Farming practices

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking an all-hands-on-deck approach to the cross-species outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza that is now infecting cattle as well as poultry, the CSU Montezuma County Extension has announced their 2024 Land Management Workshop series, and a look at how irrigation water is valued in the Midwest versus the West.

Increasing resistance in weeds to common herbicides is impacting crop production in the U.S., and farmers may need to start paying closer attention to what’s happening in their fields and not depend on magic seeds or potions.

More bees are needed to help pollinate almond trees in California, the USDA reports that farm outputs have tripled over the past 70 years while labor and land use have fallen, ranch-trained horses remain valuable assets on larger ranches, and tire manufacturer Goodyear begins using soybean oil in some new tires.

The USDA Economic Research Service reports that one fifth of U.S. agricultural production was exported during the last fiscal year, about one million loans made for the 2020 Paycheck Protection Program appear to be fraudulent, how the Netherlands became the second largest exporter of agricultural products behind the U.S., and low water levels in Colorado reservoirs continue to be a problem.

Electric farm vehicles may be problematic for farmers, possible collusion among the big four meat packers, and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the USDA will commit to expanding meat and poultry processing.

National Farm Health and Safety Week, Hispanic Heritage month, resilient green chili peppers, and more!

Applying fertilizer to increase crop production is an approved practice in modern agricultural production. However, a study, completed the University of…

Jeff and Bob discuss the role that Colorado State University's Southwestern Colorado Research Center plays in helping farmers to select crops and…