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The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Women’s Leadership Committee released a new study conducted in collaboration with JBS and CoBank.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced that it will conduct the 2026 Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) survey to better understand how conservation practices are being used on farms and their impact on soil, water and natural resources.
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In several states, researchers, agronomists and farmers are exploring how OpenET can support more informed water management decisions.
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A new study from South Dakota State University found that the expansion of the U.S. ethanol industry significantly increased farmland values across the Midwest.
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USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has opened its June Agricultural Survey.
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Producers across multiple regions of the U.S. are heading into a growing season defined by drought conditions, forcing many farmers and ranchers to rethink forage strategies, irrigation plans and long-term operational resilience.
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Drought in the Western United States is often talked about in terms of weather – snowpack, rainfall, reservoir levels.
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Suat Irmak, professor and head of Penn State’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, received the 2026 Royce J. Tipton Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers during the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress in Mobile, Alabama.
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California officials announced the completion of Project Nexus.
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Nationwide, thousands of students are preparing to start their careers after high school or after college graduation.
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At Kansas State University (K-State), researchers are testing different technologies to help producers make irrigation decisions as water availability becomes less predictable.
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New research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is giving producers a way to reduce water usage while maintaining, or even improving, profitability.