By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) – The National Academy of Sciences has canceled a workshop on preventing human bird flu infections after being told to stop work on the event by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an email sent to one of the workshop presenters…

Corn planting got off to an uneven start last month across top corn-growing states. Near-perfect conditions pushed some growers ahead, while persistent rain left others stuck on the sidelines.  Even within the same Corn Belt state, conditions have varied widely, creating a patchwork of progress across the region. Here’s a…

In her first 100 days as secretary of agriculture under the Trump Administration, Brooke Rollins has taken aggressive steps to refocus the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of her mission to put “Farmers First.” The policy under Rollins has reprioritized some of the doctrine of Trump’s previous Agriculture Secretary…

1. Wheat Futures Higher in Overnight Trading Wheat futures were higher overnight on some technical buying and unfavorable weather in parts of the Canadian Prairies.  Investors who were short the market, or had bet on lower prices, likely bought back contracts and booked profits after the front-month contract earlier this…

No matter whether your farm is big or small, commercial or hobby, or focused on crops or livestock, there’s one tool that people in the agricultural industry universally carry: a knife. That trusty sharpened blade has a multitude of uses, and it’s rare that you’ll ever see me without one…

With black cutworm moths making their annual migration into the Midwest, agronomists are urging farmers to begin scouting susceptible fields to avoid significant crop damage. Trapping reports from across Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, and Wisconsin indicate increasing moth activity, marking the beginning of a high-risk window for corn. Flight Monitoring Trapping…