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The Secret Life of Farmland Marbles

The shotgun houses and clapboard shacks are gone, but a child's toy lingers in farmland rows. Time, tillage and rainfall reveal the sharecropper's last testament: clusters of magnificent clay, agate and glass marbles.

your landlord’s perspective, encourages Chris Barron, director of operations and president of Carson and Barron Farms Inc. in Rowley, Iowa.
Margin Minute: 5 Tips to Impress Your Landlord

How can you make your annual landlord discussions more productive and enjoyable? Heed this advice from Chris Barron.

Steve Cornett: Until It Happened to Me

Sun exposure is not a laughing matter, cow-nose.

John Phipps
Book Review: Insights from An Underappreciated Leader

Ron Chernow has masterfully sifted through copious sources to compile an even-handed account of a complex leader, in his book "Grant."

Kubota Introduces Additions To The M Series Family Of Tractors

The new M4 Series is now available at authorized Kubota dealers nationwide.

Farmers: The Corn ‘Train Wreck’ May Be Worse Than Forecast

Record rain has flooded Midwest streets and snarled Mississippi River traffic, crucial to delivering inputs that farmers need and a major artery in helping them ship products.

Farmer Support For Trump Holds Strong And Steady

President Donald Trump remains in U.S. farmers’ good graces, according to the latest Farm Journal Pulse survey.

Senators Urge EPA Administrator Wheeler To Stop Issuing RIN Waivers

12 U.S. Senators sent a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to cease issuing Renewable Identification Number (RIN) waivers also known as “hardship” waivers.

Avoiding Tariffs on Mexican Imports a Relief to U.S. Meat Industry

Mexico is the largest volume destination for U.S. pork exports and the third-largest export market for U.S. beef.

Will Trump Clear Up Trade Aid Confusion at Iowa Event?

Will President Trump use an Iowa event to clear up questions about tariff aid?

USMCA Passage Encouraged by 960+ Ag, Food Associations and Companies

More than 960 groups representing the U.S. food and agriculture value chain at the national, state and local are urging Congress to quickly ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

South Dakota farmers' crops being damaged by dicamba drifts

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota farmer takes a snap of his crops and adds the temperature, wind conditions, date and other details in

Should APH Damage Factor Into the Prevent Plant Decision?

Chris Barron, the impact of late-planted, lower yielding corn on a farm’s Average Production History (APH) is something to consider. 

Cattle and Dairy: Lock in Feed Inventory, Prices Now

Corn and soybean producers aren’t the only ones feeling the squeeze of wet weather. Cattle and dairy producers are left wondering what this means for their access to feed, and how soon they should lock in inventory.

AgDay Weather Team Looks At Root Zone Moisture

Drier conditions are continuing in the Southeast United States while wet weather expands to the East. The AgDay Weather Team Looks at Root Zone Moisture in its weather segment.