Soil possesses great potential to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide. However, according to grazing scientist and consultant Terry McCosker of Australia, agriculture will have to change worldwide before we can successfully sequester this carbon.

Herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth continues to invade many areas of Michigan and the Upper Midwest. Our first encounter with Palmer amaranth in Michigan occurred in the fall of 2010.

Major changes are occurring in agricultural extension in the U.S. and other countries. During the last six months, I reviewed forage and livestock extension programs around the world.

The term relative forage quality (RFQ) has been around for about a decade, yet not everyone understands the difference between RFQ and relative feed value (RFV). “Whenever RFV and RFQ are different, RFQ is the better value to use,” says Dr. Dan Undersander, extension and forage agronomist with the University of Wisconsin.

When was the last time you Googled the name of your farm or business? Chances are something appeared in the results. In agriculture circles, you often hear about the importance of online and social media presence in the context of advocacy and connecting with consumers for conversations centered on our food supply.

Farming has been a very profitable business for the past decade. When there is a period of farm prosperity, the main asset farmers own – land – becomes more valuable as demand for farmland increases.