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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.
After a season that started strong and steady, Iowa farmers are facing disappointing corn yields as southern rust and heavy summer rains take a bite out of what could have been record crops.
From beef-on-dairy calves fetching record prices to $11 billion in new processing plants, U.S. dairy is riding a wave of momentum fueled by consumer demand for protein and historic levels of investment.
Various programs and reports are on hold. Among them are EQIP and SDRP. Also in jeopardy of being delayed or cancelled is the October WASDE, due this Thursday.
Megin Nichols, the CDC’s director in the division of foodborne, waterborne and environmental diseases, explains the ties between human, animal and environmental health.
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David Hula, the reigning world-record corn grower, says residue management at harvest sets the stage for uniform emergence next season. The combine itself is a yield-building machine when used strategically.
Third-generation farmer Amy France and team at NSP are on a mission to improve buyer demand for the crop domestically and abroad.
As farmers harvest their 2025 crop, post-harvest logistics are growing in complexity as elevators fill, river levels are low and trade destinations are unknown.
The term “cost of production” seems a bit disconnected at times because, in reality, we choose our costs. Shay Foulk outlines four ways to keep expenses in check.
Serial entrepreneurs Jack Oslan and Nate Storey have a thesis that artificial intelligence can provide real-time soil nutrient analysis for row crop agriculture.
Hidden in rural isolation, the iconic firstborn Dukes of Hazzard vehicle was gone forever until a Midwest maverick unlocked its secrets.
Nutrien Ag Solutions brings powerful depth of retail agriculture and agronomic expertise as coalition enters its seventh year
Microscopic particles improve efficacy and could save farmers money on input costs.
The microbial product works as part of an integrated strategy to address SCN, the No. 1 yield-reducing pest problem in soybeans. Farmers routinely see yields cut by 5 bushels or more per acre in affected fields.
Farmers will receive more payments under the changes to ARC and PLC programs, and the increase could be significant.
New Heart Brings New Life: 13-Year-Old Dairy Exhibitor Returns Stronger After Life-Saving Transplant
At just 12 years old, Lexi Anderson was diagnosed with a rare heart disease. After a successful heart transplant in early 2024, she is back to showing dairy cattle and playing sports. Read how her determination — and a life-saving donor — gave her a second chance.
About a mile after he passed a car on fire, Chad Rieck noticed smoke rolling out of his trailer. Within a minute or two, his trailer carrying gilts back from Aksarben was on fire.
A large-animal vet shortage continues to impact rural America. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in partnership with Gov. Jim Pillen and state leaders, is working to reverse that trend through the Elite 11 Production Animal Health Scholarship Program.
Herbicides and defoliants are commonly used by farmers in southern regions to quicken the harvest period and reduce the risk of shatter loss and poor test weights. Now, Midwest growers and researchers are looking at how to use the practice.
Lukas Koch is CEO of Kelly Hills Unmanned Systems, which spun out of an ag retail business. From bigger, faster drones that could fly farther, Koch shares more about what the future of application via drone looks like.
Historically, colder temperatures have played a crucial role in controlling New World screwworm’s geographical spread.
Company leaders say the separation will unleash two distinct market leaders that are both farmer-centric, with technology and innovation at their core.
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You can feel the excitement of harvest time on farms as combines roll out of the shed, yield monitors beep and supper is a quick handoff in the field.
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If heavy residue isn’t managed at harvest, it sets off a chain reaction that can result in uneven plant development and ultimately lost yield potential in 2026.
In a bizarre case of eminent domain seizure, a NJ farm owner has gained major USDA support.
In the heart of California’s Central Valley, generations of farm families are facing a new kind of crisis: what farmers argue is a man-made drought. It’s mounting water regulations that could determine whether the most fertile farmland in the nation survives.