IFCA prepping a rebuttal to Illinois’ N, P limits proposal
Illinois’ Fertilizer and Chemical Assoc. (IFCA) will lead a charge to repel a recommendation being considered by the state’s EPA to set limits on allowable nitrogen and phosphorus levels in Illinois waterways.
An emerging soybean disease has caused significant losses in the southern United States over the past 10-15 years and could take up to 30 percent of a crop in the most severe situations.
Report shows one-third drop for livestock antibiotic sales
A newly-released U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report shows a 33 percent drop in livestock antibiotics sold between 2016 and 2017 for food-producing animals in the United States.
The tariff conflict between the United States and China impacted the ability of U.S. farmers to export large quantities of soybeans last fall, a Purdue University agricultural economist said last week.
Ohio Pork Congress to feature a labor Employee Symposium
Migrant labor. Animal diseases. Nuisance lawsuits. Pork industry projections. These topics and many more will come up at the 2019 Ohio Pork Congress, Feb. 12-13 at the Crowne Plaza North in Columbus.
Indiana Dairy: Worst could be in past for state’s producers
Indiana lost 10 percent of its dairy farms in 2018, but the worst could be over for an industry struggling nationwide from a series of negative impacts on the market.
