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Don’t overlook the impact of crop injury on corn. Make sure your herbicides are tough on weeds but gentle on corn.
Hardware and technology changes can help farmers overcome the “residue hurdle,” achieve more uniform stands and accomplish robust early-season growth in 15" soybeans.
Heading into 2026, recent surveys pinpoint which farmer segments are most concerned about their balance sheets.
USDA’s annual report reveals the smallest total herd since 1951, with beef cow numbers falling to 27.6 million despite a slight uptick in replacement heifers.
A motto of independence has led to success for Amity, Ore., farmer and 2026 Top Producer Woman in Agriculture award winner Helle Ruddenklau.
Before the 2025 growing season, Kevin Kalb had tried more than 30 biological products. And he had all but written off the entire product category.
A South Dakota farmer plans to use either a high-speed disk or a VT super coulter to ready the seedbed in fields this spring. He asks for help to know which tool to select for the job.
Drift reduction adjuvants help keep products where you want them in the field and deliver measurable yield results.
Family-centered farming operation yields big dividends and rewards for Ohio couple.
Monte Shaw with the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says the president’s direction to Congress could be the game changer to pass E15 legislation after a decade-long fight.
To keep expenses in check, high-yield growers are rethinking everything from fertilizer use and planter prep to pest programs and how they manage field borders.
As USDA and HHS rolled out a $700 million regenerative ag pilot, the real story unfolds behind closed doors. Missouri dairy farmers Jon and Brittany Hemme share what they heard and what it means for producers.
Learn how the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda and grocery inflation are reshaping voter sentiment and dairy policy ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Preceding President Donald Trump’s visit to a Clive, Iowa, farm, several groups sent a letter asking him to support biofuels policy that would provide certainty for corn and soybean farmers.
During his trip to Clive, Iowa, Trump reaffirms support for year-round E15, backing corn growers and ethanol, while announcing John Deere’s expansion of two new domestic production and distribution facilities.
Purdue’s Shaun Casteel shares three lessons from the field on the value of letting your soybeans ‘improvise, adapt and overcome’ early in the season.
Machinery Pete is seeing equipment market trends he’s never seen before. Used values are rising as new sales fall. What’s behind the split, and is there any real chance manufacturers cut prices?
With the federal estate tax exemption at historically high levels, most family farms are no longer at risk of paying federal estate tax. Shift your focus to income tax planning and preserving the step-up in basis at death.
Pro Farmer economist Lane Akre says at the current corn to soybean price ratio and with market conditions, soybeans need to buy some additional acres.
Swapping your fluency agent for a value‑added product could turn a routine step at the planter into real ROI.
USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden outlined a list of priority topics for the agency in 2026.
“There is increasing concentration by leading landowners in that asset class. Number 100 in 2007 was 75,000 acres. Now it’s 170,000 acres,” says Eric O’Keefe, editor of The Land Report.
Brad Kooima discusses the drivers behind current cattle market volatility and how supply shortages are shaping packer strategies.
Geoff Cooper with the Renewable Fuels Association says it appears Congress is going to kick the can again on getting the E15 legislation done.
Forecasters say roughly 230 million people are in the path of a dangerous winter storm threatening to drop crippling amounts of snow and ice as temperatures fall into the single digits.
New research shows that pairing hybrid root architecture with your tillage system and residue management is a way to grow more bushels.
To create a safe and comfortable work environment for your farm employees, it’s important to address the specific challenges cold weather brings to the farm.
New high-speed disk models offer autonomous operation while See & Spray provides new upgrades, delivering more ways for farmers to manage heavy residue and stubborn weeds.
This former Bloomberg executive returned to her family’s Texas ranch to build a thriving, community-rooted business that prioritizes local economic value and authentic storytelling over global scale.