INDUSTRY NEWS

Forage Genetics International (FGI) is the first and only company to receive patent approval on a native DNA sequence for resistance to anthracnose race 5 in alfalfa.

The nominations deadline for The Fertilizer Institute’s (TFI) 2022 4R Advocate Awards Program is Nov. 5, less than two weeks away.

An online tool is now available to help ranchers document and estimate payments to cover feed transportation costs caused by drought, which are now covered by the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP).

Overall unit sales of both ag tractors and combines continue their growth above an already-hot pace set in 2020, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

Highlights

Progressive Forage provides a look at 2021 U.S. and major forage state cropland and pastureland values, as well as cropland and pastureland rental rates per acre.

The USDA has released details of a plan to help cover the cost of transporting feed for livestock that rely on grazing and are located in regions affected by the drought.