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New pre-emergent chemistry offers hope for growers battling the most aggressive resistant weeds in North America.
Opportunities don’t always fall into our hands. Sometimes it takes reaching out and grabbing them.
With the U.S. cattle inventory at its lowest in 75 years, the industry continues to watch for signs producers are retaining heifers and starting to grow the national cattle herd.
Twenty-five years ago, our nation mourned as nearly 3,000 Americans, including 400 firefighters, police officers and emergency medical personnel, perished in terrorist attacks on our own soil.
Wildflowers bloom and bees and butterflies keep busy at Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Coles County, Ill., Broemmelsiek Park in St. Charles County, Mo., and Rock Springs Conservation Area in Macon County, Ill.
A4-H member from Illinois was one of three recently selected to serve as a member of the Young Alumni Advisory Committee. YAAC connects emerging leaders with opportunities to continue to contribute to 4-H.
"No matter if your relationship with God is 90 years or 15 minutes, it is something to celebrate."
"Whether it is running a ranch, owning a business or serving on a board, you have to figure out when to lead from the front, when to let someone else lead and occasionally when to just shut up."
Here's a list of livestock auctions coming up in the area.
“There were a lot of wildflowers. Big patches of cone flowers I had not noticed in years past."
Corn harvest is coming quickly for those picking high moisture corn. And with dry conditions and heat, traditional harvest may start sooner than what is typical. With severe drought conditions impacting large portions of the Midwest, forage production on rangeland and pasture has been signif…
Late September brought a full moon and occasional promise of rain to Wisconsin’s Lake Superior coast. The first autumn full moon was beautiful in the night sky but the rain was a promise mostly unkept. As October appeared on wall calendars, many parts of northern Wisconsin were short about a…
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It’s not easy to leave this world. There are so many things that call us back – the people we love, our unfinished work, unfulfilled dreams, a comfortable old chair, a house filled with memories or the smell of fresh-baked bread. What could heaven offer that is better?
New pre-emergent chemistry offers hope for growers battling the most aggressive resistant weeds in North America.
Opportunities don’t always fall into our hands. Sometimes it takes reaching out and grabbing them.
With the U.S. cattle inventory at its lowest in 75 years, the industry continues to watch for signs producers are retaining heifers and starting to grow the national cattle herd.
Twenty-five years ago, our nation mourned as nearly 3,000 Americans, including 400 firefighters, police officers and emergency medical personnel, perished in terrorist attacks on our own soil.
Wildflowers bloom and bees and butterflies keep busy at Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Coles County, Ill., Broemmelsiek Park in St. Charles County, Mo., and Rock Springs Conservation Area in Macon County, Ill.
South Dakota’s Republican governor issued an executive order to blunt the impact of high diesel prices for farmers during harvest season, but an agricultural leader in the state said the order “doesn’t do anything” to help.
"Whether it is running a ranch, owning a business or serving on a board, you have to figure out when to lead from the front, when to let someone else lead and occasionally when to just shut up."
Extra care may be needed to dry and cool grain in the bins.
After a trip to Washington, D.C., South Dakota pork producers are less hopeful that a fix for Proposition 12 will come with the next farm bill.
Congratulations to the Farm Family of the Year at Howe Family Dairy and Agribusiness Citizen of the Year Theresa Johnson of FCS!
DRAKE, N.D. – With cleaning, repairs, and maintenance complete on their combines, Scott and Rachel Spear anticipated getting started with soybean harvest in late September.
USDA Farm Service Agency acreage data reported recently shows an additional 135,000 acres were reported in states that do not show up in USDA data. Canola was planted in 365 counties this year in 29 states this year, an all-time record with acres topping 3 million. Six states that exceeded 1…
Although the costs for oil, gas, and diesel fuel remain high and have had a negative impact on many producers’ bottom line, the high energy prices have helped give a boost to soybean prices, which may help alleviate some of the pain.
Live from the Big Iron Farm and Construction Show on Wednesday, Sept. 16, Kent Thiesse, farm management analyst, and Bryon Parman, NDSU farm management specialist, joined the Red River Farm Network’s “Issues and Events Center” to discuss the farm economy and the tight margins farmers are dea…
There was good news in the durum market recently as prices rose after months of remaining in a steady trading range, but there remained some challenges for the market as harvest results are analyzed.
Earlier in August, conditions for the 2026 sunflower crop in the Northern Plains were dry and producers were considering desiccating the crop early to push for an early start to harvest, but after some rains in late August and into September, producers may be re-evaluating those plans.
New pre-emergent chemistry offers hope for growers battling the most aggressive resistant weeds in North America.
Opportunities don’t always fall into our hands. Sometimes it takes reaching out and grabbing them.
With the U.S. cattle inventory at its lowest in 75 years, the industry continues to watch for signs producers are retaining heifers and starting to grow the national cattle herd.
Twenty-five years ago, our nation mourned as nearly 3,000 Americans, including 400 firefighters, police officers and emergency medical personnel, perished in terrorist attacks on our own soil.
Wildflowers bloom and bees and butterflies keep busy at Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Coles County, Ill., Broemmelsiek Park in St. Charles County, Mo., and Rock Springs Conservation Area in Macon County, Ill.
INVERNESS, Mont. – It is fall across Montana’s Hi-Line, and the cooler days are a welcomed relief to this past summer’s heat. While the days may be shorter this time of year, the workload is not any lighter for generational farmer Stine-Lise Decker.
USDA Farm Service Agency acreage data reported recently shows an additional 135,000 acres were reported in states that do not show up in USDA data. Canola was planted in 365 counties this year in 29 states this year, an all-time record with acres topping 3 million. Six states that exceeded 1…
Live from the Big Iron Farm and Construction Show on Wednesday, Sept. 16, Kent Thiesse, farm management analyst, and Bryon Parman, NDSU farm management specialist, joined the Red River Farm Network’s “Issues and Events Center” to discuss the farm economy and the tight margins farmers are dea…
There was good news in the durum market recently as prices rose after months of remaining in a steady trading range, but there remained some challenges for the market as harvest results are analyzed.
Earlier in August, conditions for the 2026 sunflower crop in the Northern Plains were dry and producers were considering desiccating the crop early to push for an early start to harvest, but after some rains in late August and into September, producers may be re-evaluating those plans.
Although wheat prices have come down some after rallying into early September, the market is still supported by some strong variables that have kept prices in a trading range of $6.40 to $6.95 for local cash prices for 14-protein spring wheat.
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