Corn crops are back on track in after late frosts in April and early May, according to an agronomist from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

Traditional diseases affecting alfalfa crops are as prevalent as emerging ones — that's the somewhat surprising finding of the 2012 alfalfa disease survey that was conducted in Ontario last year to look at incidence, distribution and severity of many common diseases affecting commercial alfalfa fields.

An agriculture standards developing organization, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), is seeking to adopt an international standard with regard to large rotary motors.

Oregon State University and its partners have created a new online tool to help growers better identify and manage insects while in the field.

The USDA has released a new pilot federal crop insurance plan that utilizes a rainfall index to provide coverage for annual forage crops.

The Senate on Monday passed its version of the 2013 Farm Bill, which includes an amendment for alfalfa and forage producers. The amendment, introduced by Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), directs the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. to conduct research and development regarding a policy to insure alfalfa and issue a report describing the results of the study.

Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) undergraduates have achieved 97 percent or higher job placement over the past 15 years, according to information provided by the university's Mike Gaul, director of career services.

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) is urging U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to take action to help alleviate the shortfalls of feed for the state’s livestock. In a statement released by his office, Franken is pushing to waive a prohibition that prevents farmers from planting hay on prevented-planting acres.

Farmer investment last year reached $17 billion, including $4.1 billion they pulled from their own pockets. And before they received a single dime in crop insurance indemnity payments, farmers shouldered $12.7 billion in loses as part of their deductibles to crop insurance policies.

Thousands of dairy farmers in Minnesota and Wisconsin are scrambling to purchase feed from other states after losing nearly 2 million acres of alfalfa to a long, icy winter.