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Animal Ag News 3/30
4+ day, 5+ min ago (1015+ words) Animal Ag News 3/30AgWired - As of March 1, there were 74.3 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, up slightly from March 2025 but down 1% from Dec. 1, 2025, according to the latest Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics…...
Survey Reveals Cotton Farmer Concerns
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (223+ words) U.S. farmer competitiveness in the global marketplace, the cost-price squeeze of inputs and commodity prices, and market consolidation and corporate power, are top concerns of farmers responding to a survey conducted by the Southern Cotton Ginners Association at the recent Mid-South…...
Outstanding Young Farmer During National Ag Day
1+ week, 1+ day ago (164+ words) During the 2026 National Ag Day activities we got to listen to the Outstanding Young Farmer, Brody Stapel, Stapel Farm. This program is managed by the Outstanding Farmers of America. Brody did a speech about his farm and what it means…...
2026 National Ag Day
1+ week, 2+ day ago (404+ words) The National Ag Day activities took place in Washington, D.C. today with an impressive slate of speakers, starting with USDA Secretary Agriculture Brooke Rollins announcing a new "Product of USA" consumer campaign. Today, on National Agriculture Day, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke…...
The GHX Experience Makes Decision Making Easier
4+ week, 1+ day ago (216+ words) At the 2026 Commodity Classic, Syngenta Seeds" head of agronomy Justin Welch shared how Golden Harvest is transforming farm decision-making with its AI-powered GHX experience, blending decades of agronomic expertise with cutting-edge digital technology. "And we"ve done that with our…...
Cotton Trust Protocol Opens Enrollment for 2026
4+ week, 2+ day ago (190+ words) Enrollment in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is now open for the 2026 crop year with a new Field Partner Program offering expanded opportunities for growers demonstrating responsible production with measurable data. The Trust Protocol is the voluntary, field-level sustainability program and…...
Syngenta and M.S. Technologies Announce New Soybean Trait Stack
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (333+ words) Built on the proven foundation of the Enlist E3" soybean event, this innovative trait technology will deliver unmatched herbicide flexibility, providing farmers tolerance to more active ingredients than any soybean trait in the industry, including: Glyphosate Glufosinate 2,4-D choline Multiple HPPD…...
RFK Jr. Gets Warm Welcome at CattleCon
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (221+ words) We now have a food pyramid, which we flipped upside down, because it made more sense. That puts protein at the top of the food pyramid," Kennedy said in a fireside chat with National Cattlemen's Beef Association President Buck Wehrbein....
BQA Awards Presented at CattleCon
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (205+ words) And the winners are: 2026 BQA Cow-Calf Award " East Foundation Ranches, Hebbronville, TX 2026 BQA Dairy FARM Award " Singing Brook Farms, Imler, Pennsylvania 2026 BQA Feedyard Award " Ordway Cattle Feeders, Ordway, Colorado 2026 BQA Marketer Award " Sysco Corporation, Houston, Texas 2026 BQA Educator Award " Jerry…...
Saski Receives Cotton Genetics Research Award
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (236+ words) Saski Receives Cotton Genetics Research Award'AgWired Dr. Christopher Saski (L) receives award at 2026 Beltwide Cotton Conferences Over his career, Dr. Saski has authored or co-authored 126 scientific journal articles and has a patent pending for his team's work related to an improved…...