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Hacking Automated Tractors may lead to random harvesting and spraying Gaping security flaws in the software of farm equipment were recently revealed at DefCon 29, an annual hacker convention. [...]

Rural counties getting Rural-er Newly released data released from the 2020 Census continues to confirm a trend of an aging and urbanized United States. Data and maps released earlier this month [...]

North Carolina gives Hemp Program to USDA ​North Carolina has decided to give the USDA responsibility for hemp production in the State with its announcement that it will not continue its hemp [...]

Dicamba use continues a pattern of devastation Another year, another wave of dicamba herbicide injuries has swept through rural America, repeating its troubling pattern of off-target impacts. [...]

Federal Policy to Focus on Fostering Competition – including Ag Last week President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order aimed at promoting competition in the U.S. economy and tackling [...]

Herbicide resistance continuing to rise A recent story in DTN highlighted the growing problem of herbicide resistance. Weed scientists are reporting a steady rise in weed resistance to dicamba, [...]

Agricultural carbon capture steps into center stage The recently introduced Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021, a federal Bill with substantial bipartisan support, shows just how much [...]

Washington Football Team remains just another Football Team Even the NFL, with all of its resources, can get caught flatfooted when trying to trademark its brands. The Football Team formerly [...]

The new cannabinoid on the block: Delta-10 THC Rapid growth in the cannabis and hemp industries is leading to the discovery of new cannabinoids. Delta-10 THC, only recently identified as a new [...]

A Colorado farm grows by getting smaller, more specialized ​A recent article from DTN highlighted a Colorado farm that has found its way out of the “Go Big or Go Home” cycle of [...]