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Research shows simulating crop injury spurs plants to do more. New trait technology and a biological product show promise.
Rural Investment to Protect our Environment (RIPE)has named Minnesota farmer Alana Peterson as its new president. She succeeds Bill Beam, a Pennsylvania corn and soybean farmer, who has been appointed ...
Drainage tile field day will offer firsthand look at summer installation. Indiana Barn Foundation will hold annual meeting at ...
The FFA tribute this week goes to Alivia King, an incoming junior in the Coon Rapids Bayard, FFA. She was in attendance at ...
Donald Trump’s tariff policies have disrupted global markets as companies and countries navigate the potential impact ...
A prospective customer recently said they were reluctant to invest in succession planning because they don’t see a clear monetary return for their family when compared to other on-farm investments. I ...
While the futures markets of late allow pig farmers the opportunity to price some profits, the caveat remains that producers need to keep their herd healthy to get hogs to market. Although many issues ...
Mike Pearson takes a look at the plans by JBS-USA to build a new sausage processing plant in Perry, Iowa. The plant will produce 135 million pounds of sausage a year. It will create 500 new jobs with ...
Looking back 16 years (2009-2024), the average wheat price at harvest (June through August) was $5.85 in Pond Creek, Okla. The average harvest prices range from $3.24 in 2016 to $7.74 in 2012. On June ...
Bill and Kim Hunter were working long hours chasing sunsets to finish corn and soybean planting season as excessive rainfall kept them out of tractor cabs and farm fields in early spring. So how wet ...
“The best-laid plans go awry.” Was there ever a more relatable idiom for people working in ag in July? We’re coming to the ...
Since the crude oil price peaked near $130/barrel in March 2022 – shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine – crude oil futures prices have been trending lower. Prices are currently half of what ...