Is your dog terrified by fireworks? Our vet has some tips for how to help them through summer celebrations, thunderstorms and other events that might scare them.
- Kristen Sindelar
Youth who attended the Feed to Fair to Fork Pork Workshop at Nebraska Extension in Dodge County learned about “everything but the oink.”
- Colleen Stegenga
The farm bill passed by the House includes a study of mental health services available to farmers, ranchers and agricultural professionals. Our mental health columnist explains what that means in practical terms.
- Mark Conlon
While many other markets have struggled recently due to fundamental data issues or geopolitical matters, the soybean market, although it has also struggled, appears to be the odd man out because it’s doing a bit better than the others.
- Marianne Stein University of Illinois
The aviation industry accounts for a large portion of global greenhouse gas emissions. Biobased sustainable aviation fuel can mitigate climate impacts, but transitioning to sustainable aviation fuel faces critical supply chain constraints. A research team at the University of Illinois Urbana…
- Benjamin Herrold
For Matt Moreland, agritourism started as a necessity on his farm, a need to do something different in the face of hard times.
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Recent rains that fell over much of the region in late June has helped replenish soil moisture throughout much of the durum growing area of North Dakota and Montana, and, as an added bonus, durum prices are again at a premium to spring wheat.
- John Sumwalt For Agri-View
We noticed a mysterious creature swimming in the retention pond near our townhome in Wildwood Highlands, our 55-plus community in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. It was too small to be a beaver. It took several days of watching to realize it was a muskrat. Further observation revealed there are …
- By Jeff DeYoung, For Iowa Farmer Today
ORANGE CITY, Iowa — As the United States of America marks 250 years, towns across the Midwest will celebrate the U.S. along with their immigrant roots.
- Jim Woster
I have never given much thought to the age of this country, and to be honest, I still don’t. Keeping track of my age keeps me busy enough. However, with all that has gone on, including the 250th birthday parties across the country, including in South Dakota, the “how old” conversation has be…
- Tim Kenyon
MONTICELLO, Iowa — Observation with educated guidance helped about 20 participants increase understanding about grazing pasture rotations at an Iowa State University Extension event in eastern Jones County.
- Mark Conlon
Mid- to late June is the busiest time of year across the sunflower growing region as farmers push to finish up 2026 planting operations and begin crop protection activities over the next few weeks.
- Chris Hardie For Agri-View
Fifty years ago a new word entered my vocabulary as our nation celebrated our Bicentennial, the 200th anniversary of the adoption July 4, 1776, of the Declaration of Independence.
- By Zoe Martin, Iowa Farmer Today
Spicy or sweet, all the colors of the rainbow, baked, fried or bacon-wrapped — it’s pepper season in the Midwest!
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"We got a few rain showers more recently, which caused the grass to green up quite a bit, but we’re still needing more rain."
- Kristen Sindelar
As the Fourth of July nears, a nationwide celebration reverberates from coast to coast in anticipation of America’s 250th birthday. In Nebraska, another lesser-known place also has an upcoming milestone.
- Katelyn Winberg
Andrew Streff still remembers the corn maze his now-wife dragged him through while they were dating. As a farmer himself, he came away with one declaration: he’d never pay to walk through another man’s corn field again.
On a recent Saturday morning, my wife and I had run a few errands when she reminded me she had been given a gift card for a new business. Neither of us were familiar with the place but gathered from the name that they sold cookies.
- Mark Conlon
As June was ending and July approached, all grain commodity markets continued to see some pressure, but it seems the wheat markets have taken the brunt of things.
- Janelle Atyeo
After another inch and a half of rain in late June, southeastern Nebraska has completely emerged from drought status, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor’s June 25 update.
- By BaiLee McMillan, Nebraska IFYE Association
Wow my first four weeks into this IFYE experience has been eye opening!
- Kristen Sindelar
“America is not like a blanket—one piece of unbroken cloth. America is more like a quilt—many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven together by a common thread.”
Afew months ago, I was at my brother’s farm for a quick visit. Rudi, my German Shepherd, and I were enjoying the warm, sunny spring day by going for a long walk.
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Total corn acres in the U.S. came in slightly higher than expected in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s planted acreage report released on June 30. Corn prices varied before and after the report.
- National Corn Growers Association
Corn and the farmers who grow it have been a part of all the 250 years of the United States. From feeding a growing nation to foundational contributions to the early U.S. economy, corn helped make agriculture and the rural United States the backbone of the country, evolving from a survival s…
- Sue Roesler
A North Dakotan farmer had a seat at the table when U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew N. Ferguson announced the investigation of fertilizer price hikes at a McKinney, Texas, farm shop after hearing farmers complain about high fertilizer costs that have risen sharply since 2020.
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