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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
Day 1 of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour highlights a deeply divided Corn Belt. Scouts find drought-damaged corn but surprisingly resilient soybeans in the West, while the East battles mud and highly uneven maturity.
Industry analysts expect the move could ease phosphate pricing pressure, though not necessarily return the market to “normal.”
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Harvest may still be weeks away, but August leaves no shortage of work to get done. Wet ground, livestock chores, and equipment prep are all part of the season.
The semi arrived in October 2005 to take our 100 dairy cows. With them went decades of 5 a.m. alarms, my father’s identity and a way of life that defined our family.
Flooding and derecho damage in the east, drought in the Plains, and a surprise USDA yield cut have this year’s crop looking more uncertain than ever right as Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts prepare to hit the fields.
Weather extremes are creating challenges, but growers can still make agronomic decisions between R4 and R6 to help protect yield potential.
Bushel targets the lien-driven failure point that forces grain settlement back onto paper.
Each agriculture revolution arrived faster than the last one; now here comes AI, and no technology in ag’s history has promised to rewire the economics of farming this fast.
Your front-row seat to the 2026 Crop Tour! Watch live and on-demand only on Farm Journal TV.
Illinois Soybean Association on-farm research found that sulfur can boost yields under certain soil and management conditions—but it’s far from a blanket recommendation.
The company will end operations at its Joslin, Ill., beef facility and its Eagle Mountain, Utah, case-ready facility plus it is pursuing the sale of its Pasco, Wash., beef facility.
What began as a kids’ wagon stand has grown into a 70-acre sweet corn operation selling 1,300 dozen ears a weekend, now Newhard Farms in Pennsylvania is using precision ag to farm smarter as Lehigh Valley farmland disappears.
From fragile Wisconsin ground to deep Illinois prairie, Andy Benson and Ryan Frieders are adapting their soil-management practices to keep inputs working effectively, yields improving and their respective farms on course for a brighter future.
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Geopolitical conflicts and policy failures squeeze already-thin margins as farmers scramble for solutions.
From JBS Souderton’s $30 million value-added pivot to Tyson’s Nebraska shutdown, the processing sector is restructuring around high-efficiency plants, heavier carcasses and automated lines.
Increasing numbers of corn and soybean growers are looking for lower-cost inputs to preserve and protect yields.
USDA’s August report cut corn yields by 2.3 bushels per acre while strong export demand tightened ending stocks, avoiding the bearish surprise traders feared from last year.
Passing the farm to the next generation takes more than deciding who gets what. The right estate plan can help avoid family conflict, unexpected costs and headaches down the road.
“COVID slowed down the progression of these decisions,” Brad Oelmann says. “If not for those issues, this would’ve happened already.”
Over the next several weeks, growers will be determining how much yield potential remains in their corn and soybean crops impacted by damaging rains and wind storms.
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Fall weeds can create spring headaches. Here’s how to time burndown applications successfully.
As school starts earlier and state fairs hold their late-summer slots, farm kids across America face an impossible choice: Show livestock and honor family legacy or show up for practice and keep their spot on the team.
A severe Midwest storm system is producing destructive 100+ mph winds from Chicago to northwest Indiana as farmers survey field damage.
Farmers hoping for rent relief in 2027 may face a tough reality: land values are holding firm, and cash rents are slow to follow margins lower.
Hiring help is never easy, but waiting too long can cost more than the paycheck.
After a $100,000 loss and rising weed resistance, Matt Griggs says he knew he had to make some big changes. His tough decisions helped the 144-year-old farm survive and prosper.