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31 May 2022
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- A federal appeals court this month ruled a district court got it right when in 2021 it dismissed a cattle industry lawsuit that challenged a Trump administration proposal to mandate the use of radio frequency identification of animals in interstate commerce. The ruling handed down by the Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit ...
27 May 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- Meg Moynihan compares farm stress to an onion. It is easy to see the most obvious issues in the outside layer, but as you peel back more layers the deeper issues farmers and ranchers have contain a huge array of challenges. Weather, markets, finances, pests, animal health, government regulation, etc. are just a few of the challenges....
27 May 2022
John Deere has purchased visioning technology properties from AI-startup Light. Light was founded in 2013 and its computer visioning platform is to become an important piece in Deere's expanding fleet of autonomous vehicles. Currently, Deere is producing the 8R autonomous tractor/TruSet-enabled chisel plow system. It operates with six pairs of ster...
26 May 2022
OMAHA (DTN) -- For cow-calf operations, drought can affect forage production yield. It can also severely affect animal performance and health. However, there are some ways to stretch forage during times of drought. Cattle owners can reduce stocking rates, alter grazing practices and wean calves early. DROUGHT LIMITS FORAGE During a recent Kansas St...
26 May 2022
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) -- Row crop farmers are worried about their soil resources, according to a new study from USDA's Economic Resource Service (ERS). Farmers of cotton, wheat, oats and soybeans reported having at least one "soil resource concern" on 49% of their fields in the study, which analyzed farmer-reported data on soil and water problems fr...