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Now that it’s time to complete annual dicamba application training, Bayer has you covered. The company recently launched a flexible and easy-to-use online training platform.
For March 2021, the Rural Mainstreet Index sits at 65.4. That is up from February’s 61.5.
Farmland currently appears to be something akin to a modern-day gold rush. It can’t be bought up fast enough, while per-acre prices fetched for recent sales set record high after record high.
The National Mall in Washington, D.C. will look different this week. AEM is hosting a Celebration of Modern Agriculture event to showcase the nation’s finest agricultural machinery.
As part of the nationwide Farm Credit System, Farm Credit Mid-America takes its purpose to secure the future of rural communities and agriculture to heart.
The profit estimates are based on fall delivery prices of $6 corn and $14 soybeans, according to Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois Extension economist and Soybean Industry Chair in Agricultural Strategy.
If Latin is Greek to you, allow me to translate: “Things are awful these days, especially Japanese camp food, and it’s other people’s fault. Mostly young people.”
Sometimes change stems from major events in our life and our farm that fundamentally shift your mindset.
Common goals, trust and open communication feed Pennsylvania operation
While prices might be strong, what those bushels will buy isn’t what it was pre-pandemic.
Three highly respected growers from Illinois, Iowa, and Oregon offer a string of succession factors for consideration.
Great supervisors and leaders are rare and, in most cases, have worked very hard to become outstanding. It takes knowledge and, most importantly, practice! Bob Milligan shares several time-tested leadership strategies.
Living in the mecca for resistant weeds, Shane Burchfiel is determined to remain a strong proponent of conservation.
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, soaring crude prices mean higher pump prices in the U.S. What are gas and diesel prices in your area?
Grier Stayton touts his family’s agricultural longevity and attributes its success to the detailed attention to conservation and water management.
Learn how to evaluate the endless number of tools you can choose.
Conservation-first decisions drive the whole-farm philosophy adopted by Jamie and Brian Johnson. They are continuously tweaking their sustainable crops-plus-cattle approach.
Wayne Fredericks calls himself an “accidental conservationist” when Mother Nature stepped in nearly 20 years ago and upended his I’ve-always-done-it-this-way-plans.
Congratulations to the regional winners of the 2021 Conservation Legacy Award.
When we talk about defining leadership, it looks different from one leader to the next.
Many farmers looked at transferring assets to the next generation in 2021 via trusts. One trust option to consider is a Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT).
Aaron Krueger’s conservation practices have created more resiliency on his land and reduced input use. He expects to gain additional rewards during his second phase of management and practice changes.
Producers turn to their peers for insights on new practices and technologies while balancing environmental stewardship with daily priorities such as labor availability and succession planning.
Farm lender Farm Credit Mid-America giving $210 million back to customers per cooperative patronage.
The strategy is propelling the business to reach the sweet spot when sustainability, productivity, and profitability overlap for its business and the business of its customers.
There are issues on multiple fronts, including worries about higher energy prices and the potential for “cyber attacks” in the U.S.
Success and growing pains, three young gun farmers discussed the formulas of their achievement at Top Producer Summit in Nashville, Tenn.
If a farmer puts pen to paper in 2022 and sees black, where should the potential profit be placed?
There can be huge costs -- monetarily and in human capital -- if you don’t set up the structure of succession well, say Paul Neiffer, with CliftonLarsonAllen, and Rena Striegel, Transition Point Business Advisors.