DANR Announces More Than $172 Million for Statewide Environmental Projects
PIERRE, S.D. – Today, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced the Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $172,554,815 in grants and loans for drinking water, wastewater, storm water and solid
March 1 Hog Inventory Up 1% From Year Ago
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — On Thursday afternoon, USDA released its Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report which showed U.S. hog inventory at 74.6 million head on March 1st, 2024. That numbers was up 1% from March 1st, 2023. Breeding
Stocks Report Shows More Corn, Beans in Storage
The USDA’s Grain Stocks Report shows corn stocks in all positions on March 1, 2024, totaled 8.35 billion bushels, up 13 percent from March 1, 2023. Of the total stocks, 5.08 billion bushels were stored on farms,
US Farmers Expect to Plant Less Corn and More Soybean Acres
WASHINGTON, March 28, 2024 – Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 90.0 million acres of corn in 2024, down 5% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by USDA’s National Agricultural
Merck Animal Health Introduces SEQUIVITY® with Microsol Diluvac Forte® Adjuvant Prescription Vaccine for Use in Gilts and Sows
(RAHWAY, N.J.) – Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), today announced it has received license approval from
Powering Up Midwest Farms: Sol Systems, American Farmland Trust Launch Innovative Soil Health Research Initiative
(Washington, D.C.) — In a significant move to help advance the integration of solar energy and agriculture, Sol Systems — a leader in renewable energy financing and development — today announced a series of sponsorship and research
USDA Completes Laboratory Modernization to Advance Pecan Breeding and Research
SOMERVILLE, TEXAS, March 27, 2024- The Pecan Breeding and Genetics Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) recently completed a 2.5 million dollars laboratory modernization to accelerate pecan breeding through innovations in genetics
CRA, PBPC Welcomes Spencer Chase as Senior Communications Director
Washington, D.C. – The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Spencer Chase as its new Senior Director of Communications. Chase will lead the external communications and media relations efforts for CRA and the
Inaugural Beck’s Soybean Classic Brings MSGA Fundraising Efforts to Northern MN
PERHAM – No one said supporting the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association must be all work and no play. Sometimes, supporting MSGA’s advocacy efforts is as simple as teeing up a golf ball and smashing it down the fairway.
USDA, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College Collaborate to Support Indigenous Seed Sovereignty Distribution of New Seeds in Late Spring
MANDAN, N.D., March 28, 2024—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announces a cooperative agreement with the Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish (NHS) College to conduct research supporting Indigenous Seed Sovereignty. This collaborative effort will increase the number of