The opportunity to be in the black this year has many farmers stretching their financial legs and budgets. If the family is going to spend money, make sure it’s on products and services that will pay the farm back
The lessons of perseverance, hard work, repetition and team-focused collaboration all started and have since been honed into a sharpened point, in part, thanks to my time in FFA.
For the first time since 2015 widespread rains including up to 20 inches of precipitation in June have agronomists warning farmers to check for nutrient losses ahead of pollination.
The act that helped open the country to settlement by farmers and veterans, the Homestead Act, is now approaching its 160-year anniversary. In use until 1986, some 270 million acres were claimed and settled.
Grain markets continuing to rally this week as the quick pace of planting isn’t enough to overcome concerns about drought and dryness in the U.S. and Brazil.
Freezing temperatures, frost and cold weather are testing theories about the yield benefits of ultra-early planted soybeans. Agronomist Missy Bauer says soybeans are surprisingly hardy.
After several years of challenging weather, Ohio farmers are dodging snow and cold temperatures to put corn and soybeans in the ground. According to USDA, roughly 8% of those crops are now planted.
