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John Deere has announced the JDLink Boost, a satellite connectivity tool to provide data connection in fields with little or no cellular coverage.  The JDLink Boost takes advantage of the Starlink satellite network established by SpaceX to provide rural farmers with connectivity to use precision agriculture technology.  “JDLink Boost brings…

DAILY Bites SB-705 bans most agricultural burning to improve air quality. Farmers face high cost for alternatives. Burning reduced from 1 million tons in 2021 to 122,000 tons by 2023 in one area alone. DAILY Discussion The timing could be any more eyebrow-raising as a two-decade-old bill to ban agricultural…

Brooks Reid considers himself a farmer who pushes the limits and thinks outside the box on his farm in Brunswick, Missouri. Biologicals have found a place in his corn and soybean rotation. “Biologicals interest me because they aid in fertilizer uptake,” the central Missouri grower said. “I believe that’s the…

Lurking just beneath the crop canopy, waiting to rob yield and wreak havoc, are hidden criminals: herbicide-resistant weeds. As technology has advanced, these weeds adapt to control tactics, often faster than we can respond, making them the “most-wanted” weed species.  Herbicide-resistant weeds are one of the most significant problems facing farmers, costing…

By Cami Koons The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has confirmed the state’s first 2025 detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza with a case in a multi-species backyard flock in Clinton County.  This follows a series of detections in commercial and backyard flocks across the state beginning in December…