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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.
Planting soybeans months before wheat harvest sounds risky. But farmers Brian Tanner and Jason Mauck find it dries wet fields faster, cuts input costs and gives wheat a profitable place back in Corn Belt rotations.
Researchers say a simple combine tweak gives farmers a way to concentrate up to 95% of their toughest weed seeds into just 5% of a field.
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“I’ve spent less than 35% of normal chemical costs so far this year,” Orin Romine says. “It’s not complicated. On my operation, the math works.”
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The answers to which hybrids, products and practices paid off may already be in your fields. The trick is stopping long enough to find them, say David Hula and Randy Dowdy.
New rule could allow qualifying LLCs and S corporations to stack payment limits by actively engaged owner. Here’s what farmers need to know — and what to do before the deadline.
Farm Journal Field Agronomists say adjusting yield calculations for compromised plants could reveal 20 to 40 fewer bushels per acre than what farmers in parts of the Eastern Corn Belt currently expect.
South Dakota’s claim of mere coincidence is absurd, contends producer Julie Burgod. “They can say anything they want, but it’s obvious what is going on here.”
Some Midwest cornfields are losing more than a percentage point of moisture daily, tightening timelines for growers trying to determine how much crop they can confidently sell into the market rally.
Driven by global refining tight spots and overseas infrastructure attacks, a record-breaking $5.85 fuel spike forces farmers to bite the financial bullet just as combines hit the field.
Two months after a NCGA study showed U.S. farmers pay double what Brazilian farmers pay for some crop inputs, Iowa’s senior senator is asking President Trump to step in.
PTI Farm research reveals how GMO, non-GMO and organic corn each offer unique economic advantages depending on local markets, input costs and management capabilities.
USDA certification clears Farm Credit institutions to invest in the Farmers Innovation Fund — the financing arm of a network where farmers pick the startups, run the trials and hold the equity.
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A strong El Niño could change pest, disease and weed risks. Here’s how.
New combines, tractors and precision technology aim to boost productivity and efficiency across farming operations.
An online memorial auction on Sept. 4 honors Adam Massman, the 17-year-old quarterback and cattle showman who touched lives from the football field to the showring.
Record heat, a rare Pacific hurricane triplet, and a wobbly South American monsoon are the latest signs of a historic El Niño, and Nutrien’s Eric Snodgrass says it’s about to squeeze this fall’s harvest window, too.
Barbell, beer can and banana are descriptive names for abnormal ear shapes that show up every season and cause yield losses — problems growers could avoid more often by tuning into three factors researchers refer to as GEM.
Government payments, insurance and regenerative incentives are worth about $0.52 per bushel on a 220-bu farm. Add them to a $5.49 December board and the marketing math changes — if you know your numbers line by line.
After decades of planting beans after beans, Greg Anderson continues to test maturity groups, planting dates and harvest timing to spread risk and capture more value.
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The three products continue Fendt’s expansion of a full-line portfolio and advance the company’s goal of improving productivity from planting to harvest.
The monitor overseeing the court-supervised sale of 274,000 acres can begin designating winning bids as of Sept. 1.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announces new approach to streamline reporting, improve acreage and yield estimates, while expanding privacy and transparency across agricultural data.
A day before Trump paused tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of beef imports, WSJ reports he met privately with JBS co-owner Joesley Batista, tying the move to a firm under DOJ scrutiny as cattle producers push back.
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Soil biology and plant physiology are reshaping how agronomists think about nutrient availability
As you prepare for 2027, don’t let hungry soil microbes starve your plants. Ken Ferrie shares how to manage residue, adjust tillage timing and use a strategic fertility program to bypass spring nutrient tie-up.