Food & Agriculture

Biodiesel Production Profits and Tax Credits

Tax credits have been crucial to staving off an even larger wave of FAME biodiesel plant shutdowns in recent months. Without tax credit revenue,...

Province moves ahead with conservation authority amalgamation

The Ontario government is moving ahead with plans to amalgamate the province’s 36 conservation authorities (CAs) into nine. Though two more than the originally proposed...

Making a Farm Financially Resilient

At Understanding Ag, we often talk about how focusing on the Six Soil Health Principles leads to resiliency of the Four Ecosystem Processes on...

Agricultural Coalition Letter Supporting Economic Market Assistance for Farmers

Letter Dear Mr. President, Investments made last year in enhancing farm risk management tools and in securing much-needed tax relief put U.S. farmers, ranchers, and growers...

Early planting, even emergence key to unlocking soybean yields

Soybean yield isn’t just about hitting a target population; it’s about uniform emergence, even spacing and consistent plant development. Pioneer agronomist Paul Hermans is challenging...

Scientists uncover plant ‘cold switch’ that could reduce costly spring frost losses

When a cold snap hits in early spring, farmers can see the damage almost overnight. Seedling growth stalls, roots struggle and stands thin out. Now,...

Ninth Circuit addresses “Natural Grocers v. Rollins”

Mary Eichenberger, Research Fellow On October 31, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided in Natural Grocers v. Rollins, that... Source: https://nationalaglawcenter.org/ninth-circuit-addresses-natural-grocers-v-rollins/

DNA Series: Transgenesis

The DNA Series: Hello everyone, this is going to be a series of blog posts. Stay tuned so you don’t lose a single one!...

4 Ecosystem Processes: Nutrient Cycle (Part 1)

The nutrient cycle is one of the four foundational ecosystem processes, along with the energy cycle, water cycle, and cycle of life. It’s also...

VIDEO: New Holland concept tractor a nod to its Fiat brand heritage

It’s been a pretty standard sight to see a prototype or concept machine at New Holland’s display every second year at the Agritechica machinery...

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