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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.
Doug Hensley from Hertz Real Estate answers the question, “How much do crop prices impact the decision-making process of farmland buyers” and shares how this year is shaping up to be a bit busier than anticipated.
Matt Griggs faces a government ban on chicken litter: “What about my right to farm?”
Marketed as the highest horsepower Case IH tractor ever, the Steiger 715 Quadtrac headlines the updates of the model year 2024 Steiger tractors from Case IH.
Bitter blossoms sweet at Miles Farms. From father to son to brother to grandson, an annual sweet corn field has produced 1 million ears for the public.
In 2000, the highest auction price paid for any tillage tool that year was $28,500. Today, that number tops $140,000 and easily ranges from $80,000 to $120,000.
American farmers beaten, tear-gassed, herded and imprisoned by their own government for daring to protest authority? Welcome to agricultural revolt.
Remember: Weeds that never emerge have no impact on yield.
The only way to increase bushels per ear is to document results in the fall and make changes next season, which involves scouting before and during harvest, analyzing results and drafting your plan.
Here are three EPA-legal ways to optimize the horsepower of a combine’s engine.
Lots of grain can drop through even small holes in the trough beneath cross augers on corn and bean heads. Here are 4 options to repair holes, some good, some merely a stopgap.
Your annual harvest goal: Get grain out of the field in good condition. But what about how well that grain holds up in storage?
Energy costs are high, so a simple solution would be to cash in on Mother Nature’s free drying services this fall. Unfortunately harvest decisions are rarely simple.
From the feederhouse floor to the grain tank cross augers, nothing lasts forever, including these wear areas on combines.
The SCN Coalition’s new SCN Profit Checker tool allows growers and their crop advisors to estimate the financial toll of soybean cyst nematode in each field.
Don’t overlook the “middleman” in pre-season prep. Here are 4 wear points to check
Mizzou’s Ben Brown says the 81.2 million bushels new crop export sale marks the largest week of sales for the 2023/24 marketing year to date and double the previous record weekly volume for the year set last week.
During the 2024 Top Producer Summit, Top Producer will recognize remarkable farmers who have taken risks, built thriving businesses and given back to their communities.
China’s GDP growth could possibly drop lower than the U.S. this year. In fact, fewer and fewer sectors are healthy, and only then by direct government intervention.
A new generation of portable, battery-powered air compressors fit behind the seat of a pickup.
Some farmers in central Illinois are making yield estimates of 250 to 270 bushels per acre. Ken Ferrie says in many of those cases a more realistic estimate, though disappointing, would be in the 170 to 220 range.
What do Mary Pat Sass, Whitney Larson, Callee Pellett and Zoe Kent have in common? They are four farmers who are breaking the mold and sharing about life on the farm.
Illinois, Missouri and Nebraska have previously confirmed populations of dicamba-resistant waterhemp. Extension stresses the importance of not allowing any seed-bearing waterhemp to remain in the field at harvest.
Sound management decisions that will impact future profit potential is based on facts arrived at through mathematical analysis. Decisions based on emotions and/or tradition seldom lead to success.
The success of your operation hinges on the quality of your equipment and its capabilities.
Legacy Farmland Trust offers landowners a way to preserve and protect their assets for generations to come.
“There are some things that we’ve adopted over the years that really aren’t particularly useful and I think in some cases even detrimental to our performance,” says Dave Mitchell.
Thirty combines recently sold on an online dealer auction, and this John Deere S780 with 374 engine hours topped the sale.
USDA on Thursday lowered expectations for both ag exports and imports in FY 2023. The export decline is linked to corn and wheat, while the import decline is correlated with easing prices.
Analysts think the recent hot and dry weather could have a detrimental effect on the potential production picture in the U.S., but even with issues, the price story is different for corn than it is for soybeans.
Three safety tips to follow near power lines and railroad crossings this fall.