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Increasing numbers of corn and soybean growers are looking for lower-cost inputs to preserve and protect yields.

“COVID slowed down the progression of these decisions,” Brad Oelmann says. “If not for those issues, this would’ve happened already.”

Passing the farm to the next generation takes more than deciding who gets what. The right estate plan can help avoid family conflict, unexpected costs and headaches down the road.

Over the next several weeks, growers will be determining how much yield potential remains in their corn and soybean crops impacted by damaging rains and wind storms.

As school starts earlier and state fairs hold their late-summer slots, farm kids across America face an impossible choice: Show livestock and honor family legacy or show up for practice and keep their spot on the team.

Rich Nelson with Allendale says grains saw selling pressure as there are plenty of questions regarding USDA’s numbers especially after last August’s yield and acreage shock.

A severe Midwest storm system is producing destructive 100+ mph winds from Chicago to northwest Indiana as farmers survey field damage.

Farmers hoping for rent relief in 2027 may face a tough reality: land values are holding firm, and cash rents are slow to follow margins lower.

The Bureau of Reclamation released its final environmental impact statement. Farmers in the lower basin worry it could mean cuts to their water supply, while upper basin farmers are seeing higher hay prices and cattle sales.