Like many vintage tractor collectors, Jerry Luecke started with the type of tractors that he grew up with on the family farm. In his case, it was a dairy farm near Folk, Missouri, and the tractors were Olivers like the models 70, 88, and Super 77. Consequently, the first tractor…

John Deere is launching its new F8 and F9 Series self-propelled forage harvesters, designed to increase fuel efficiency, operator comfort, and productivity.  The new machines have increased horsepower and more automation features over previous models.  “A higher-quality forage output with more power, more precision and more uptime — that’s the…

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) – U.S. federal prosecutors have accused two Chinese nationals of smuggling a dangerous biological pathogen that had the potential to be used as an agricultural terrorism weapon into the United States for research. The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday identified the pathogen as Fusarium…

In recently released budget documents, the Trump administration has proposed a nearly $7 billion reduction in USDA funding for 2026. Almost $1.2 billion would come from the department’s primary farmer-facing agencies. USDA has described its Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) mission area as the “focal point for the nation’s farmers…

In a recent article, I examined USDA’s Swampbuster Act, which sets out conservation practice requirements for farmers who participate in USDA programs. It included different situations where farmers may run afoul of the act and the penalties that can be imposed for violations. In this article, I will discuss options…

By Cami Koons A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld lower court decisions barring counties from imposing safety standards on a pipeline subject to federal safety standards.  The cases involved Summit Carbon Solutions, the company proposing to build a carbon sequestration pipeline through the state, and county supervisors from both…