John Deere announced plans to open two new U.S.-based facilities — in Indiana and North Carolina — an expansion the company says will create more than 300 jobs and increase its domestic manufacturing and distribution capacity. The announcement comes as the equipment maker has faced scrutiny over workforce reductions in…

This Colorado State expert details how flexibility in food consumption can be healthier than dieting. Eat this, not that. This one food will cure everything. That food is poison. Cut this food out. Try this diet. Don’t eat at these times. Eat this food and you’ll lose weight. With society’s…

Image courtesy of the National FFA Organization Over 70 FFA student members serving as state officers in their respective states started the new year by exploring the history, culture, and agricultural practices of Spain through National FFA’s International Leadership Seminar for State Officers. ILSSO is an annual program designed to…

Every state in the country has seen an increase in temporary agricultural visa workers since 2018. These workers enter the country on H-2A visas, which allow companies and farms to hire seasonal labor. Southwest states such as Texas and New Mexico have seen drastic increases in the number of workers…

Agricultural Research Service scientists in Corvallis, Oregon, in collaboration with Oregon State University, developed a disease surveillance platform that could improve U.S. agriculture by unlocking the future of plant health. PathogenSurveillance is an innovative, open-source software tool that can quickly analyze and identify novel microbial variants based on DNA sequences.…

Especially for a first-time attendee, the National Farm Machinery Show can be a bit overwhelming. Held each February in Louisville (for 2026, it is Feb. 11 through 14), the event eats up 1.2 million square feet of space across its three main exhibition halls at the Kentucky Exposition Center —…