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Pauline Maier’s exhaustive research for “American Scripture” exposes the stirring mental image of a young patriot thoughtfully creating timeless sentences in magisterial script as the view from a distance.
If you’re renting farmland to or from others, you have many things to consider – from managing long-term agreements and land improvements to zeroing in on the right insurance. Here are four boxes you’ll want to check
Mineral CEO Elliott Grant says, “Five years from now, I would hope the tools we imagine, a machine learning enabled co-pilot for example, is no more remarkable than using Google Maps for navigation.”
John Phipps examines one aspect of the pandemic experts have noticed: consumption of more alcohol during and especially immediately after the isolations and quarantines. What does it mean? John explains in John’s World.
Here’s a look back at your favorite stories — from a young farmer buying farmland with video game money and farmers encountering monster snakes and a pot of gold to record farmland and fertilizer prices.
A record Iowa land sale occurred in Dubuque County, Iowa last week with High Point Land Company saying it auctioned off 60 acres for $30,000 per acre. With financial stakes so high, who can afford these big money moves?
Farmers National Company released its 2023 land values report this week, showing land sold at auctions set records in several states with values across Corn Belt States seeing a year-to-year increase between 20% and 34%.
AgWeb is counting down the top 10 stories of the year. At No. 5, is the news of another record for farmland sales. In Sioux County, Iowa, 73.19 acres sold for $30,000 per acre at a Nov. 11 auction.
AgWeb is counting down the top 10 stories of the year. At No. 1, with one foot in the crop rows and another in gaming, Grant Hilbert operates two YouTube channels and is releasing a video game aimed at Midwest ag.
From artificial intelligence and changes in energy, to the increasingly unpredictable conflict in Ukraine, John Phipps thinks 2023 will be déjà vu for many.
Developed using AI tools, Thrivus™ bio-inoculant from Lavie Bio has proven to increase yields by three to four bushels per acre, providing a 4-1 return on investment.
As a 21st century farm manager, you’ve invested in high-tech tractors, more efficient irrigation systems and automated milking parlors. But what about your farm office?
John Phipps looks back at 2022 and thinks much of what made 2022 memorable will likely be noteworthy in 2023. From solar energy to supply chain, John takes a look back at some unfinished business in 2022.
AgWeb is counting down the top 10 stories of the year. At No. 7, welcome to a tale too insane for fiction: a cottonmouth farmer seeking a snake venom crop for harvest.
There has been a widening gulf between the official numbers and anecdotal evidence of spiraling infections on the ground.
John Phipps unexpectedly stumbled into the real Christmas spirit recently, and as he shares in his annual Christmas in the Country commentary, the Christmas spirit is alive and well.
If you address a letter to Santa, chances are the letter arrives in Santa Claus, Alaska. This is the story of a family who somewhat by accident became associated with Christmas.
The Guest of Christmas Future shares hints about the holiday.
In 2012, Jerry Lageson flipped the switch and transformed an oak tree into a landmark for thousands of passersby. South of Faribault, Minn., Lageson annually adorns this tree with 50,000 white lights.
This holiday season may you enjoy time with family enough that the gifts gather dust in perpetuity on your very own gifting shelf.
Timely fertilizer application and placement can help farmers get the most production from a crop.
From improving soil health to reducing tillage practices, conservation management techniques make sound economic sense to Noah Wendt.
Consider what passersby think when they see your headquarters or machinery on the highway. Do you want them to draw their own conclusions, or do you want to be the one telling the story?
Inflation and interest didn’t stop Iowa farmland values from reaching their all-time high in 2022. However, the higher interest rates don’t typically affect the land market values for one to two years.
Starlink might be a fit for any user, but deep in the boonies, it’s a near miracle.
Mentoring doesn’t come natural to all of us. Here are a few tips for evaluating a mentoring request.
Damage remains along the tornado’s 220-mile path nearly a year after the deadly tornado tore through Mayfield, Kentucky. Farmers and ag businesses are still working to restore their operations.
While so much has been done in the year since the tornado hit, Mayfield still has a long road of recovery ahead. The community continues to come together to aid a long-term recovery and create a Christmas comeback.
With some structures still standing but severely damaged, with just yards away other buildings barely touched, the calculus of destruction to this rural town was cruelly selective.
Is there a useful explanation of crypto? As John Phipps points out, the FTX fiasco demonstrated crypto is unregulated, and says if you can’t explain it, don’t invest in it, no matter how attractive the reward.