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“By expanding into soybeans, we’re showing our commitment to providing solutions for our customers and investing in the future of row crop growers,” said Spencer Harris.
Supply is rising while demand is falling. This points to better used planter buying opportunities late this year and into 2024.
Renovo seed mixes will be available via a network of seed dealerships and ag co-operatives. Orders can also be placed online for direct shipment.
Indiana farmer Russ Radtke celebrates his ag roots while building a legacy on the football field as the second-winningest high school football coach in state history.
As the seventh generation of the Cullipher family carves out a new opportunity, a Farmall serves as a time capsule of the past and motivation of what it takes to keep their farming legacy intact.
After two months of a waning outlook on the ag economy, economists views took a turn in the November Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor, a survey of nearly 70 ag economists from across the country.
At 96 years young, Paul Dotterer still runs the chopper during harvest season on his family’s dairy farm - and he enjoys every minute of it.
The U.S. Department of Energy believes solar could provide up to 40% of the country’s electricity by 2035. However, it’s estimated 5.7 million acres of land will be needed.
Chris Adams of Grand Forks, N.D., is a transforming his family’s operation.
Many look at Pennsylvania dairy farmer Luke Brubaker and ask, “How did you do it?” The 2013 Top Producer of the Year winner answers, "“I’ve just been blessed with opportunities.”
Farming the Mississippi River bottom yields boom times and busts
Jay and Cara Myers take farm to new heights with test plots, data
Risk manager defies weather with irrigation tech, diverse crops
Straw market expertise indelibly links producer to Asian dairies and feedlots.
How a Kentucky farm with deep roots grew vertically and professionally.
Alabama transplant turns poor soils into a pioneering 10,000-acre enterprise
There are many misunderstandings about grease guns. Here are several helpful tips.
These first-generation operators now own the second-largest peach producer in the U.S. and grow peppers and broccoli, as well, with a team of more than 600 workers.
The brothers co-own a diversified crop farm including potatoes, onions, carrots and mint. They’ve invested in field drainage and other technology that makes production, packing and shipping more efficient than ever.
The CEO of Pagel’s Ponderosa Dairy in Kewaunee, Wis., also owns three cheese manufacturing facilities and a farm-to-fork restaurant in Green Bay.
Chalmers and Lori Anne Carr are among the top peach producers in the U.S. and also grow peppers and broccoli in Ridge Spring, S.C.
Congratulations to Bailey Farms for being a 2018 Top Producer of the Year award finalist.
Congratulations to Heartland Farms for being a 2018 Top Producer of the Year award finalist.
Fields in central Brazil are baking in high temperatures and low levels of moisture. One meterologist says farmers there are now questioning whether they will plant their second corn crop, the so-called safrinha crop.
When a Tennessee farming family decided to build a small rice mill, they triggered a suburban uproar and social media war.
According to USDA’s crop progress report, 93% of corn has been harvested so far – an increase 5% from this time last week.
Farm income is expected to drop notably from last year alongside lower revenues and higher expenses, but remain well above the historic average.
For a lot of farmers, 2023 was a tough growing season and Mother Nature didn’t cooperate. But don’t let that drive your seed-selection process for next year. Consider these five recommendations instead.
Turkey is o.k., but it’s a far cry from a delicious holiday ham in my book. That’s why I can’t help but be intrigued by turporken.