Kansas State University Economist Warns of Fuel, Fertilizer Price Shock for Farmers
Surging oil prices associated with instability in the Middle East threaten to exacerbate tight margins for Kansas farmers by driving up the cost of fuel and fertilizer, a Kansas State University economist says.
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How One Mississippi Farmer Turned Data Into $330K in Fertilizer Savings
Adron Belk uses data to cut costs, improve yields and make every decision, from fertilizer usage to what tire pressure he uses when planting. The precision-driven strategy is what’s helping drive profitability.
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CSU Project Uses AI to Turn Soil Data into Actionable Insights for Farmers
An interdisciplinary research team at Colorado State University is using artificial intelligence to help farmers better understand soil health by turning varied agricultural data into practical, decision-ready insights that are easy to access.
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Iowa State Nitrogen Specialist Engaged in Answering Farmers’ Questions
Traditional approaches, like applying a fixed amount of fertilizer early in the season, do not account for how crop needs change over time, according to Richard Roth, an assistant professor of agronomy at Iowa State University. Too much fertilizer or poorly timed applications often lead to wasted input costs, along with water pollution and increased greenhouse gas emissions.
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Lab Grown Honeybees Could be Future of Food Production
The founder of ForgeBee says lab-grown honeybees may be a key to the future of food production. Gene Robinson, who’s also a professor at the University of Illinois, says colony collapse and other factors continue to contribute to the decline in wild honeybee populations.
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EPA Approves Waiver to Allow E15 Gas This Summer
The agricultural community is widely praising the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to allow sales of the higher-ethanol E15 gas blend during the summer.
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Consider Weed-Control Priorities Under New Dicamba Annual Limits
Soybean and cotton growers once again have access to "over-the-top" (OTT) dicamba herbicide products for postemergence weed control. But this season, those products have maximum annual application rates that are half of what was allowed on previous labels, requiring growers to consider when they should spray the herbicide to get the biggest weed-control bang for their dicamba buck.
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Experts Examine Trade, Policy and Economic Trends in 2026 Purdue Agricultural Economics Report
Economic uncertainty, shifting trade policies and questions surrounding the future of the U.S. farm bill are among the key focus areas that experts in Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension program say could influence agriculture and rural communities in the coming year.
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Harvey Helps Amp Up Research at Barta Brothers Ranch
Barta Brothers Ranch has retained the collaborative adaptive management project begun in 2020 by Craig Allen and Walter Schacht, emeriti professors from the School of Natural Resources and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. Eight researchers from across Nebraska now lead that project looking at patch-burn grazing compared with other cattle grazing systems.
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Betting on Biomass: How Two Farmers Turn Cover Crops Into Weed Control
In Illinois and Virginia, Frank Rademacher and Paul Davis lean on cereal rye, no-till and patience to keep waterhemp and other tough weeds in check.
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