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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.
Strong winds at bad time diminish Nebraska corn crop
Worried about corn infected with mold or stalk quality issues? You’re not alone. But what to do now, with harvest rolling and grain put into storage? Is it too late to make a difference?
Rain, snow delay harvesting in Saskatchewan, Alberta.
The sugar beet harvest in North Dakota is expected to be up 11 percent this year.
Stalk rots, wind storms and other challenges throughout the year may mean you have down corn. While this is never ideal and often brings yield loss, you can manage your losses through a few steps.
Farmers with green stems or lodged soybeans may be in for a tricky harvest. Learn ways to maximize your yields while minimizing harvest loss and combine damage.
The tractor coughed but didn’t catch, so the old farmer on the ground yelled up to the old farmer behind the wheel. “The black button,” Don Magee said. “You push it in.”
There may be an impending pumpkin shortage this fall, but there should be plenty of cranberries to go with your Thanksgiving turkey this year.
Learn how you can change practices to dramatically increase soybean yields.
Record-breaking weather on Oct. 11 gives way to more “seasonally appropriate” conditions by Oct. 17.
“Respect given is respect earned.”
U.S. farmers harvested an estimated 14.407 billion bushels of corn this past year
Drones and digital cameras have given some breathtaking views of this year’s harvest season.
Illinois farmers are winding down the harvest, with 97 percent of the state’s corn crop having been brought in as of last week.
After cutting a soybean field, an auger boom that would have transferred the soybeans into a semi came in contact with power lines.
The shortage of durum, which has the hardest texture of all classes of wheat, contrasts with gains in other grain supplies.
With harvest time across California, many of the state’s once-robust crops — from the grapes that make world-famous wines to popular almonds — are anticipated to be smaller than usual this year due to the state’s historic drought.
AgDay’s Tyne Morgan takes us to the Show-Me State where the heat has pushed this year’s crop to be ready a month early.
As yield projections inch higher and the corn prices sink, Jerry Gulke wants farmers to act as though they have nerves of steel.
As you work toward a strong finish this fall, conduct pre-harvest field checks to help corn harvest go more smoothly.
The spring wheat harvest in South Dakota continued to lag far behind the five-year average as below-normal temperatures persisted throughout the state.
Three farmers introduced to Kinze Autonomous technology last season leased the systems this year and used them on their own.
While Michigan’s harvest is 10 percentage points behind average pace, yields aren’t lagging.
Manhattan, Ill., farmer Dave Kestel says while yields are still impressive, they would have been extraordinary if they would have just caught one of those summer rains.
After a three-week hiatus, USDA returned this week with its weekly Crop Progress and Condition Rating reports.
Ideal growing conditions this summer led to higher-than-normal yields for most crops, according to Statistics Canada.
The first named winter storm of 2013-14 was a memorable one for the northern High Plains.
Here’s one unique perspective from the world of social media.
This is quite a change from 2012 when Mother Nature didn’t hand Michigan apple producers any favors.