From staff reports Country music singer/songwriter and Rural Strong Radio-featured artist Dillon Carmichael will play a private concert at a farm or ranch for the winner of a new promotion with Firestone Ag. American farmers and ranchers can enter the 2022 Rock the Crop concert sweepstakes from now until July 25 for a chance to …
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Skid steer loaders are powerful equipment with a fantastic combination of lifting force, adaptability, and compact size, making them perfect for even the most difficult farm operations. It has a wide range of skills, functions, and attachments for agricultural applications, and can execute a wide range of activities on a variety of operations, including excavation, …
Photo courtesy of Envato Elements From staff reports Recent cool temperatures in Western Nebraska have farmers worried about what will happen to the wheat. Winter wheat in that growing region is in the late boot to early heading stage, but with the abnormally cool weather, University of Nebraska extension agents are encouraging producers to scout …
Photo courtesy of PNGkit.com From staff reports Earlier this month, U.S. Solicitor General, Elizabeth Prelogar yielded a brief recommending that the Supreme Court reject a petition by Bayer Ag that asks the court to review a verdict in the Roundup cancer lawsuit. Major U.S. ag groups are pushing back. Fifty -four groups, including the American …
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Did you know? Honda introduced the world’s first three-wheeled ATVs (All-Terrain Vehicles) to the United States in 1970. These early models were advertised and sold as recreational or sporting vehicles. They were even featured in the popular James Bond film “Diamonds Are Forever.” When the gas scarcity came, buyers began purchasing ATVs as utility vehicles, …
Photo courtesy of Envato Elements From staff reports The Food and Drug Administration is expected to release the guidance for properly labeling plant-based milk alternative drinks this summer. The National Milk Producers Federation contends that it is causing consumer confusion by having plant based drinks as “milk,” when currently under FDA’s own standards, milk is …
Photo courtesy of Envato Elements From staff reports The Nature Conservancy District is partnering with Kansas State University, National Park Service and the Grazing Lands Coalition to collaborate with producers on a virtual electronic fencing project. The project is being tested in the Flint Hills of Kansas. It is an effort to manage cattle without …
Photo courtesy of Envato Elements From staff reports The state of Iowa, the nation’s top-producing biofuels state, now has a comprehensive biofuels bill on the books. The Governors Biofuel Access Bill (HF2128) will create an incentive-based program that should boost the sale of higher blends of biodiesel. Iowa’s Gov., Kim Reynolds signed it this week. …
Photo courtesy of freighwaves.com From staff reports A large recall by Abbott Nutrition in Sturgis, Michigan, the maker of some of the name-brand baby formulas, such as Similac, had a shutdown after babies who drank the formula contracted a rare bacterial infection, which then led to a recall as well. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary, …
Photo courtesy of freelogovectors.net From staff reports Farmers will have the opportunity to provide input on the Environmental Protection Agency pesticide labels that must fully comply with the Endangered Species Act. The EPA is looking for input prior to coming out with new labels to cut down on federal court filings against them. Agriculture stakeholders …
