CropsUS sets a permanent residue limit for acifluorfen on sugar beet
The EPA rule, requested by UPL, ends the need for yearly emergency exemptions for the broadleaf weed herbicide in sugar beet.
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LivestockWisconsin confirms midge-borne EHD virus in dairy cattle in Waukesha County
State officials found the virus behind epizootic hemorrhagic disease in non-lactating dairy cattle and urge herd owners to involve vets because its lesions can mimic foreign animal diseases.
CropsOhio's record-wet August helps soybeans but raises rot risk in corn at harvest
After the wettest August on record, Ohio's state climatologist and growers say soybeans may benefit from more moisture while standing corn faces stalk and ear rot.
LivestockArkeaBio raises $15m for cattle methane vaccine and cuts a third of staff
The Boston start-up is developing a vaccine that trains a cow's immune system to curb the rumen microbes that make methane, and aims to sell its first product in New Zealand from 2028.
CropsSorghum scientists from 20 countries meet in Texas as drought splits the US crop
At the Global Sorghum Conference in Lubbock, growers' leaders said new funding and gene editing could speed breeding for drought, heat and water scarcity.
EnvironmentMichigan puts nearly $2 million into research on PFAS in farm soil and water
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is funding five studies on how PFAS gets into fields, which crops take it up and how farmers can test for it cheaply.
LivestockHow an Indiana stocker picks healthy calves at the sale barn
Chad Baker buys freshly weaned or long-weaned calves, favours vaccinated animals, mixes breeds and avoids big frames when feed costs matter.
CropsFungus inside a Kentucky woodland grass makes a rare mix of insect-deterring chemicals
University of Kentucky scientists found an endophyte in bearded shorthusk that keeps two usually short-lived alkaloids as end products, a clue for breeding safer pasture grasses.
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USDA scientists build an open AI platform to map weeds and crop stress in the field
ARS's Digital Agricultural Systems Hub uses a 50-terabyte image library, a robot camera and boom-mounted cameras to train and deploy computer vision for farms.
EnvironmentCalifornia will track PFAS "forever chemicals" in farm pesticides under new law
A bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom requires the state's pesticide regulator to flag PFAS-containing pesticides in its public use database and follow their use over time.
CropsTar spot spreads through Virginia corn, and rotation alone will not stop it
The fungal disease, which has cut Midwestern yields by 25% to 30%, is now confirmed in four Virginia counties; extension specialists urge scouting, tolerant hybrids and a fungicide budget.
AgrotechAn Indiana farm manager uses a locked-down AI to speed land sales and appraisals
Halderman Real Estate & Farm Management says an in-house AI tool built with Margin AI works out combination bids in seconds at farmland auctions and prepares most of an appraisal, while keeping clients' farm records private.
LivestockMontana Angus Tour draws breeders from 18 states and a dozen countries as cattle prices stay high
The 52nd tour on the Hi-Line showed contrasting breeding philosophies, a $2,700 average for a 600-pound steer and ranchers still culling heifers because of drought.