U of I study: Cover saves N, but offers little yield or profit bump
The economics of conservation practices was under scrutiny at a recent ILSoyAdvisor Better Beans seminar in East Peoria, where the results of a University of Illinois study on cover crops were up for discussion.
NW Indiana county going after slice of state’s broadband pie
Officials from an Indiana community that does a great deal of farming are not holding back in going after a chunk of the $100 million Gov. Eric Holcomb has set aside to expand access to broadband in underserved rural areas.
Economists: Ag debt rising, but land values are steady
According to the numbers, farms across America are in a decent financial situation now – but that may change. Debt is rising but land values are currently holding steady.
Think of wine in the United States, and the state of California comes immediately to mind. But Ohio, with its often variable temperatures at growing time and its variance of soils, has inched up in its ranking for wine production to sixth-highest state in the nation – just a notch above longtime gridiron rival Michigan.
New gene editing may see its greatest potential in livestock
CoBank, part of the Farm Credit System, emphasized that gene-editing tools for agriculture will intensify in 2019, following a report from its Knowledge Exchange Division verifying the technology has the potential to be a game-changer.
IDOA budget includes $8M for anticipated marijuana program
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed $117 million fiscal year 2020 budget for the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) includes $8 million for its anticipated recreational marijuana program.
White House budget would cut USDA funds 15 percent
The proposed White House budget would make cuts to crop insurance, the USDA, Medicare, Medicaid, the Army Corp of Engineers, and almost all other government programs in the country.
FDA OK clears path for new Indiana salmon farm to open
Salmon that grow twice as fast through genetic engineering (GE or GMO) will be raised in the United States for the first time as food, at an Indiana fish farm.
