American Agriculturist

01/28/2025

Support the Oneida County 4-H Teen Council at the New York Farm Show! 🙌 They're raising funds for their chapter by selling hitch pins, and you can find them at the main entrance of the Center of Progress, Dairy, Horticulture and Expo buildings.

The Oneida County 4-H Teen Council will be selling hitch pins to raise money for their chapter at the New York Farm Show.

01/28/2025

Getting ready for the Super Bowl? 🏈 From the 1.45 billion pounds of chicken wings consumed, the turf games are played on and even down to the footballs themselves, farmers and ranchers help make the gameday happen.

Listen in: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-life/farming-s-super-bowl-impact-wings-turf-pigskin-and-more

01/27/2025

Looking for products to enhance your dairy or beef operation? The New York Farm Show has you covered.

Dozens of new products will be at the show, including mats, flooring, robotic milkers and more.

01/27/2025

Curious if a seed treater makes sense for your farm? Explore the ROI, flexibility and control a treater offers for dealers, seed companies and growers. It’s not too late to invest for 2025!

Unified Ag Solutions, LLC

Is a seed treater a wise investment for your operation? Learn some key insights & FAQs to help you decide if owning a treater makes sense for you.

01/26/2025

Specific provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that are set to expire at the end of 2025 would impact virtually all income tax filings.

Country Counsel: Whether it is income taxes or estate taxes, farm families will feel the weight of the sunset if it occurs.

01/26/2025

Are drones the future of fungicide application? We put them to the test in our latest research! Discover the potential of drones vs. traditional methods.

Beck's Hybrids

Drones can effectively apply fungicide, but might not always be the most profitable method. Check out our research for best practices on applications

01/25/2025

Cattle are designed with the capability to endure the winter’s cold, as long as producers provide the necessary means to keep their metabolic processes running and keep cold stress at bay.

Beef Brief: Here are some tips on how to keep cattle comfortable during the winter.

01/24/2025

Budding photographers have until midnight February 14 to submit photos of biosecurity best practices.

Protection against African swine fever is at the core of the contest, which has a Feb. 14 deadline.

01/24/2025

When deciding on a technology to implement, these farmers agree: Evaluate potential risks vs. rewards.

Technology comes in many forms and can be beneficial, but data sharing is still a concern.

01/23/2025

Preventing an HPAI outbreak on your farm starts with biosecurity. Wear separate shoes to enter your poultry house and have footbaths available.

Have something that you can quickly slip on and off.

01/23/2025

Farmers have more crop insurance options than ever before. Newer products can supplement a typical federal insurance policy, allowing for increased coverage levels that can better help a farmer break even in difficult years

Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance

With farm expenses remaining high and grain prices trending down over the last several years, crop insurance has become even more of a critical tool.

01/22/2025

Genomics has transformed dairy cattle genetics and makes a deeper impact on the U.S. milk supply with each passing year.

2024 will go down in the record books as the first year that milk shipped was over 4% butterfat every month — even during summer.

From 2011 to 2023, U.S. milk production grew just 16.2%, while protein production expanded by 22.9% and butterfat jumped by 28.9%.

01/22/2025

Don’t miss hot beef sundaes, cattle presentations, fun contests, virtual farm tours, and more at the New York Farm Show, Feb. 20-22, Syracuse, NY.

And don’t forget to try a hot beef sundae, a beloved farm show tradition.

01/21/2025

Check out the newest high-tech products exhibitors are bringing to this year’s New York Farm Show, set for Feb. 20-22 in Syracuse.

If you’re looking to improve your farm’s production and profitability through technology, the event in Syracuse has you covered.

01/20/2025

A farmer’s bacon gets caught by USDA’s canine team at the airport. With new funding signed into law, these skilled pups are ramping up efforts to protect agriculture.

Jen’s Jots: The president signs a statutory funding act for USDA’s canine army at international airports.

01/19/2025

You don’t need to spend a lot of money to share kindness, but a nice bouquet of roses for someone you love is good.

Farmhouse Window: Even the little things can make someone’s day a little brighter.

01/18/2025

Looking for a way to help herbicides control problem pigweeds such as waterhemp and Palmer amaranth? Plant green.

When teamed with preemergence herbicides, planting soybeans into a green, living cover can help manage waterhemp and Palmer amaranth.

01/17/2025

How do you grow a sheep farm from only 12 head to more than 400 head in just five years?

Eli and Mackenzie Strawser have seen explosive growth in the five years since they started breeding sheep.