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Federal Court Finds Iowa Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional

A federal judge has struck down the third attempt by the Iowa Legislature to stop animal welfare groups from secretly filming livestock abuse...

Article / 13 hours ago

Insurance discount program for cover crops continues in Iowa - Successful Farming

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will again offer its crop insurance discount program for cover crops this year. The program offers farmers and...

agriculture.com / Article / 14 hours ago

Northern Kenya faces hunger crisis as drought wipes out livestock - Successful Farming

In a dry river bed in Kenya's arid northwest, pastoralists dig ever-deeper pits in an anxious search for water, as the region suffers its worst drought in 40 years, which...

agriculture.com / Article / 15 hours ago

Springs water conservation order effects may be 'significant' for farmers - Stuff

A proposed water conservation order for Te Waikoropupū Springs, in Golden Bay, may have “significant and far-reaching” effects on farming practices in the recharge area...

stuff.co.nz / Article / 16 hours ago

Welfare group reports severe breaches on Romanian fur farms - AP News

In a dingy basement, chinchillas bred to provide the fashion industry with their fur bite the wire of cages that are stacked floor-to-ceiling with no natural light...

apnews.com / Article / 20 hours ago

USDA to help Kentucky, Minnesota, and South Dakota farmers rebuild grain storage - Successful Farming

New Program to Address Local Grain Storage Deficits Heading into Harvest 2022...

agriculture.com / Article / 22 hours ago

The end of a challenging season is in sight - Successful Farming

Farmers Chad Henderson and Lee Lubbers start to see the yield toll that the hot and dry summer has taken in crops....

agriculture.com / Article / 22 hours ago

Michigan Farmer to Pay $1.2 Million Settlement Over Crop Insurance Fraud

Gaylord D. Lincoln and G. Lincoln Farms, LLC, located in Springport, Michigan, have agreed to pay $1,200,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the...

Article / 2 days ago

$8 million USDA investment to expand soil carbon monitoring - Successful Farming

The USDA plans to invest $8 million to support and expand monitoring of carbon in soil on working agricultural lands as well as assess how climates...

agriculture.com / Article / 2 days ago

Voracious spider crabs threaten French mussel farms - The Guardian

Producers warn that unless crabs are curbed, mussel production in Normandy and Brittany may end within a decade...

theguardian.com / Article / 3 days ago