Changes to inspection practices at pork packing plants have been on the books a short time, but the process behind the change was years in the making.
Plant disease issues are faced by the agricultural community each year in some shape or form. They are caused by bacteria, viruses, nematodes, fungi and fungal like organisms.
Farming rented ground is a reality for most producers. When there’s interest in implementing conservation practices on rented ground, renters and owners will need to come to an agreement.
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Livestock producers will be monitoring the nutritional needs of their animals through the co…
2019 was a challenging year for farmers. Trade wars affected markets and commodity prices, h…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — At the Jan. 29 annual meeting of the Missouri Corn Growers Association…
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Over 200 years ago, when Lewis and Clark were forging a trail through the unchartered west, …
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Iowa and the Midwest have suffered severe damage from spring and summer floods over the past decade. These are the realities we are living with and they should grab our attention. However, this is not the time to despair.
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Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at heather.chapman@uky.edu.Another study shows that, because of rural hospital closures, rural residents wait nearly twice as long for ambulances as their urban c…
Rural residents have been dying at a younger age, on average, than their urban counterparts since the 1980s, and that gap is widening. Researchers in Texas name the top three reasons why in a recently published study: socioeconomic status, lack of health insurance, and a shortage of physicia…
Newspapers' battle to preserve public-notice advertising by governments, an increasing share of revenue as other ad sectors decline, is ramping up in several state legislatures. In some, President Trump's attacks on the news media are taking a toll, the Public Notice Resource Center reports.…
Pork exports set records in 2019, according to the USDA and an analysis from the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
Uncertainty continues to cast a shadow over the grain markets, as issues ranging from coronavirus to the South American harvest to the Chinese trade pact to U.S. crops from last year still in the field all complicate the outlook.
No sooner have many unpleasant memories of the 2019 growing season begun to fade than we find ourselves looking ahead to potential residual weed management challenges in 2020.
MT. VERNON, Ill. — The most effective weapon against resistant weeds in double-crop soybeans may be a healthy wheat crop.
The Western Farm Show returns to the American Royal complex in Kansas City, Missouri, Feb. 21-23. At the 59th annual event, show manager Ken Dean says there will be a wide variety of farm equipment and technology for visitors to see and discuss.
