FBN finds price variation as high as 283% for the same chemicals

FBN finds price variation as high as 283% for the same chemicals

Farmers Business Network released its 2023 FBN Ag Chemical Price Transparency Report, highlighting the extreme price variation facing farmers and shining light on an opaque market. The report collected more than 3,000+ unique pricing data points across 37 states, accounting for over 800 insecticides, fungicides and herbicides. The most analyzed products were…
USDA announces new investments in school meals

USDA announces new investments in school meals

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced several actions to expand support for and access to the school meal programs, including awarding $50 million in grants that will increase collaboration between schools, food producers and suppliers, and other partners to develop nutritious, appetizing school meals for kids. The department also announced…
K-State opens applications for 2023 animal science leadership academy

K-State opens applications for 2023 animal science leadership academy

Kansas State University’s Department of Animal Sciences and Industry is opening its doors this summer to high school students who have an interest in becoming leaders in the livestock industry and related careers.  Department officials have announced that applications are now open for the Kansas State University Animal Science Leadership…
Nebraska college student reaches Final Four at YF&R Collegiate Discussion Meet

Nebraska college student reaches Final Four at YF&R Collegiate Discussion Meet

 Weston Svoboda, a Garfield County Farm Bureau member, secured his spot in the Final Four round of the American Farm Bureau (AFBF) Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Collegiate Discussion Meet after competing in three earlier rounds. Svoboda is a fifth-generation agriculturalist from central Nebraska. His family has been actively involved…
Online mapping service connects specialty crop growers, pesticide applicators and beekeepers to protect sensitive crops, pollinators

Online mapping service connects specialty crop growers, pesticide applicators and beekeepers to protect sensitive crops, pollinators

Specialty crops, like fruits and vegetables, and pollinators can be sensitive to pesticides. That’s why the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) is encouraging commercial specialty crop growers, pesticide applicators and beekeepers to work together to protect sensitive crops and pollinators from harmful pesticides. Pesticides include all categories of pest control…
AFBF signs right to repair MOU with Case IH, New Holland

AFBF signs right to repair MOU with Case IH, New Holland

The American Farm Bureau Federation and CNH Industrial brands, Case IH and New Holland, signed a memorandum of understanding today that provides farmers and ranchers the right to repair their own farm equipment. The MOU follows a similar agreement AFBF entered into with John Deere earlier this year. “Our members…