Agriculture

Ag on Instagram: The best farm photos from Oct. 17

· October 17, 2018

We bring you some of the best farm photos on Instagram for Oct. 17. Want to get listed in this daily feature? Be sure to hashtag your pics with #agdaily! View this post on Instagram No relationships were harmed during the course of today. If your family is like mine when it comes to high […]

Application now open for Farm Bureau Innovation Challenge

· August 16, 2018

The American Farm Bureau Federation and Farm Credit are on the lookout for the next round of agricultural entrepreneurs. Online application for the 2019 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge is open and $145,000 is at stake. The competition provides an opportunity for individuals to showcase ideas and business innovations in agriculture. This is the fifth […]

Bayer to appeal EU ruling on neonicotinoids in ag

· July 30, 2018

Bayer is planning to appeal against the recent ruling of the General Court of the European Union involving neonicotinoids in agriculture. The company is concerned that the verdict, announced in May, could have far-reaching consequences for the certainty and predictability of active substance approvals in the European Union (EU). By appealing against the verdict, Bayer […]

When pop culture tries to portray agriculture

· July 26, 2018

Agricultural lifestyles aren’t the most picturesque of backdrops for the Hollywood limelight, nor are they mysterious enough for the gripping novel. Understandable. But whenever you see the entertainment industries try to portray the rural world, even when done with the best of intentions, there’s some clichés that are just so … oddly specific. Let me […]

Researchers discover before farming, we were baking bread

· July 17, 2018

Our ancestors were apparently breaking bread long before they started farming. At a recent archaeological dig in northeastern Jordan, researchers believe they have discovered the world’s oldest bread. And the charred remains of the flatbread baked by hunter-gatherers 14,400 years ago predates the advent of agriculture by at least 4,000 years. The findings suggest that […]

Auburn Prof: Agriculture could be next for Russian hacking

· June 27, 2018

Russian hacking into the nation’s infrastructure could harm much more than computers and routers—it could have a potential impact on U.S. agriculture, food systems, and municipal water supplies, says an Auburn University professor. “The Russian government and military are quietly probing our nation’s computer systems that control our critical infrastructures,” said Bob Norton, chair of […]

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