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27 Mar 2020
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor The line-up of equipment that farmers and ranchers use is a big investment and drives productivity and efficiency on their operations. Objective research on user satisfaction of farm equipment, however, is limited. To fill the information void, Progressive Farmer has launched a national machinery survey...
27 Mar 2020
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Landowners nationally will enroll more than 3.4 million acres in the general sign-up of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) announced Thursday by USDA. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced USDA had accepted offers on more than 3.4 million acres and county Farm Service Agency offices wil...
27 Mar 2020
By Katie DehlingerDTN Farm Business Adviser MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. (DTN) -- Seventy percent of farms and agribusinesses have already made changes in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a non-scientific poll conducted by AgHires, a leading agricultural recruiting firm. Lori Culler, AGHires founder and DTN's HR Coach, said she's hearing ...
26 Mar 2020
By Matthew WildeDTN Progressive Farmer Crops Technology Editor Ron Heck isn't known to wear an ascot, but maybe he should after helping solve one of the Midwest's great agricultural mysteries. The Perry, Iowa, farmer has a lot in common with Freddy of "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" fame. Both have the drive to decipher whodunits -- but in different w...
26 Mar 2020
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor OMAHA (DTN) -- Late Wednesday, the U.S. Senate demonstrated bipartisan backing for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which will provide $2 trillion in various programs to address the pandemic. After some concerns earlier in the day over a few provisions, the Senate eventually voted ...