Small grain harvest is beginning in North Dakota, and with the current dry conditions, there is an increased risk of combine fires early in the season.
FOXHOLM, N.D. – At Bock Farms, with hot and dry weather continuing, crops are maturing, while Brandon Bock has been working in the shop, preparing his combines and other farm machines for harvest.
DRAKE, N.D. – With widespread 90- to 100-degree temperatures during the last half of July, Scott Spear said his crops – spring wheat, canola, soybeans and corn – are showing signs of being stressed by the heat.
Brooke Rollins made her first trip to Minnesota as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture when she spoke at Farmfest Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, but she’s no stranger to Minnesota farm country.
July’s heat wave brought prime conditions for small grain harvest across much of South Dakota.
Old crop canola supplies in North Dakota are indicated at very low levels as canola basis levels have improved significantly in July. Basis for current month and early August delivery at local crush plants in North Dakota ranges from $25 to $55 over the ICE canola futures prices.
Randy Dreher did not plan to teach other people how to do artificial insemination. It was just something he did for his cattle on his farm in western Iowa, near Audubon.
Each season, growers sorting through seed decisions face a flood of yield claims and performance data. Company X says its seed outyielded Company Y’s, and the comparisons keep coming. Instead of clarity, the numbers can create more questions and leave growers unsure what to do next.
Wayne Koehler grows corn and soybeans in Charles City with his wife of 35 years, Lisa.
Clayton VanAernam is 17 and a junior at Audubon High School. He farms with his parents, Andy and Ashley, near Exira in Audubon County. They have a cow-calf herd, and Clayton helps his uncle with his row crop operation. He is involved with FFA, serving as chapter president, and is also active…
Aaron and Chrissy Schnepel live and farm near Carson, Iowa, in Pottawattamie County, with their son, Brock, a high school sophomore, and daughter, Baylee, an eighth grader. They grow corn and soybeans and some cover cropping on a couple thousand acres with Aaron’s dad, Mark, and uncle, Condo…
Eric Weuve is a farm business management specialist at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach based in Ames. He farms with his parents, Wayne and Cathy, overseeing 600 acres of corn and soybeans in a row crop operation in Story County near McCallsburg and Zearing.
Randy Dreher did not plan to teach other people how to do artificial insemination. It was just something he did for his cattle on his farm in western Iowa, near Audubon.
Each season, growers sorting through seed decisions face a flood of yield claims and performance data. Company X says its seed outyielded Company Y’s, and the comparisons keep coming. Instead of clarity, the numbers can create more questions and leave growers unsure what to do next.
Chad Dillenberger is a Monroe County native. His experience spans roles in finance as well as hands-on management as the fourth generation on a 1,600-acre grain farm in Valmeyer. He has two boys, Henry, 18, and Liam, 15, and has been married to Katie, his high school sweetheart, for 21 years.
Tom is a co-owner of Leeper Family Farms LLC which in Decatur in Macon County. They raise corn, soybeans, wheat and hay. Tom farms with his son Evan Leeper and son-in-law Nate Doty. He has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science from Illinois State University. He is a CCA and sells seed for Wyffels and Brevant. He also raises cattle for his freezer beef business.
Joe Stuckel and his wife Amber, along with their six young children, farm near Buckley in Iroquois County. They are first generation farmers, growing corn and soybeans.
Marty Marr farms near New Berlin with his wife Sheila and two sons, Martin Jr. and Evan, raising corn, soybeans, hay and cattle. They also do some commercial hauling of various commodities. In recent years Marr served as a director in the Illinois Corn Growers Association and was president o…
Randy Dreher did not plan to teach other people how to do artificial insemination. It was just something he did for his cattle on his farm in western Iowa, near Audubon.
Each season, growers sorting through seed decisions face a flood of yield claims and performance data. Company X says its seed outyielded Company Y’s, and the comparisons keep coming. Instead of clarity, the numbers can create more questions and leave growers unsure what to do next.
Rider Jackson farms with his dad, Fred, in Buchanan County. He grows primarily corn and soybeans, as well as some wheat and putting up hay. He studied agriculture at Northwest Missouri State University. Jackson participated in the Missouri Corn Growers Association’s CornRoots program, which is a leadership academy for young farmers.
Danny Kuenzel farms with family in Franklin and Gasconade counties. He grows corn and soybeans, with some acres in the Missouri River bottom and some on the hill ground. He serves on the board for the Missouri Corn Growers Association and the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council.
Dan Carpenter farms with family in Carroll and Ray counties. He is a fourth-generation farmer, raising corn, soybeans and cattle. He also owns and operates a Pioneer seed agency. Carpenter serves on the Missouri Soybean Association board.
Chad Bruns farms with family in Audrain County, in northeast Missouri. He grows corn, soybeans and wheat. He also raises beef cattle, with a cow-calf operation.
New county-level data shows U.S. irrigated farmland grew by more than 3 million acres between 1997 and 2022—but the national number hides a much more interesting story playing out county by county.
Randy Dreher did not plan to teach other people how to do artificial insemination. It was just something he did for his cattle on his farm in western Iowa, near Audubon.
"Cake decorating may look simple from the outside, but it takes patience, practice, creativity and problem-solving skills."
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"The farm bill write up is going on right now, and somehow mandatory country of origin labeling or MCOOL has reared its ugly head again." Jaclyn Wilson breaks down the points against mandatory labeling, but you should do your own reserach, too.
Small grain harvest is beginning in North Dakota, and with the current dry conditions, there is an increased risk of combine fires early in the season.
FOXHOLM, N.D. – At Bock Farms, with hot and dry weather continuing, crops are maturing, while Brandon Bock has been working in the shop, preparing his combines and other farm machines for harvest.
INVERNESS, Mont. – When it comes to farming, there is a saying that goes: “You make plans and the universe just laughs.” However, as satirical as it may sound, the saying hit close to home for Stine-Lise Decker at the end of July.
Brooke Rollins made her first trip to Minnesota as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture when she spoke at Farmfest Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, but she’s no stranger to Minnesota farm country.
Old crop canola supplies in North Dakota are indicated at very low levels as canola basis levels have improved significantly in July. Basis for current month and early August delivery at local crush plants in North Dakota ranges from $25 to $55 over the ICE canola futures prices.
Though durum and spring wheat are both classes of wheat, fundamentally they are different. And while spring what prices have been able to rally somewhat because of recent weather conditions, durum has not followed.
New county-level data shows U.S. irrigated farmland grew by more than 3 million acres between 1997 and 2022—but the national number hides a much more interesting story playing out county by county.
When I was growing up, there were three meals and one substantial snack every day. Breakfast was in the morning, of course. Dinner was at noon. Lunch was about 4 p.m., after school and before milking time. And supper was the evening meal, after the cows were milked.
There are few times in my life I can remember more than 6 inches of rain in one night, so our rain last Thursday night, July 30 was a bit of an experience.
"The farm bill write up is going on right now, and somehow mandatory country of origin labeling or MCOOL has reared its ugly head again." Jaclyn Wilson breaks down the points against mandatory labeling, but you should do your own reserach, too.
Recent rainfall has brought some much needed relief to northeastern South Dakota crops, but producers say the growing season is still far from being out of the woods.
Brooke Rollins made her first trip to Minnesota as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture when she spoke at Farmfest Tuesday morning, Aug. 4, but she’s no stranger to Minnesota farm country.
WASHINGTON — When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the New World about five centuries ago, they brought muskets, cannons, armor, horses and attack dogs as they set about colonizing the Americas.
World events and domestic policy continued to influence shipping at Wisconsin’s seaports during the early part of the 2026 season on the Great Lakes. Often the predictions of pundits prove wrong because there are myriad factors at play in the complex endeavor of shipping and the economic hea…
My dad, Tom L. Pfaff, was proud to have served his country. The words from Lee Greenwood’s song “God Bless the USA” describes Dad’s feelings perfectly – “I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free, and I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me … God bless the USA.”
LUXEMBURG, Wis. – The rain that fell July 31 and Aug. 1 was badly needed in southern Wisconsin – some areas received almost 6 inches by some accounts – but it threatened to wash out the 15th-annual Titletown Threshing Club’s Thresheree. It was held this year at the Jossart Family Farm near L…
UKRAINE – With the lack of ships able to call at Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, farmers there fear this year’s harvest could be dumped on the domestic market. That decrease prices to less than the cost of production.
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