RIVER FALLS, Wis. — The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved two major University of Wisconsin-River Falls capital project requests aimed at strengthening Wisconsin’s agricultural workforce and supporting the state’s $116.3 billion agricultural economy Thursday. The projects are included in the capital budget request which will be delivered to the state Department of Administration…
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro issued a public citation highlighting the impact and important role Penn State’s Ag Progress Days plays in supporting the state's agricultural industry through education, research and innovation. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Rock Springs as the permanent Ag Progress Days site.
Trackman, a manufacturer of high-performance rubber tracks for commercial applications, has introduced new HP Plus tracks for the Fendt 900 and 1100 Vario MT (Multi-Track) series tractors. The company describes the HP Plus track as the next evolution of its existing track technology, engineered to deliver improved ride quality, durability, and field performance for agricultural equipment operator…
Novonesis and Rovensa Next have announced a distribution agreement covering select Novonesis agricultural biosolutions in the United States, with commercial activity set to begin for the 2027 growing season. Under the agreement, Rovensa Next will assume direct commercial responsibility for an expanded product portfolio spanning the full crop cycle — from seed treatment through to post-harvest — a…
Leaders in agribusiness and higher education whose work has shaped Nebraska's agricultural landscape were recognized March 27 at the annual banquet for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Ne
Economic Model This analysis uses IMPLAN to estimate the contribution of Alabama’s agricultural and forestry industries. IMPLAN is a regional economic analysis software package that estimates the effects of a....
The report identifies the 2023 Farm as a key opportunity to increase funding for the agricultural research and development necessary for domestic and international growth and security. The post New Report Reveals Critical Need for Increased Funding for Agricultural Research in 2023 Farm Bill appeared first on Food Tank .
Over at my applied economics blog, I recently discussed an article from AgWeb; How the feds interest rate decision affects farmers. This actually got me questioning some of the ramifications of leveraging data analysis in the context of ag lending (from both a farmer and lender perspective), which ultimately lead to me thinking about some interesting questions that would be exciting to investigat…
There is some interesting work going on currently in relation to risk management in the agriculture space as it relates to 'big data.' "Agriculture risk management is about having access to ‘big data’ since growth conditions, risk types, climate and insurance terms vary largely in space. Solid crop models are based on large databases including simulated weather patterns with tempo-spatial correla…
