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- Dave Roepke Iowa State University
Commercial pigs are bred for consistency and housed in large barns, which makes production efficient but brings challenges for identification and precision management. In a sea of hogs, which one is which?
- Lauren Quinn University of Illinois
If your social media feed has suddenly filled with content about ultra-processed foods, you’re far from alone. Since Health and Human Services tasked federal agencies this past year with developing ultra-processed foods guidelines, the buzz has been difficult to miss. Yet, despite widespread…
- Michael Langemeier and Joana Colussi Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
Farmer sentiment decreased again in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index declined from 119 points in May to 113 points in June. The Index of Current Conditions decreased by 5 points, while the Index of Future Expectations decreased by 7 points. June’s Current Co…
- Staff at Iowa State University
Livestock manure is a rich source of fertility, and Iowa has abundant supplies from about 8,200 livestock farms. About 20 percent of cropped acres across the state are estimated to receive manure.
- Chris McCullough For Agri-View
FLORIDA – A fleet of unmanned John Deere tractors have been deployed in south Florida by U.S. Sugar to work across its 255,000 acres. They’re designed to operate 24 hours per day.
- Jason Maloney For Agri-View
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence signing July 4, 1776, many are gratified that the experiment with democracy in the United States – based on the idea of inherent rights and responsibilities of each person – has survived so long. Sometimes it’s difficul…
Agri-View offers a schedule of events of special interest to our readers. Some events and activities might require advance registration. Email agriview@madison.com with calendar submissions.
- Marianne Stein University of Illinois
The aviation industry accounts for a large portion of global greenhouse gas emissions. Biobased sustainable aviation fuel can mitigate climate impacts, but transitioning to sustainable aviation fuel faces critical supply chain constraints. A research team at the University of Illinois Urbana…
- Kelsey Stremel Kansas State University
In livestock disease response, timing determines whether an outbreak is contained or cascades through the entire production system. Research from Kansas State University suggests that the window may be as short as eight to 10 days.
- Amy Sullivan GROW
Ubaldo Torres noticed something strange when he visited his cotton herbicide drift research plots in summer 2022. Every row of young cotton plants sprayed with auxin herbicides, such as dicamba and 2,4-D, was covered in thousands of tiny crawling yellow and black specks.
- National Corn Growers Association
Corn and the farmers who grow it have been a part of all the 250 years of the United States. From feeding a growing nation to foundational contributions to the early U.S. economy, corn helped make agriculture and the rural United States the backbone of the country, evolving from a survival s…
- Lynn Grooms For Agri-View
FORESTON, Minn. – Triple T Alpaca’s owners strive to make learning fun at their alpaca breeding farm near Foreston. Brent and Beth Turner, who own the farm with his parents – John and Darlene Turner – regularly host farm tours as well as a farm market held from June to October. They also hos…
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- Chris Hubbuch UW-Madison
A team of students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison recently won second place in the 2026 Collegiate Wind Competition and took first in the project development portion of the contest.
- Tim Gieseke University of Minnesota
“Precision” has been the trend in agriculture for the past few decades. Advancements like auto-steering, yield monitors, remote sensing/imagery and variable rate technologies have allowed farmers to be more efficient and productive, and to lessen impacts on water, natural resources and the e…
- Caitlin Hayes Cornell Chronicle
As biodigesters go, Cornell University’s new unit will be small -- two 10,000-gallon tanks on a concrete pad that might not be much to look at. But that little system, which will transform food scraps and cow manure into energy, will have an impact far beyond its footprint.
- Jason Maloney For Agri-View
We are taught that successful people charge ahead. They are supposed to lead by taking the point. We often look to them for direction; we study their examples in history books.
- Agri-View staff
McALLEN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is doubling down on its fight against screwworm.
- Chris Hubbuch GROW
In the King Hall greenhouse on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, Rebecca Smith stands amid a potted jungle of sorghum, clipping stalk segments into a plastic bin to be weighed and cataloged. Seeds, bagged and labeled, are stacked to the side. Tissue samples have been flash-frozen i…
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- Chris McCullough For Agri-View
NORWAY – Most dairy farmers have received that fateful call from neighbors, or indeed police, informing them the cows have broken out and are on the main road, or destroying someone’s garden.
Agri-View offers a schedule of events of special interest to our readers. Some events and activities might require advance registration. Email agriview@madison.com with calendar submissions.
- Whitney Baxter Iowa State University
Hardwood tree species have traditionally been used as a source of wood chips for bioreactors, but could conifers be used, as well?
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