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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Weeds, Agriculture US, Economics,

Early Weed Control Planning: The Key to Improved Hay Quality and More Profit

Hay growers throughout the south lose significant profits every year because of weed infestations. Summer and winter annual grasses and broadleaf weeds rob nutrients and take up space to reduce,Hay

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. MidWest, Water, Sustainability,

Researchers find tradeoff between water quality and emissions on the farm

URBANA, Ill. – With water quality guidelines compelling more farmers to act on nitrogen loss, cover crops and split nitrogen applications are becoming more common in the Midwest. But new University of Illinois research shows these conservation practices may not provide environmental benefits across the board.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Water, Sustainability,

How the future of US corn, soybean and wheat production depends on sustainable groundwater use - Verve times

Spatial distribution of production loss by agricultural district from sustainable groundwater scenarios with varying recharge rates for corn (top map), soybean (middle map), and winter wheat (bottom map). Red, orange, yellow, and chartreuse dots show production lost by agricultural district for sustainable groundwater use scenarios based on 100% recharge, 75%—100% recharge, 50%—75% recharge, and 25%—50% […]

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Fertilizer,

Revolutionary fertilizer helps farmers save time, money, environment

A revolutionary product gives farmers more time and money while also providing a sustainable solution to help the environment.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Agriculture US, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog,

Court Delays California Pork Rule Enforcement

Earlier this week, Reuters writer Tom Polansek reported that, "A California court said it will delay enforcement of part of a law aimed at ensuring more humane treatment of farm animals, which opponents warned could lead to pork shortages and…

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Research, Ag Tech,

Meet the next generation of California farmers: Robots

In California, the breadbasket of America, more than half of farmers there told a survey that they were unable to hire enough workers. Nine of out ten

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Economics, Fertilizer, AgriBusiness,

01/27/2022 SOURCE: ocj.com

Farmers pushing back on fertilizer prices

By Matt Reese In the place of yield records, new local equipment purchases and who-bought-what-farm around the corner, conversations between farmers this win

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Cotton, Herbicides, Weeds, Agriculture US, Pesticides,

01/27/2022 SOURCE: theconversation.com

The herbicide dicamba was supposed to solve farmers' weed problems – instead, it's making farming harder for many of them

Farmers are stuck in a chemical war against weeds, which have developed resistance to many widely used herbicides. Seed companies’ answer – using more varied herbicides – is causing new problems.

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Team AgWiki
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Topics: Agriculture US, Vertical Farming,

Walmart makes an investment in vertical farming start-up Plenty

The big-box retailer will carry leafy greens from Plenty in all of its California stores later this year.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Economics, Hemp, Government / Policies,

Idaho was the 50th state to legalize industrial hemp. Now eight farmers are ready to produce it. - East Idaho News

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Amid years of historic drought and a push for more sustainable resources to lower carbon emissions, industrial hemp legalization may have come along at just the right time for Idaho agriculture. Hemp is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated crops in modern human history, but it only became […]

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