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Iowa farmer Kyle Mehmen will join Farm Journal Editor Clinton Griffiths to answer your questions and share his experiences with carbon programs at 9 a.m. Central on June 22.

A bipartisan infrastructure plan in Congress is gaining support, with the number of Senators working on the bill now doubled, expanding to 21 members. The proposed legislation would still need additional support.

Most ag markets saw price losses this week for a variety of reasons. This Market Watch from Brugler Marketing & Management looks at the major influences for the week. This analysis is not to be seen as trading advice.

The fact farming is still a male-dominated occupation places considerable pressure on relationships between fathers and sons. John Phipps explains in John’s World this Father’s Day weekend.

U.S. farmers are poised to expand plantings of sorghum by nearly 20% this year, a far larger percentage than soy or corn acres, as sorghum is particularly appealing this year since it’s more resistant to drought.

Calls from Congress to address issues within the cattle markets continue. The Senate Ag Committee announcing a June 23 hearing to examine markets, transparency and prices from cattle producers to consumers.

China will issue new rules on the management of price indexes for commodities and services, it said on Thursday as the government steps up scrutiny of the country’s commodity markets and battles to contain inflation.

As higher commodity prices could entice more farmers to make technology investments, Ken Ferrie expects the use of variable rate technology to grow over the next five to 10 years.

To get the best return-on-investment from your nitrogen (N) applications in corn consider pairing them with sulfur.

Pork shipments from a North Carolina pork processing plant are now blocked from entering Mexico. The plant located in Tar Heel, N.C., is a Smithfield foods plant and is the largest in the world.