Farmer with tractor seeding - sowing crops at agricultural fields in spring The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed rolling back requirements of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) systems in ...

A central Kansas farmer says recent weather conditions have been a mixed bag for his crops. Paul Penner says timely rains and warmer temperatures have helped push his corn into the dough stage, but he ...

The U.S. Grains Council Vice President says the country is on track to set a new corn export record as trade negotiations move forward. Cary Sifferath tells Brownfield, “There’s a lot of pieces you ...

Much of the Midwest is experiencing a summer cooldown to begin August. Iowa state climatologist Justin Glisan says both air temperatures and dewpoints are dropping. “To actually below-normal for this ...

An agriculture group celebrating 50 years of educating Wisconsin consumers and children about potatoes. Jody Baginski is with the Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary, a group of women who organized in ...

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Some farmers and agronomists say the wet summer has created conditions that are conducive to disease and pest pressure. Nathan Popiel with UPL says tar spot has been an issue in many Corn Belt states.

Crop diseases and weed pressure have been some key topics at this year’s Ag PhD Field Day near Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Eastern Nebraska farmer Quentin Connealy says he continues to scout for tar ...

A climatologist says crops in some parts of the Corn Belt and Delta regions have benefited from this summer’s weather patterns. Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center says there’s ...

The executive management company Western Skies Strategies has announced an agricultural scholarship in memory of a longtime employee. Lia Biondo worked for the organization for nearly a decade as the ...

Kristi Jones, deputy director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, says millions of dollars have been invested in recent years updating the state’s 336-acre fairgrounds.

The Union Pacific Railroad has announced plans to acquire Norfolk Southern Railroad, creating the first U.S. transcontinental rail system. The two railroads expect to file their application with the ...