The U.S. Drought Monitor reported mostly dry weather this week across the Great Plains, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, the south-central U.S. and the Southwest. Parts of the Northwest received moderate to heavy precipitation amounts, with northern California northward into the Pacific Northwest receiving amounts locally over 3 inches. Reports of locally…

By Robin Opsahl Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen celebrated the expansion of bioindustrial manufacturing in Iowa as they joined executives of BioMADE at the ISU BioCentury Research Farm Friday for a groundbreaking ceremony. The event celebrated the kickoff of the $40 million project to bring BioMADE,…

Rows of tightly packed olive trees stretch across California’s Central Valley. These super-high-density orchards, where trees are planted close together for faster, mechanized harvesting, can grow strong with less fertilizer than expected, according to new research from the University of California, Davis. The study — titled Compost application and reduced…

Following a tight year for the ag economy — when every dollar mattered — now is a good time to take inventory on the technology you have and identify which upgrades would provide the best eturn on investment. Tech Audit Checklist Bryce Baker, North American tactical marketing lead for Precision…

By Ryan Hanrahan Reuters’ Karl Plume and Julie Ingwersen reported that “a crop data blackout during the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown has led to the widest range of analyst estimates in a decade for corn and soybean yields, as an information vacuum at harvest time and during critical trade negotiations…

By Jennifer Shutt, Ariana Figueroa, and Shauneen Miranda This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The longest shutdown in U.S. history ended Wednesday night when President Donald Trump signed a spending package that reopens the government and funds most of it through January. The Oval Office ceremony came just hours…