Winter storm Blair has swept across much of the United States this week, leaving farmers and rural communities grappling with its icy impact. Heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures have disrupted operations from Kansas to the East Coast, providing challenges and opportunities for agriculture. The storm has been blamed as a…

DAILY Bites IFT’s Feeding Tomorrow Fund offers 90+ scholarships worth $200K; apply by Feb 28, 2025. Scholarships include food science fields and travel to IFT FIRST Expo. $25K Caldwell Fellowship supports advanced food system research. DAILY Discussion The Institute of Food Technologists, a nonprofit scientific organization committed to advancing the…

Christmas shopping can be laborious when you don’t know what to buy for the farmer on your gift list. To help, I’ve done some preseason shopping, identifying innovative new tools that are sure to please any mechanically minded man or woman on your list. Welding level has magnet with an…

The Modern Ag Alliance, a coalition of agricultural stakeholders that advocates for U.S. farmers’ access to the crop protection tools, has appointed Elizabeth Burns-Thompson as its first executive director.  Burns-Thompson — who has Juris Doctorate in Agricultural Law from Drake University and a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business from…

2025 Minnesota Beginning Farmer Tax Credit    Tax Credit Amount  Maximum Tax Credit  Application Due Date  Cash Rentals 10% of annual rental income  $7,000 July 17, 2025  Share Crop Rentals  15% of annual rental income  $10,000 July 17, 2025  Sales  8% of sale price (12% if the buyer is an…

By Ryan Hanrahan Reuters Lisa Baertlein reported Wednesday that “the union representing 45,000 dock workers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts and their employers on Wednesday said they reached a tentative deal on a new six-year contract, averting further strikes that could have snarled supply chains and taken a…