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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.
Is your operation ready for “proteinification” and the impact of GLP-1 drugs? Wells Fargo’s Brad Matsik breaks down the 5 macro trends reshaping agribusiness and explains why the bank is “tripling down” on succession and capital solutions for large-scale producers.
While others sign letters of intent for college athletics or academic programs, one 18-year-old Evansville, Ind., senior made a commitment to join his dad on the farm, after gun violence nearly changed their legacy forever.
Though fire reduced her grandparent’s milking parlor to rubble, the tragedy only strengthened Makenna Skiff’s resolve to rebuild and carry on the dairy legacy her grandparents started more than 50 years ago.
Prioritize specific agronomic outcomes—like erosion control or nitrogen fixation—before opening the seed catalog.
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Desiccating soybeans? Here’s how timing, variety and seed moisture all matter.
Rena Striegel says successful farm transitions don’t start at retirement; they begin years earlier. The Transition Point president shares why early conversations can help preserve family farms and reduce succession stress.
When a 3-day-old calf at Rock Creek Ranch had a suspicious navel, Robbie Graff acted fast. Explore the response to the first U.S. screwworm case since it was eradicated in 1966 and why early reporting is the industry’s best defense.
NOAA officially declared El Niño on Thursday and says the climate pattern has a 63% chance of reaching “very strong” status by fall, potentially shaping U.S. weather through harvest and winter.
Jordy was more than a pet; he was a partner, coworker and the steady soul of our farm for 10 years. We honor the legacy of a dog who lived for the work and loved us through every season.
As leader of Wells Fargo’s newly formed Food, Beverage and Agribusiness division, Brad Matsik says the bank is “tripling down” on financial tools, wealth management, and estate planning.
From 1776 homesteads to the modern dairy of 2026, discover how 250 years of American dairy innovation have transformed the family farm into a global leader in nutrition.
Understand the growth stage cut-offs to keep your post weed-control practices on-label and effective.
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Late-season corn stalk rot can threaten standability and harvest efficiency. Here’s how to prevent it.
Family partnership, peer groups and open-door networking have shaped Jake Drozd’s belief that farmers get better together.
Uniform emergence laid the foundation, but corn is now determining key yield components. Missy Bauer explains why stress management and nitrogen status matter at this stage.
In many parts of agriculture, the forces rewriting the future of the family farm are largely beyond the industry’s control.
Dust became dollars in one of the wildest agriculture crimes on record.
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After a historic 10-month stretch of dryness, improving moisture conditions are helping crops and pastures, but long-term drought impacts continue to linger across parts of the High Plains and West.
As corn starts moving into the rapid growth stages, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Missy Bauer says now is the time for disciplined N assessments and applications — not reactionary rate cuts.
A true family affair, the Rathjens combine agronomy, management and teamwork into a winning formula that pushes seeds to their biological limits and delivers record-breaking yields.
With NWS confirmations in cattle and a goat in South Texas and a dog in New Mexico, leaders say the threat is serious but manageable with producer vigilance. Texas has activated its emergency operations center to support state response.
Applying a keen sense of business and creating non-farm assets, Tim Nuss unlocks a flywheel effect to propel the Nuss Farms forward.
Animal health officials respond to second detection of New World screwworm in a 1-month-old calf.
East-central Iowa field agronomist says misjudging corn growth stage, not herbicide choice, can be the biggest risk in post-emerge passes.
Conducting a midyear financial check-in for your operation can help you spot money hiccups early, tweak plans and stay on track for a stronger finish to the year.
New World screwworm was confirmed in the U.S., yet cattle futures rallied. An Ever.Ag analyst explains why uncertainty mattered more than the confirmation itself.