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2025.12.26
Dairy Heifer Shortage Deepens With No Rebound Expected Until 2027
A U.S. dairy heifer shortage is worsening, and recovery isn’t expected until 2027. Fewer replacement animals and tight supplies threaten herd growth and future milk production.
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2025.12.24
Winter Oilseeds as a Response to Biofuels Feedstock Demand
Winter oilseeds like CoverCress and winter canola could help meet rising biofuel feedstock demand by growing on idle acreage between harvests and producing high-oil yields, boosting vegetable oil supply without displacing main crops.
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2025.12.23
Oregon Grows More Christmas Trees Than Other States. Climate Researchers Want to Keep it That Way
Oregon, the top U.S. Christmas tree producer, sells millions of trees yearly. Researchers are studying climate-resilient species and practices to sustain the industry amid changing weather and protect future production.
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2025.12.22
The Farming Ties in These Beloved Christmas Movie Scenes
Memorable Christmas movie scenes—from Home Alone milk to Charlie Brown trees—rely on farming products like wheat, dairy, poultry, Christmas trees, and cotton, showing agriculture’s hidden role in holiday films.
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2025.12.19
Ag Labor Shortages Cause Higher Food Prices, Study Finds
A Michigan State University study found farm labor shortages raise food prices: a 10% drop in farm employment can lift prices of labor-intensive crops by about 3%, costing consumers billions. Domestic hiring gaps and H-2A visa issues worsen the problem.
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2025.12.18
The Bold Oliver Tractors That Brought Big Horsepower to American Farms
Oliver responded to farmers’ demand for more power in the 1950s–60s with high-horsepower tractors like the Super 99 and 1950 “El Toro,” leading industry power standards and influencing farm machinery design.
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2025.12.17
Progress on U.S.-Mexico Water War Amid Farmers' Irrigation Struggles
U.S. and Mexico are making progress in talks to address Rio Grande water delivery shortfalls under the 1944 treaty, with Mexico planning some water releases to help Texas farmers amid irrigation struggles.
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2025.12.16
‘Common Sense Has Prevailed’: Dairy Farmers Gain From Whole Milk School Bill
The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act passed Congress, allowing whole and reduced-fat milk back in U.S. school meals and expanding milk choice, which dairy groups say benefits children’s nutrition and farmers.
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2025.12.15
Can a Bigger Farm Create a Stronger Family?
Iowa farmer Dwight Mogler says expanding and diversifying his family’s farm has strengthened family ties through shared values, communication, and intentional planning to keep generations united.
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2025.12.12
ISU Study Shows Potential Path for Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
An Iowa State University study found mammary glands in livestock and humans have receptors that could let highly pathogenic avian influenza virus bind and possibly replicate, highlighting potential new spread pathways and need for vigilance.