Ag Industry - Blog

Recently our nation's capital is joining the country in celebrating National FFA Week. 

The Sorghum Checkoff is accepting applications for Leadership Sorghum Class V, a program designed to develop the next generation of sorghum leaders.

This weekend, 239 youth delegates ranging in ages from 13 to 18 convened in a live, two-day, hands-on civics lesson at the state capitol. Edwards County 4-H'ers Cassidy Ary, Caitlen Gleason, Rylee Peterson and Levi Taylor attended.

Farmers and ranchers often hear they're supposed to "tell their story" to consumers so trust can be built. Often times on social media it's hard to find common ground with people and even tougher in person. Learning how to interact with consumers properly is equally hard.

A world without wheat looks a lot different when the most iconic of our foods are made from it.

When weeds begin showing resistance, it's not a case of the herbicide changing the weed, it's a simple "survival of the fittest" case, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist.

A national U.S. Department of Agriculture survey, published recently in Plant Disease, provides the first large-scale, systematic insight into how wheat and barley growers manage Fusarium head blight, also known as scab, and where they get information on how to control this destructive disease.

All applied fertilizer is available, but not all applied fertilizer is usable.

In agriculture, there are always a few factors that are out of our control - specifically Mother Nature.

Cargill and the National FFA Organization share the belief that agriculture can solve some of the world's toughest sustainability challenges.

AgroLiquid is proud to be a part of the ag industry.

Recognizing the high levels of stress affecting America’s farmers and ranchers, Farm Credit, American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union have partnered on a program to train individuals who interact with farmers and ranchers to recognize signs of stress and offer help.

Sunflower prices at the crush plants remain stronger than normal for this time of the year as a late harvest has oilseed crushers searching for seed supplies.

FFA drover her to teach. The University of Nebraska at Lincoln educated her further. She made her way to the small school district of Wayne in northeast Nebraska to teach high school students.

This year will be recorded as one of the most memorable but only as a matter of the degree of difficulty, as farm and ranch families experienced challenges few thought were possible a year ago.