Registration is open now for the 2025 Tech Hub LIVE July 21-23, 2025, in Des Moines, Iowa. Connect with the ag tech and retailer community in Des Moines, the heart of agriculture, for 2.5 days of inspiration, innovation, and strategies to take your business to the next level. Register before December 31 to save over $150. AGCO Corporation, a global …

The Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supported more than 23,000 climate-focused conservation contracts funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. These investments cover over 11 million acres in fiscal year 2024, contributing to the highest total investment in private lands conservation in any year in the history of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The Biden-Harris …

What better subject than soil for the next ‘Sharing the Knowledge’ webinar, on December 5, celebrating the 10th anniversary of World Soil Day? This year’s theme of “Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage” focuses on the role of soil data and information. First session on December 5, 2 am GMT: REGISTER HERE. Second session on December 5, 3:30 pm GMT: …

Global initiatives to enable smallholder farmers to become more climate resilient are having an impact, but more investments are needed to support farmer livelihoods and global food and nutrition security in the face of increasingly volatile conditions, according to a panel organized by Farm Journal Foundation at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Climate-Smart Solutions for Smallholders: Taking Stock of Progress and …

U.S. sales of Ag tractors decreased 14.2 percent in October 2024 compared to the year prior, according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Sales of combines also fell during the month, dropping 34.6 percent compared to 2023. U.S. agriculture, with enhanced implementation of conservation practices and emerging technologies, has an opportunity to more than offset its carbon …

There were 212,714 farms with 53.1 million irrigated acres, which included 81 million acre-feet of water applied in the United States, according to the 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey results, published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). In 2018, the irrigation survey results showed that there were 231,474 farms with 55.9 million irrigated …

U.S. farmers are using a new solution to treat soil compaction – a problem that affects over 68 million acres of farmland and significantly reduces crop yields. Unpac®, developed by Locus Agriculture, is an innovative biosurfactant soil amendment that successfully breaks up soil compaction through fermentation-derived technology. Three years of independent field trials have confirmed significant yield boosts of up …

USDA announced a historic $1.5 billion for 92 partner-driven conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), a partner-driven approach to conservation that funds solutions to natural resource challenges on agricultural land. Selected RCPP projects will help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners adopt and expand voluntary, locally led conservation strategies to enhance natural resources while tackling the climate crisis. …

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack during a Farmers and Ranchers in Action event this week announced several actions to promote fair and competitive markets and lower food price. For one, USDA is leveraging its funding and research capacity, as well as interagency partnerships, to increase transparency and improve researcher access to seed germplasm, the starting materials plant breeders need to create …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced up to $7.7 billion in assistance for fiscal year 2025 to help agricultural and forestry producers adopt conservation practices on working lands. This includes up to $5.7 billion for climate-smart practices, made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which is part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda and $2 billion in Farm …