MCHENRY, N.D. – Logan and Chelsey Harding are building a future on their ranch in Eddy County where they raise commercial SimAngus and are beginning a registered Red Angus herd.
Guineas are unique but certainly can serve a purpose on a farm or acreage.
Farmers have been communicating with the Environmental Protection Agency about keeping atrazine available as a weed control option.
WILLMAR, Minn. – Brothers RJ and James Orsten have agreed to take us along through their winter farming season in Kandiyohi County!
RIVER FALLS, Wis. – Dairy is big business in Wisconsin. The state has exported $462 million worth of dairy products so far in 2022. That’s according to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s “2022 Export Highlights – Year to Date Quarter Three” report.
The latest Cattle on Feed report showed placements and on-feed totals even lower than expectations. South Dakota State University risk and business management specialist Matthew Diersen analyzed the numbers in his latest “In the Cattle Markets” column.
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While preparing nutrition for the cowherd this winter, the two biggest issues are the quantity of feed and being sure pregnant cows and heifers are in their best body condition before challenging winter weather and calving season arrives.
STERLING, N.D. – In the tall, native prairie grasses and forages on pastures at Black Leg Ranch, commercial Black Angus cattle graze rotationally during the summer and stay out on the land throughout the year. In the southern part of the ranch, a herd of buffalo graze on their own pastures.
WORTHINGTON, Minn. – “Pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is an old phrase that Matt and Amanda Altman are making new again.
While word may travel fast, change can sometimes happen a bit slower. Such is the case with rotational deworming – an outdated approach that is still used, albeit less as studies indicate.
After a long holiday weekend, crop markets came back to news in China that caused pressure.
"This will be the last column of 2022, and I have to say it has been quite the roller coaster. I will be the first one to tell you I have real issues with motion sickness."
More farmers this year chopped silage and baled crop residue to extend tight hay supplies. Removing that valuable crop residue from the field is not without consequences.
"Every year is a bit different from the others. This one for me ends up in the 'what could have been' pile."
ASKOV, Minn. – David Becker put in a lot of hours on the road. As a longtime MnDOT chief road inspector, he had time to think about his registered Angus herd back home.
EDEN, Mont. – On Richard Liebert’s ranch in Eden, just south of Great Falls, Mont., the onset of winter weather means many producers are turning to their haystacks a bit early this year, feeding out what Liebert said is “very precious” hay.
There are about 40 conservation practices within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve Program, one of the many programs within the conservation title of the farm bill. They’ll likely continue to change with a new farm bill every five years. It’s difficult to stay abreast…
“It maybe wasn’t the worst year ever, but it wasn’t great.”
You cannot afford to miss the 2022 Nebraska Ag Expo. With a novel Innovation Hub, brand new stage area and a strong panel of speakers for the Expo EDU, the Nebraska Ag Expo is sure to impress.
While the corn market was looking at market factors that included slower feed demand, developments in Ukraine trade interests, and corn harvest, the soybean market was turning south to South America, namely Brazil and Argentina.
We’ve been talking about La Niña — the cool phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation climate pattern — for going on three years now. People have started to ask us whether all these La Niñas could offset global warming.
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The durum market showed a little more strength in mid-November with prices rallying over $10.
I woke up at 5 a.m., milking time, the day they laid Vince Willis to rest in the Loyd Cemetery just a mile south of our old farm in Richland County, Wisconsin.
PATTONSBURG, Mo. — A fresh blanket of November snow added to the holiday spirit as Carl Holcomb was getting ready for another year selling Christmas trees on his farm in Daviess County, Missouri.
With the 2022 sunflower harvest nearing the end, sunflower prices haven’t seen much movement during the past few weeks.
Brian Campbell is executive director with the Iowa Environmental Council, a nonprofit, nonpartisan alliance of various organization and individuals including county solid waste agencies and conservation boards, the Iowa Farmers Union, hunting organizations and businesses.
Feeder calf sale numbers are ramping up across South Dakota. Fall brings many weaning and selling time decisions. These decisions include options to sell calves at weaning, wean them and hold them for 45 days, background until spring, or retain ownership until the calf reaches yearling or fe…
Life is measured by the passage of time – and the season of deer hunting gives me plenty of moments to reflect on past memories.
Fall sees many farmers across the Midwest heading out to stands and hunting blinds, continuing the annual tradition of deer hunting. Successful hunts mean farm families have extra meat in their freezers.
HUDSON, Iowa — “Great minds” from Hansen’s Dairy recently came together to reproduce a hilarious scene from an iconic holiday movie, said co-owner Blake Hansen.
The U.S. Senate, with volatile gasoline prices top of mind, is inching toward a bipartisan solution to a years-long push for year-round sales of ethanol blends of 15% or more.
"Santa’s Christmas budget was oddly tied to the commodities market and the amount of rainfall Northeast Kansas received."
Through mutual friends, Dawn met Grant and fell in love with his absolute passion for farming.
Interest rates on farm loans increased sharply in the third quarter and the acceleration in farm real estate values continued to ease. Farm income and credit conditions remained solid, but the pace of improvement softened. The financial impact of drought also intensified, particularly in the…
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Randy Lincoln has been keeping time with a six-foot-tall, illuminated clock on the front of his historic barn in western Jefferson County.
A major difference in Iowa’s 2022 mid-term elections may not affect voters, but could be felt in the results after Nov. 8.
In 2021, the total noncapital living expenses of 1,213 farm families enrolled in the Illinois Farm Business Farm Management Association averaged $85,828 — or about $7,200 a month for each family. This average was about 12% higher than in 2020.
GENESEO, Ill. — Wyffels Hybrids announced plans for a new site based in Ames, Iowa.
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