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A National Lab of the Rockies report finds ethanol a viable low-carbon fuel for ocean-going ships and estimates the existing methanol dual-fuel fleet alone could use about two billion gallons a year.
Daily lifeWith most of Michigan's corn and soybeans still in the field, the state Farm Bureau is reminding drivers and farmers to share rural roads safely, as October historically brings the second-highest number of crashes involving farm machinery.
CropsThree seasons of Michigan State University trials found yields fell steadily as planting moved from mid-September to mid-November, mainly because late wheat forms fewer heads, and higher seeding rates narrowed the gap but never closed it.
AgribusinessAverage US farm real estate loan rates fell to 6.97 percent in the second quarter of 2026 from a peak of 8.04 percent, but with the Fed raising rates and Treasuries above 5 percent they could climb about 44 basis points by year-end.
CropsThe disease resembles Phaeosphaeria leaf spot or maize white spot, but DNA sequencing has not yet identified the fungus; reports have also come from New York and Pennsylvania.
AgrotechCU Boulder engineers have shown a cheap, battery-powered electronic sensor using the dye alizarin can monitor soil pH continuously across soil types, helping farmers spot problems before it is too late.
AgrotechThe Xpedite system raised yield potential by 10% in trials and up to 20% in water-stressed conditions; Hard Red Winter comes first, Soft Red Winter in 2029 and Hard Red Spring in 2030.
AgribusinessEligible acres exceeded the national cap, so FSA is trimming every new allocation by 3.69 percent; producers may change their election, sign multi-year contracts to 2031, and now add SCO coverage whatever they choose.
A memorandum from Under Secretary Dudley Hoskins directs every national Research and Promotion Board to stop funding environmental, social and governance frameworks and climate-neutrality programmes, and Secretary Brooke Rollins has named nine Dairy Management Inc. initiatives she regards as ESG act
Antrim County farmer Greg Shooks, who has used H-2A for eight years on 1,100 acres of cherries, wine grapes, grains and hay, met eight congressional offices with Michigan Farm Bureau after a California ruling threw Adverse Effect Wage Rates back into chaos; his ask is the Supporting Agriculture's Wo
The Hunt Michigan Collaborative and the National Deer Association ran seven 'farm tour hunts' across five counties on 12 September with nearly 100 participants, using state Deer Management Assistance Program permits for antlerless deer; Croswell grower Shawn Petersen, who once counted 50 deer a nigh
