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IntelinAir is hiring to fill a number of full- and part-time positions in Central Illinois in the Champaign / Springfield areas. These positions will be filled over the next several weeks, despite the disruptions caused [Read More …]

Coronavirus impact ripples across farm country

Price forecasts for most agricultural products are bleak From dairy farmers with nowhere to send their milk and cattle ranchers reeling from plummeting beef prices, the impact of the coronavirus is rippling through farm country. [Read More …]

Spring Pasture Management: Where Do I Start?

Unusually warm weather and rains encourage pasture growth. Use caution when planning to turn livestock out to graze. Getting out a little earlier in the spring may cost you more than you know in the [Read More …]

Dairy Difficulties To Reverberate For Several Months, NMPF’s Vitaliano Says

National Milk Producers Federation Chief Economist Peter Vitaliano says current coronavirus-created gloom over dairy prices as expressed in futures markets may turn out be overstated in the end, but that the pain felt by producers [Read More …]

Searching for next Voice of Big Tex

State Fair of Texas accepting submissions through April 15, 2020 No April Fool’s joke here. The State Fair of Texas really is looking for the next Voice of Big Tex. Do you think you have [Read More …]

Financial assistance for farms facing COVID-19

Early options available for farms to support cash flow The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program would like to share recently announced programs that may aid farmers financially. Farm businesses and operations [Read More …]

SBA launches Paycheck Protection Program

The U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Jovita Carranza launched the Paycheck Protection Program, a $349 billion emergency loan program created last week with the President’s signing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES). The program provides [Read More …]

UPDATE: Paycheck Protection Loans Available to Farmers, Regardless of Revenue, Apply Now

Recently, we posted an article, Farmers’ Use of Paycheck Protection Loan Depends on ‘Small Business’ Definition, questioning whether the Small Business Administration’s industry-level standards pertaining to revenues would be enforced, ultimately excluding thousands of agricultural [Read More …]

2020 Prospective Plantings: Corn Soars, Soybeans Bounce, Wheat Falls

USDA’s annual Prospective Plantings report, released on March 31, provides the first look at farmers’ planting intentions for corn, soybeans and wheat in 2020. Normal survey procedures were conducted during the first two weeks of March [Read More …]

Cutworm and Armyworm Traps Set in SWNY

The Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program is pleased to announce an effort to help farmers monitor pest issues this growing season. Black cutworm and common armyworm are problematic in agronomic and [Read More …]

Ron Dehli joins Nedap’s North American dairy team

Nedap Livestock Management recently welcomed Ron Dehli to their North American dairy team as the technical business development manager. In his role, Dehli will be a resource for Nedap’s U.S. business partners in all aspects [Read More …]

Dr. Jeff Hill Returns to Ralco

Ralco is pleased to announce and welcome the return of Dr. Jeff Hill to the company as a brand manager. In his new role, Dr. Hill will focus on managing product lines utilizing Ralco’s patented [Read More …]

Proposal deadline extended – 2021 Cornell Nutrition Conference Pre-Conference Symposium

Proposal Deadline Extended to April 15 The annual Cornell Nutrition Conference is designed to provide industry leading research and information to feed industry professionals and nutritional consultants. The three-day educational event kicks off with a [Read More …]

Mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on food trade

We must ensure that our response to COVID-19 does not unintentionally create shortages Millions of people around the world depend on international trade for their food security and livelihoods. As countries move to enact measures [Read More …]

Wisconsin Emergency Disposal of Milk for Dairy Farms During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

You are advised to create and maintain a record of every milk disposal: In the event that state or federal programs become available to help farmers with lost revenue during the COVID-19 public health emergency, [Read More …]

Virtual Dairy Advisory Teams provide ‘social distance’ and effective communication

Dairy Advisory Team lead to better communication In 2020 as winter moves into spring the world is being rocked by COVID-19. While our dairy farm businesses continue to be key drivers in our food production [Read More …]

‘Discover Dairy’ shares virtual learning resources with teachers, students

The free digital resources give children an inside look at dairy farming With many schools transitioning to virtual learning to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), Discover Dairy has launched a virtual learning library for [Read More …]

NMPF coronavirus webpage adds employer section

NMPF offers information to help dairy farmers navigate COVID-19 challenges The National Milk Producers Federation’s coronavirus webpage has added key guidance documents for agricultural employers in the wake of recent legislation and also expanded its Spanish-language resources to [Read More …]

Farmer veterans serving communities

This is a moment of great opportunity for small, independent farms As the world reels from the COVID-19 pandemic, one group of Americans is providing the fuel to keep us going – our farmers. Planting [Read More …]

2020 Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics finalists

Submissions received from data analytics, math and statistics students and professionals Syngenta and the Analytics Society of INFORMS Tuesday announced the finalists for the 2020 Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics. Now in its [Read More …]

Pandemic Injects Volatility into Cattle and Beef Markets

Intro The self-distancing and quarantine protocols put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 have reduced economic growth, shuttered consumers in their homes, and changed the way Americans purchase and consume food. A slowing [Read More …]

Thanking California Farmworkers

Thank you, farmworkers. Thank you for the physically strenuous work in all kinds of weather to bring a crop from planting to harvest. Thank you for the daily contributions you make to bring safe, high quality food to our tables [Read More …]

USDA to Hold Online Meeting for Stakeholders to Gather Input about Statistical Programs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will host its annual USDA Data Users’ Meeting on Tuesday, April 21st as a virtual meeting. The event is regularly held to share recent [Read More …]

Application Window Opens for Grow-NY