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David and Alice Monk possess a priceless American tale in the heartland based on God, family, and farm—and in that order.

Derek Martin has transformed a 6,000-acre farming operation from an input-guzzling leviathan to a profit-per-acre force.

GrainCoat is a grain marketing tool designed for tracking inventory, and aimed at simple data entry and crop projection for multiple years: inventory, offers, contracts and management in one app.

Randy Dowdy’s soil death is no mystery, insists the Georgia producer, and now a federal inspection report appears to back his claims of soil damage on record-breaking farmland due to pipeline construction.

Pipelines and agriculture are a contentious pair, with a growing number of farmers raising concerns over soil health, drainage issues, and responses from oil and gas companies.

An OSU corn plant just set a world record for the most agricultural data gathered in farming history for a single plant across an entire growing season.

Randy Dowdy says a gas line company is responsible for major topsoil losses on his record-breaking farmland.

Crops don’t wait for irrigation, and now means now when it’s time to water. Solid end-of-season irrigation maintenance goes a long way in preventing problems the following crop year during crunch-time. Before the grip of winter sets in, checks and repairs are vital.

Slugs are an accepted part of the bill for many agriculture operations, but as numbers rise, particularly in the Midwest, producers are reckoning with a new level of damage. A mild slug presence, sheltered by increasing no till acreage, can usher in a wave of replants, major yield loss and expensive bait control.

Numerous companies are pushing for elbow room at the ag data table, but long-term contracts may be cause for pause for many farmers.