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AGCO Agriculture Foundation Launches Call for Applications for Grant Cycle

DULUTH, Ga., -- Agriculture Foundation (the "Foundation"), a private foundation with the vision to prevent and relieve hunger through sustainable agricultural development, is seeking applications for its grant program. For this Call for Applications for Grant (CAG), the Foundation is primarily focused on funding requests that support the next generation of leaders in agriculture, helping them to develop innovative solutions for agri-food systems.

The Foundation invites nonprofit organizations registered and recognized as charitable under the law to apply for grant funding by submitting a grant proposal with grant funds $400,000 - $450,000 disbursed over a three-year project duration.

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Drought Now, Cold Weather To Come, Grain State Outlook

Video: Drought Now, Cold Weather To Come, Grain State Outlook

Colder weather ahead is the call from Eric Hunt with University of Nebraska Extension. We dig into the forecast for the months to come and look back at what happened at the end of the growing season, including the conditions that allowed southern corn rust to thrive. Eric also breaks down the current drought situation, highlighting where it’s driest now and where the conditions are changing. We wrap on the spring outlook and the current La Nina pattern in place and and what’s driving this cold snap. Yes, Eric said polar vortex in this conversation.