Agriculture Center
As farmers, researchers and agricultural organizations look for ways to build healthier soils, protect natural resources and strengthen the long-term viability of farms, Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is bringing stakeholders together around a new initiative designed to turn regenerative agriculture research into practical solutions.
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Four Ways to Limit Compaction This Harvest
Strategic equipment management is one valuable way to protect soil structure and preserve yield potential when wet conditions force tough decisions.
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Enough Room for the Harvest? Grain Storage Pressure in the Corn Belt
Does the U.S. have enough space to store what’s coming off the field in this year’s harvest? Last week in its Quarterly Grain Stocks report, the National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated Sept. 1 corn inventories at nearly 2.1 billion bushels, almost 200 million bushels above analysts’ pre-report expectations.
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Bird Flu Confirmed in Washington Dairy Cattle for First Time
Two dairy herds in Washington have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, marking the first confirmed cases of the virus in livestock in the state since the outbreak began more than two years ago.
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K-State Expands Regenerative Agriculture Impact
A next-generation partnership at Kansas State University shows that when a land-grant university, farmers and a food company work together, good things happen.
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USDA Announces $180 Million Seed Sovereignty Initiative to Strengthen U.S. Agricultural Security
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture announced a $180 million investment to launch the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Seed Sovereignty Initiative, a major effort to both strengthen U.S. agricultural security by protecting the plant genetic resources that underpin American agriculture and enable breakthroughs in U.S. agricultural innovation.
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