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…
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…
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…
The next session of “Know Your Numbers, Know Your Options,” Nebraska Extension’s four-part record-keeping course, will be held virtually from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Central time on April 5, 12, 19 and 26. Participants should plan on attending each of the four workshop dates. The course requires participants to have an internet…
WASHINGTON — Republican South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson introduced a bill Tuesday aimed at expanding work requirements for federal nutrition aid, reigniting a perennial conflict over how Congress navigates both the farm bill and federal spending. “Work is the best pathway out of poverty,” Johnson, who in his home state…
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…
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…
A rural Nebraskan, with the help of early detection, is now a colon cancer survivor and urges others to get tested by age 45. Warren Fick of Bennett, NE, was diagnosed with stage one colon cancer, but since it was caught early, doctors were able to remove the cancerous polyps…
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…
Demand for biofuels on the West Coast continues to rise, and that’s good news for Nebraska soybean farmers. At the 2023 Nebraska Soybean Board See for Yourself trip, about 15 Nebraska soybean farmers learned about soy biodiesel’s role in decarbonizing heavy-duty equipment on the West Coast. Mark Fitz, president of…
