First of Seven Ag-Specific Satellites Goes Into Orbit

4 Ag Policy Issues to Watch in 2023

Jim Wiesemeyer, Pro Farmer policy analyst, is keeping his eyes on some key topics in the year ahead.

First of Seven Ag-Specific Satellites Goes Into Orbit

The constellation will maintain low Earth orbit and collect imagery with the goal of collecting high-quality data for crop monitoring, application mapping, soil moisture, yield prediction and biomass levels.

You Can Reduce Fertilizer and Still Harvest Big Corn Yields, But Some Parameters Apply

Ken Ferrie shares: There's no magic dust or 4R treatment that's going to change these numbers. So, while you may be able to rob from Peter to pay Paul with the efficiencies from banding, it doesn't change the math in the end."

EPA Releases New WOTUS Rule, with the Supreme Court Ruling Pending

The definition maintains longstanding exemptions for farming activities but trims an exclusion for prior converted cropland that had been in the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule.