DAILY Bites New guidance issued February 2, 2026, says farmers and equipment owners have the legal right to repair nonroad diesel equipment, helping cut costs and downtime. Federal clean air law allows temporary disabling of certain emissions controls for repair, as long as equipment is returned to proper working condition…

The U.S. cattle herd started 2026 a little smaller than a year ago, and the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture numbers suggest any broad-based rebuild is still more talk than reality. As of Jan. 1, 2026, the United States had 86.2 million head of cattle and calves on farms and…

Image by Nokwan007, Shutterstock Top Third Ag Marketing, a division of StoneX Financial Services Inc., helps farmers become better agricultural marketers with the goal of marketing crops in the top third of prices. Mark Gold and his team provide AGDAILY.com with the latest information and a look ahead in their…

The Farmers’ Almanac, one of the longest-running publications in American history, has been saved from closure after being acquired by new ownership, who has the goal of preserving the 208-year-old institution and its future editions. The announcement, made January 28, comes just months after the publication revealed it would cease…

With more than 13,000 FFA members in 84 agricultural education programs across Arizona, the Arizona Agricultural Education/FFA Foundation has continued to play a critical role in strengthening opportunities for students and educators statewide since 1985. That mission was on full display on January 31, when the Foundation hosted its 10th…

DAILY Bites The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is shifting its sterile fly releases (about 100 million per week) to stop New World screwworm from moving north. Aircraft and sterile insects will be reallocated to concentrate coverage along the United States–Mexico border, including a…