Tag: Farming
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Idaho Dairy Starts Renewable Gas Production
One of the nation’s largest dairy operations is now turning cow manure into renewable energy. A new renewable natural gas facility at East Valley Cattle near Jerome, Idaho, has officially begun producing pipeline quality renewable natural gas, or RNG, from dairy manure. The operation is home to more than 35,000 dairy cows and is now…
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Kansas Wheat Crop Takes a Beating
Kansas wheat producers are staring down a tough crop year after a rough mix of drought, freeze damage, disease pressure, and insect problems hit fields across the state. Kansas State University wheat specialists say conditions found during the Kansas Wheat Quality Council Tour showed a crop that started with promise last fall but has struggled…
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Trump Comments Spark New Debate Over Chinese Owned Farmland
Comments from President Donald Trump are stirring fresh debate across farm country after the president defended Chinese purchases of American farmland during a recent visit to Beijing. Speaking during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Trump argued that banning foreign buyers from the farmland market could hurt U.S. farmers financially by reducing land…
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Stink Bugs Expanding Across Missouri Soybean Fields
Missouri soybean growers may need to spend more time scouting fields this summer as new research from the University of Missouri shows stink bugs are now widespread across the state’s soybean acres. Researchers with MU Extension surveyed 316 commercial soybean fields during the 2024 and 2025 growing seasons and collected more than 2,700 stink bugs…
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Dairy producers tighten biosecurity as new H5N1 cattle transport rules take effect
Dairy operations across several states are adjusting cattle movement plans and on farm biosecurity protocols following USDA changes tied to the ongoing H5N1 avian influenza response in dairy herds. Federal animal health officials are now using a tiered surveillance system that changes testing requirements depending on a state’s disease status. Dairy cattle from states meeting…
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Trump backs possible federal gas tax suspension
President Donald Trump says he would support temporarily suspending the federal gasoline tax as fuel prices remain elevated across the country. Speaking to reporters this week, Trump said he would back removing the federal gas tax “until it’s appropriate” as consumers continue dealing with higher fuel costs tied to global energy uncertainty and tensions involving…