Amidst today’s global challenges—including the escalated need for food and nutrition security under mounting population pressure–the mission of the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI) at the University of Nebraska has never been more vital. The institute’s recent annual report marks a year of critical research, capacity building and global thought leadership, and details significant progress across the Institute’s …
Ethanol Report on 2025
2025 marked the 20th anniversary of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and showed just how far U.S. ethanol has come – and how much more it could accomplish for the world with just a little more freedom. Nationwide, year-round E15 spends another year in limbo, but California catches up with the rest of the country by unanimous passage of legislation …
Precision Ag News 12/29
The results are in for World Ag Expo’s 2026 Top-10 New Products Contest sponsored by the F3 Initiative. The winners will be showcased February 10-12, 2026 during the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California. FieldX Inc., an agronomist-owned software company serving U.S. and Canadian crop consultants, is proud to announce the launch of FieldX® VRT, an advanced tool for creating …
May You Have a Blessed Christmas
“Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emman′u-el” Matthew 1:23
Animal Ag News 12/18
Alltech is pleased to present the 2025 Most Valuable Employee (MVE) Award to Alejo Gutierrez of Enchanted Dairy in Little Falls, MN. This award recognizes the value of a dairy farm employee with an exceptional work ethic who exhibits integrity and who engages in their responsibilities on a dairy farm. Nominations are made by a farm manager, dairy owner, farm …
Oh the Places We’ve Been!
On-site coverage of major agricultural events has been the mainstay of what ZimmComm has done as a company with AgWired and AgNewsWire, but starting in the new year we are curtailing our business travel after over 20 years and nearly 900 events around the world. Since 2005, we have traveled at least once to 38 states to cover a conference, …
FieldX Introduces Groundbreaking Equation-Based VRT Software
FieldX Inc., an agronomist-owned software company serving U.S. and Canadian crop consultants, is proud to announce the launch of FieldX® VRT, an advanced tool for creating equation-based variable rate fertilizer prescriptions. FieldX VRT streamlines the development of complex, equation-based VRT plans – enabling agronomists to manage batch workflows with minimal clicks. According to newly appointed CTO, Clint Ingram, “Our software …
Industry Ag News 12/17
Beginning in late December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will spend several months gathering information about farm economics from farmers and ranchers throughout the United States, as the agency conducts the third and final phase of the 2025 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). Farm Journal has announced three finalists for the prestigious 2026 Top Producer …
Precision Ag News 12/15
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, alongside U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced a $700 million Regenerative Pilot Program to help American farmers adopt practices that improve soil health, enhance water quality, and boost long-term productivity, all while strengthening America’s food and fiber …
Land O’Lakes Doubles Down on Hunger Relief for the Holidays
Land O’Lakes, Inc. today announced a $1 million hunger relief investment aimed at supporting rural communities ahead of the holiday season. Grants will go to 15 Feeding America® partner food banks across Land O’Lakes’ member-owner and employee footprint, as well as to Feeding America. This commitment effectively doubles the cooperative’s 2025 hunger relief impact, building on nearly 4 million meals …