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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.
Your farm’s odds at sustaining into future generations depends on knowing, absorbing and acting on the realities of this new/changed farm equipment market.
The cornerstone incentive is the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) combined with the beneficial, though taxable, Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants. Careful planning can substantially offset the cost of a new solar system.
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Learn how to navigate wet winter conditions like soil compaction, disease pressure and planting delays.
Syngenta’s latest innovation knocks out corn rootworm and addresses a host of other yield-robbing pests in a variety of crops.
Sustainability isn’t just about the environment. It also means preparing for retirement and sustaining a way of life.
Many farmers will admit buying land almost never cash flows or makes sense at the time. But a new land investment tool shows now might be the time to act.
While the reintroduction of wolves has led to significant challenges for local ranchers, some say they are willing to deal with the animals if they will return to their natural habitat.
Paul Neiffer provides an update on SDRP as well as ARC-PLC payments. Plus, are you aware the IRS has released guidance on new bank loan interest deductions? The Farm CPA gives a quick overview of that opportunity, too.
In addition to increasing carcass counts, wolves decrease reproduction rates, weaning weights, calf health and human well-being — costs often uncompensated or uncounted.
USDA’s Brooke Rollins says the financial details will be unveiled next week. Some groups estimate payments could total in the neighborhood of $12 billion. “There’s people that can really use them. Everyone can use them…but we’re not getting real solutions,” says one Iowa farmer.
Many larger dairies report having biosecurity protocols in place, according to a Farm Journal survey, but there are gaps in the relevancy of plans, farm security, hygiene and herd health practices, and training.
The Dec. 1 sale in Sioux County not only sets a farmer-buyer record for Iowa, but according to Jim Rothermich, it highlights fierce demand for premium ground as lower-quality farms see more no sales.
Outlaws, ranching legends, hideouts, hotel hookups, and a head-knocking duo of old-school lawmen.
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Learn how BASF’s Real Results Yield Challenge provided growers with a firsthand experience to trial performance fungicides in their fields.
Several years of low commodity prices, high input costs and thin margins have taken a toll on soil stewardship in some parts of the country. As a result, farmers need to use caution and do their homework before renting ground that’s coming available in their area for 2026.
China’s pledge to buy 12 MMT of U.S. soybeans is facing questions over timing, storage capacity and price competitiveness, leaving markets uncertain whether the full promise can be met before year-end.
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How a two-pass herbicide program can set you up for success in 2026.
In many areas of the Corn Belt, farmers experienced 10-to-50-bu.-per-acre yield losses from disease pressure this year, says Ken Ferrie. In a period of tight margins, timely treatment decisions were more crucial than usual.
For the past 10 years, Wayne Honeycutt has led the organization he founded, The Soil Health Institute, to elevate the concept of science bringing improved environmental stewardship and yield potential via a focus on the soil. At the beginning of 2026, he’ll retire and hand over the reigns of the organization. Here he shares reflections on a career focused on sustainability.
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The Wine Glass Ranch is more than a family operation. It’s a blueprint for the future of sustainable beef production.
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More seed doesn’t mean more yield. Find your corn population sweet spot for yield and profit.
McCarty Family Farms of Kansas earns the 2025 Leader in Technology Award for transforming their operation into a high-tech, 20,000-cow operation driven by innovation, data and bold decision-making.
When Jennifer Thomson lost nearly all 300 tons of her 2024 grape crop due to no buyers, she refused to quit. Her grit led her to sparkling winemaker Paula Kornell, forging a dynamic partnership saving a family legacy.
Corn may be a commodity, but cloth sacks from the 1930s and ’40s are anything but ordinary. They’re bright, bold snapshots of farm life. And through collectors like Ron Kelsey, they continue to tell those stories today.
The use of regenerative practices at Stoney Creek Farm has lowered their costs and improved their profitability, but its also shaped their faith journey.
California grape grower Jennifer Thomson saw nearly every grape go unsold in 2024. But through grit and determination, she fought back — and this year, she found a home for her entire crop, defying odds and carrying her family’s legacy.
Lucas Bradshaw suffered serious head trauma following a collision while traveling to a JV baseball game. Today, he’s back on the farm helping his family bring in the harvest.
Weather events the day after Thanksgiving are giving a preview for cold temperatures and increased precipitation.