As weeds, diseases and insects are adapting to over-used chemistries, farmers should implement a program approach to get ...

There are still a few old hay loaders out there from the days of loose hay being stuffed in barns. Larry Shurr, Valparaiso, Ind., has an Easyway Hay Loader made by the Sandwich Co., Sandwich, Ill., in ...

Drive down the roads in many parts of the Midwest and the crops look good. Maybe even phenomenal, says Eric Wilson, agronomist at Wyffels Hybrids. “If you go pull ears and you look at the potential, ...

This is Part 2 of a three-part series on Damron wheat harvest. Jack Damron says wheat production on his Delhi, Okla., farm is a combination of Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota farming ...

Two livestock associations in Illinois are partnering to cultivate youth who may be interested in the respective industries. Together, the Illinois Pork Producers Association and Illinois Beef ...

What if you could grow corn, drive a truck powered by ethanol and fly a plane with corn-based fuel? For Maple Park, Ill., farmer and FedEx pilot Chris Gould, that could actually happen. “It would be ...

The formula for profit on corn or soybeans sounds simple: Yield times price minus cost. But plans made in winter and reality at harvest can result in something completely different. All three ...

Support for wheat prices in September stemmed from strong global demand, weather imperfections around the world, continued conflict in the Black Sea Region, and fund traders exiting (buying back) a ...

When Nebraska Extension engineer Paul Jasa talks about planters, no-till and cover crops, people listen. Jasa has a wealth of knowledge, attained through research over the past four decades, that he ...

Cover crop use is on the rise across the U.S. However, the U.S. Census of Agriculture confirms that as of 2019, cover crops are still only grown on 6% of U.S. cropland. Jack Cornell, director of ...

If you hire someone to do custom work for your farming operation, what are they charging you? Is the amount per acre higher, lower or about average compared with what other custom operators are ...

At a recent conference of Young and Beginning farmers and ranchers, I received this question from a participant: What advice would you give a young person taking over a family business and how would ...