A new smart platform invented by Purdue University researchers to wirelessly monitor subsoil health could change the landscape of agricultural sensing systems. The invention addresses a critical need in agriculture nationwide: the efficient use of water, fertilizers and pesticides. Due to the variability of soil conditions across large fields, applying…

Yesterday, Moore Air Base, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Governor of Texas Greg Abbott announced the completion of a U.S.-based sterile fly dispersal facility in Edinburg, Texas. This facility will expands the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s ability to disperse sterile flies by the end of 2027 along…

BINGHAM FARMS, Michigan — AGDAILY, one of the nation’s most-trusted agricultural news outlets, has debuted Arcadian, its first print publication. Arcadian is a premium-bound magazine that highlights some of AGDAILY’s engaging and award-winning pieces about modern agriculture and the American food system. The project was spearheaded by Ryan Tipps, who…

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation temporarily expanding low-tariff imports of Argentine beef, a move aimed at boosting ground beef supplies for U.S. consumers but one that has drawn criticism from domestic cattle producers. The proclamation increases the U.S. beef tariff-rate quota by 80,000 metric tons for calendar…

House Republicans are demanding records from the National FFA Organization about its partnership with Syngenta Group, arguing the agribusiness’ Chinese state ownership and the youth group’s diversity initiatives could jeopardize FFA’s mission — and, potentially, its tax-exempt status. In a Feb. 3 letter to National FFA CEO Scott Stump, Ways…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reapproved dicamba herbicides for over-the-top use on dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean crops, announcing a two-season registration accompanied by what the agency describes as its strongest restrictions to date. The decision allows continued use of the herbicide despite years of contentiousness surrounding dicamba’s tendency to…