New Corteva, SpinCo creation addresses emerging “open source” solutions and advanced breeding potential in the agricultural market, says Corteva CEO Chuck Magro

The USDA posted its “shutdown plan” early Wednesday detailing how staffing, payments and programs at the massive agency will be affected and what operations will grind to a halt until a budget agreement can be reached in Congress.

With the average U.S. soybean yields not moving much in the last decade and weather shenanigans making planting decisions more difficult, growers might consider what fall-seeded soybeans have to offer to improve economics and time management.

An updated study from ag industry stakeholders provides quantifiable evidence of how farmers using precision ag technologies are achieving significant gains in productivity, input efficiency, and environmental stewardship.

But the "Making Children Healthy Again" report does direct the EPA, USDA and other federal agencies to clear the way for increased adoption of conservation agriculture as a means to reform the nation's food system through reduced regulations, increased program funding and new partnerships with the private sector.

In an interview with Strip-Till Farmer Senior Editor John Dobberstein, Pioneer agronomist Matthew Vandehaar discusses why late-season nitrogen (N) still has a place in this year’s corn crop, in spite of high input prices.

The massive agency is proposing to close one of its largest buildings and move the employees from Washington to five hub centers in the U.S.

Ever been frustrated when you couldn’t convince a neighbor to start no-tilling, or just stop plowing as much? Tired of seeing soil and nutrients wash into the ditch or waterways? Or reading about dust storms popping up again? You aren’t alone. This battle has been fought for nearly a century.

The Pesticide Injury Accountability Act, floated by Sen. Cory Book (D-N.J.), would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1972 (FIFRA), “to create a federal right of action for anyone who is harmed by a toxic pesticide.”

A new dataset unveiled in 2023 shows there were 232 deaths from windblown dust events from 2007- 2017.