Through campus and regional specialists and staff in 100 county Extension offices, Iowa State University-Extension and Outreach carries out the university’s land-grant mission of discovery, learning and engagement. Extension connects Iowans with opportunities to innovate, including youth eng…
Thurman Johnson went to a Safeway Aug. 22, 2025, in Spokane, Washington, to gear up for a day of removing invasive garden loosestrife, but he ultimately stumbled upon a much more menacing weed lurking in that grocery store’s parking lot. One lone Palmer amaranth stalk towered 3 feet tall in …
For small-scale dairy producers and herd-share operators, the path to a professional-grade operation can be blocked by the expensive cost of a milking parlor. Permanent structures can cost thousands and often require advanced skills like welding. It’s a risky investment for farmers on rented land.
This is a webinar that walks through the Build It Yourself Low Cost Milking Parlor Guide by Travis Hurt from North Sky Farm. The guide can be downloaded for free here https://northskyfarms.com/pages/resources.
Research from Michigan State University Professor J. Richard Pursley is trailblazing an area within dairy-cattle management that Wendell Van Gunst says is essential to keep farms profitable.
Soybean is unique among major grain crops because it can get much of its nitrogen from the atmosphere through biological nitrogen fixation. That happens through a partnership between soybean roots and rhizobia bacteria. When the relationship is working well, soybean plants form nodules on th…
Farmers in South Africa who have already vaccinated their cattle for Foot and Mouth Disease are seeing them become reinfected with the disease, increasing tensions amid the agricultural industry.
Temperatures were 2-5 degrees colder than normal across most of Wisconsin this past week. That contrasts with the warmer-than-normal temperatures that we have experienced during the past month.
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DES MOINES – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has as of April 30 confirmed cases of the pseudorabies virus in swine herds in Iowa and Texas.
Farmer sentiment worsened in April as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index declined from 127 in March to 121. The Current Conditions Index decreased by 11 points, while the Future Expectations Index decreased by 4 points. This month’s Future Expectations Index was 16 po…
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Conservation tillage practices, such as no-till and reduced till, are critical for sustainable agriculture, and they are gradually becoming popular with farmers across the Midwest. Monitoring tillage usage can provide insights into soil health, water levels and nutrient loss, as well as guid…
Michigan State University researchers have uncovered new insights into what drives Colorado potato beetle populations by analyzing 16 years of data. The team found that although heat is still the best predictor of when beetles appear and how abundant they become, other environmental factors …
Just like the weeds they target, herbicides are also sensitive to the weather -- before, during and after application. Now, with the aid of computer modeling and one of the largest databases yet, a team of scientists is working to refine the outlook for herbicide use in corn and soybean crop…
Throughout Minnesota's forests, the invasive shrub common buckthorn poses serious threats to forest health and ecosystem function. That fast-spreading invader crowds out native plants and can quickly take over woodland spaces, making it a top target for land managers and restoration crews ac…
As temperatures warm across the United States, mosquito activity increases, leading to an increase in mosquito-borne diseases for both people and animals. For horses, that can mean an uptick in rare but deadly conditions like West Nile virus and three forms of equine encephalitis -- Eastern,…
United Kingdom supermarket giant Tesco has opened a new processing plant to convert waste food into valuable animal feed, in a move to increase its supply chain circular production. Operated by food-waste partner RenEco, the new plant is located within the Chelveston Renewable Energy Park an…
The United States remained in second place in 2025 in terms of production of animal feed in the world. However its overall production decreased by 0.8 percent compared to the previous year.
May 4 saw significant dust squalls across the Midwest. Indiana was hit with dust blowing from Illinois fields. Fences and utility lines came down in north-central and central Illinois. Eastern Iowa saw pseudo-tornadoes made of topsoil swirling across roads. Several highways were closed. Dust…
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