http://farmprogress.com/blogsRss.aspx?b=20The latest headlines and articles.(c) 2013, iNet Solutions Group. All rights reserved.5Without outside investment, the Army Corps of Engineers would need decades to complete upgrades http://farmprogress.com/blogs-private-funds-needed-fix-locks-dams-7159Thu, 16 May 2013 01:00:00 GMTSix transportation problems that must be addressed for exports to growhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-senate-water-bill-good-first-step-crumbling-infrastructure-7154Wed, 15 May 2013 01:00:00 GMTA technology that long-ago was deemed safe remains under attack. Why?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-seeds-biotech-resentment-part-four-7115Sat, 04 May 2013 01:00:00 GMTWhy organic farmers don't like GM cropshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-seeds-biotech-resentment-part-three-7114Fri, 03 May 2013 14:30:00 GMTThe benefits of Bt corn fade as farmers add soil insecticide for 'cheap insurance'http://farmprogress.com/blogs-seeds-biotech-resentment-part-two-7103Thu, 02 May 2013 01:00:00 GMTAgroecology or biotech? Why eco-activists hate modern Ag technologyhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-seeds-biotech-resentment-part-7095Wed, 01 May 2013 01:00:00 GMTDrought shrinks herd to lowest numbers in 60 yearshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-beef-herd-make-comeback-7056Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMTSouth Dakota's Kristi Noem brings a rancher's common sense to a place that sorely needs it: Capitol Hillhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-ags-rising-star-7018Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMTAnalyst says China, government policies move marketshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-dont-run-risk-6973Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMTDon’t get fooled by early season discolored cornhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-manage-split-n-applications-wisely-6963Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMTFertilizer technology can reduce soil N losses and boost yields under the right conditionshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-smart-nitrogen-future-part-two-two-6931Mon, 25 Mar 2013 01:00:00 GMTFertilizer technology can help farmers deal with shorter planting windows and reduce soil N losses http://farmprogress.com/blogs-smart-nitrogen-future-part-two-6914Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:00:00 GMTHouse bill would put congress back in charge of high impact regulationshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-stop-nonsensical-ag-regulations-6887Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:00:00 GMTIs the Obama administration trying to make federal cuts as painful as possible?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-playing-politics-sequester-6850Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:00:00 GMTAs the President and Congress bicker, everyone suffers. Can we get this country moving again?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-president-war-everybody-6802Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:00:00 GMTFarm-to-Fly initiative could boost biofuel industryhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-flying-high-aviation-biofuels-5179Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:00:00 GMTDespite the President's hopeful words, polarization still real and growinghttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-state-union-good-5128Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:00:00 GMTFFA officer recalls what it was like at the Convention where Paul Harvey gave us "So God Made a Farmer"http://farmprogress.com/blogs-behind-god-made-farmer-5061Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:00:00 GMTWhen activists use bad farm practices to pressure food retailers, who knows what will happen?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-consequences-cruelty-5039Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:00:00 GMTFind out firsthand what works on your farmhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-how-better-data-farm-trials-4990Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:00:00 GMTHow investment firms look at landhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-inside-minds-institutional-investors-4947Tue, 15 Jan 2013 01:00:00 GMTWith expectations high, potential buyers say they will look to buy anyway http://farmprogress.com/blogs-farmland-bubble-does-matter-4084Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:00:00 GMTChina copes with rising affluence and class envyhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-theyre-getting-rich-china-3997Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:00:00 GMTGlobal computing leader focusing on technology, weather modeling to stabilize food supplyhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-ibm-jumps-ags-bandwagon-3936Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:00:00 GMTTour participant captures every day lives in recent journey through Chinahttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-more-faces-china-3890Wed, 28 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTChinese people accept lack of freedoms, government transparency as long as economy keeps humming alonghttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-china-access-denied-3875Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTA collection of images from Farm Futures recent nine day market study tour in Chinahttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-faces-china-3853Sun, 18 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTOur Far East tour wraps as another load of U.S. soy reaches its destination: A Chinese crushing planthttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-keeping-chinese-customers-happy-3852Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTIn some regions the Chinese eat 'everything with four legs except the table'http://farmprogress.com/blogs-chinas-incredible-food-culture-3849Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTIn China, free enterprise is alive and well - and driving economic growthhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-search-chinas-red-capitalists-3839Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTPrivatization and market reforms keep Chinese farms in tune with rising demandhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-chinas-agriculture-signs-progress-3835Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTPrivatization and market reforms keep Chinese farms in tune with rising demandhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-chinas-agriculture-signs-progress-3836Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTChina's larger-scale beef operations face supply chain challengeshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-chinas-fu-hua-meat-company-feedlot-hot-pot-3819Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTAmid growing Ag risk, China strives to boost domestic wheat, rice, corn productionhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-soy-likely-remain-chinas-biggest-ag-import-3818Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTChinese Ag reforms will boost average annual per farm hog sales tenfold by 2015http://farmprogress.com/blogs-china-scaling-livestock-farms-3817Fri, 09 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTSpecialty crops: more management for bigger potential profithttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-managing-non-gmo-production-3802Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTDrought impact could lead to global price shocks next yearhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-food-price-volatility-likely-continue-3776Thu, 01 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTWall Street likes Ag sector outlook http://farmprogress.com/blogs-investors-head-back-farm-3754Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:00:00 GMTIn subsidy-rich Switzerland, farmers have little motivation to produce for the marketplacehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-trouble-subsidies-3742Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:00:00 GMTWhat would Ronald Reagan and Tip O'Neill think about today's election cycle?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-uncivil-war-3699Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:00:00 GMT'Industrial' or 'Agroecology' farming? How about a blend of both?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-take-kinds-farming-feed-world-3675Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:29:00 GMTIf this is global warming, we need to work faster to cut fossil fuel usagehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-solve-weather-woes-3653Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:00:00 GMTTime-tested business management strategies like Lean and Six Sigma might work on the farm, toohttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-industrial-process-techniques-farmers-3626Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:00:00 GMTCompanies flash latest inventions to boost productivity worldwidehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-ags-genius-display-innovation-showcase-3602Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:00:00 GMTPoor soil moisture will keep next year's yields "at or below trend" http://farmprogress.com/blogs-how-drought-impacts-next-years-yields-3580Tue, 04 Sep 2012 01:00:00 GMTDespite a dust bowl-like disaster, good managers will prevailhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-moving-forward-life-after-drought-3539Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:00:00 GMTDeadline for market study tour focusing on Chinese agriculture is next weekhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-china-farm-futures-3486Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:00:00 GMTThe promise - and limitations - of drought-tolerant seed technologyhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-how-drought-kills-yield-3464Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:00:00 GMTBrace for another "food vs. fuel" debatehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-corn-yields-down-still-declining-3439Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:00:00 GMTCorn crop is devastated; farmers hold out hope for soybeanshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-drought-worsens-three-cornstalks-dont-ears-3427Mon, 16 Jul 2012 01:00:00 GMTFocus on "top line growth" to squeeze more revenue from current farm business assetshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-grow-income-without-adding-acres-3421Fri, 13 Jul 2012 01:00:00 GMTA week of 100-degree days will shrink yields, but how much?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-murderous-week-corn-crop-3405Fri, 06 Jul 2012 01:00:00 GMTSevere drought has farmers wishing for water relief – one way or anotherhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-farmers-irrigation-envy-3387Mon, 02 Jul 2012 01:00:00 GMTThese award winners embody what we cherish most about agriculturehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-night-masters-3360Thu, 21 Jun 2012 01:00:00 GMTWithout skilled migrant labor the U.S. risks seeing food production move overseashttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-ag-labor-crisis-part-two-lets-reframe-debate-3337Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:00:00 GMTFarmers need visa reform and guest worker program nowhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-labor-crisis-should-galvanize-agriculture-3333Tue, 12 Jun 2012 01:00:00 GMTRecycling irrigation water is one of many strategies in Delta Farming conservation strategieshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-mississippis-battle-keep-nutrients-place-3296Thu, 31 May 2012 01:00:00 GMTMyth or reality? Farmers in this coalition pool acreage and share resources but make their own on-farm decisions http://farmprogress.com/blogs-inside-look-familyfarms-group-part-two-3269Tue, 22 May 2012 01:00:00 GMTThe member-only farm coalition already has 400,000 acres – and is targeting 1 million acres by 2015http://farmprogress.com/blogs-inside-look-familyfarms-group-part-3264Mon, 21 May 2012 01:00:00 GMTBreaking with tradition, this Irish farmer uses futures trading and crop share leases to manage volatility and attract land http://farmprogress.com/blogs-europe-new-ways-manage-risk-3230Mon, 07 May 2012 01:00:00 GMTSave the date: High-impact Farm Future speaker lineup will focus on how to capitalize on global agriculture trendshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-summit-set-jan-3-4-2013-3205Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:00:00 GMTBrazil’s no-till revolution started with one man who dared to think in unconventional wayshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-south-americas-till-pioneer-3181Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMTNo-till can mitigate extreme weather and keep soil in place http://farmprogress.com/blogs-till-answer-climate-change-3171Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMTPopulation growth and resource management head up a laundry list of drivers for the futurehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-seven-challenges-world-3150Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:00:00 GMTYou may not be able to weather proof crops, but you can take steps to minimize weather impacthttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-stress-proofing-crops-warming-world-3140Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMTFirst step in implementing management change is getting it in writinghttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-turning-knowledge-action-3106Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMTIn our rich, well-fed nation, millions are still 'food insecure' each dayhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-message-ag-day-hunger-here-too-3076Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMTU.S. agriculture facing less government support, more regulationshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-why-ag-needs-consumer-support-3068Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMTTour participants impressed with multiple-growing seasons, productivityhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-american-farmers-amazed-brazilian-agriculture-3044Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMTWill Brazilian government step in to save drought-stricken farmers?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-long-term-impact-brazils-drought-3010Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMTOne of Brazil’s biggest farm shows focuses on new technology for a dynamic ag sectorhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-coopavel-rural-show-brazils-own-farm-show-3009Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMTFor Brazilian farmers, farming really is a risky businesshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-brazilian-farmers-little-safety-net-3005Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMTWhen Brazilian researchers developed soybeans fit for the tropics, they set off a revolution that turned a net food importer into a world class ag exphttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-brazil-boom-times-beans-3002Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMTGet new ideas for your farm by networking with like-minded farmershttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-value-peer-advisory-groups-2991Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMTEuropean farmers get more government cash but must also jump through more hoopshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-european-farm-policy-double-edged-sword-2987Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMTEuropean farmers have closer ties to consumers, who are willing to keep spending government money on agriculture http://farmprogress.com/blogs-why-europe-still-loves-farm-subsidies-2956Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMTThe new Farm Bill may be held up until next year, giving policy wonks plenty of time to think about reformshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-farm-bill-time-start-2931Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMTSome Missouri farmers were devastated when the Army Corps of Engineers flooded their farm land, but compensation is nowhere in sighthttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-washington-fix-broke-2914Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMTVirginia no-tiller David Hula grew 429.02 bushel per acre by spoon-feeding fertilizer throughout growing season http://farmprogress.com/blogs-ncga-yield-champ-proves-till-works-2892Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:00:00 GMTWorking with family members in a farm business is tricky enough. Get answers at our next Management Summithttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-tackling-thorny-farm-succession-issues-2865Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:22:00 GMTPlan to shut down western ports would harm farmers, truckers, port workershttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-occupy-movement-threatening-blue-collar-workers-2855Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:29:00 GMTMy trip to the auction: High cash grain prices and hefty bank accounts add up to some dizzying land sales prices.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-im-bidding-kids-grandkids-2846Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:46:00 GMTSave big bucks by registering now for top level business seminarhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-early-bird-deadline-approaches-2012-management-summit-2830Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:19:00 GMTAgribusiness exec predicts South America will become leading food producerhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-dominate-ag-ten-years-2793Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:58:00 GMTNext generation GM crops should provide more direct consumer benefits, says industry insiderhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-more-consumer-friendly-biotech-crops-on-the-way-2771Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:50:00 GMTMega food retailer to roll out “Healthy" food labels for stressed-out shoppershttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-walmarts-next-big-move-2750Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:29:00 GMTNew survey: Consumers connect through shared values and don’t trust ‘commercial farmers’http://farmprogress.com/blogs-what-drives-consumer-trust-in-food-2736Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:02:00 GMTMore food is being grown, but it’s not where the hungriest people livehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-can-we-produce-enough-food-2714Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:42:00 GMTCutting conservation funding undermines consumer desires for more sustainable food production systemhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-keep-conservation-in-new-farm-bill-2696Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:19:00 GMTFarmers could “start throwing money at equipment like crazy,” says one accountanthttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-high-incomes-may-lead-to-irrational-purchases-2664Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:11:00 GMTAgricultural journalists have a new sense of urgency as they network with communicators in developing countrieshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-telling-the-world-about-agriculture-2632Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:38:00 GMTWant fewer harvest bottlenecks? Start early and boost dryer capacity http://farmprogress.com/blogs-high-moisture-harvest-captures-more-yield-2603Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:44:00 GMTStudy shows milk quality is best from large dairy farmshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-chalk-one-up-for-big-farms-2595Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:14:00 GMTMillions of dollars worth of new iron makes its way to show site in Central Illinoishttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-its-move-in-week-at-farm-progress-show-2564Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:23:00 GMTTalking more like a referee than a player, Obama positions himself above the political disconnect in Washington– but will people believe him?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-the-president-as-grand-moderator-2555Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:15:00 GMTCongress agreed to a deal that few liked and won’t make any difference in the federal debthttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-budget-deal-in-real-terms-a-laugher-2536Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:19:00 GMTNo-tillers, innovators gather to learn latest precision, soil-saving techniqueshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-tour-proves-why-conservation-is-still-cool-2532Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:18:00 GMTHigh temps take toll, especially on late-planted cornhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-heatravaged-crop-showing-signs-of-stress-2517Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:46:00 GMTStrong global demand means lower inventories for fall says one industry sourcehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-fertilizer-tight-supplies-higher-prices-ahead-2511Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:03:00 GMTU.S. Farm and Ranch Alliance will spend up to $30 million a year to bridge info gaphttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-finally-farmers-reaching-out-to-worried-consumers-2500Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:12:00 GMT