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Decker raises wheat, peas, fenugreek in north-central Montana

Decker raises wheat, peas, fenugreek in north-central Montana

  • By MORGAN GARRISON

INVERNESS, Mont. – North-central Montana has been synonymous with farming ever since homesteaders started to flood into the area in the early 20th century. Undeterred by the grasshoppers and elements and fueled by strong Nordic convictions, these early farming pioneers, by the grace of God, …

Century-old farm reflects generational respect

Century-old farm reflects generational respect

  • Lynn Grooms For Agri-View

STOUGHTON, Wis. – Few businesses and even fewer people live to see 114 years of age. But the Sime family farm just outside Stoughton has. Bruce and Kim Sime received Century Farm Recognition at the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair. Their family’s farm was established in 1912 by his great-grandfathe…

Bayer feed corn for seed fields in Hawaii protected by DroneDogs

Bayer feed corn for seed fields in Hawaii protected by DroneDogs

  • Sue Roesler

Bayer Crop Science operates approximately 8,000 acres of farmland across Oahu, Maui, and Molokai in Hawaii, where more than 90 percent of the global supply of feed corn for seed is grown.

Travel tips from a lengthy trip

Travel tips from a lengthy trip

  • Jaclyn Wilson

Back from travel abroad, Jaclyn Wilson catches up on the ranch and shares some packing trips from her journey. 

Canola market needs to encourage acres

Canola market needs to encourage acres

  • By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association

The canola market continues to show strength recently as the market is said to be supported by higher crude oil prices and higher soybean oil prices, according to analysts. The current situation in the canola industry is increasing crush capacity along with record crush margins, increasing e…

Beef lovers try new farming approaches

Beef lovers try new farming approaches

  • Lynn Grooms For Agri-View

DEERFIELD, Wis. – “We wouldn’t be where we are today without Biological Farmer Friends (of the Lower Yahara),” says Grace Link of Bosben Rd. Beef Company, a beef and crop farm near Deerfield.

Sudden grief difficult to face

Sudden grief difficult to face

  • Glenn Brunkow

"(My father-in law) could be summed up in two words: family and commitment. Without a doubt his family was first, and I feel blessed to have been a part of that."

US blockade a concern for China, soybeans

US blockade a concern for China, soybeans

  • Mark Conlon

Although China is now receiving the 12 million metric tons (MMT) of U.S. soybeans they agreed to purchase last year and still intends to buy 25 MMT more per year for the next three years, the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a point of concern that could potentially disrupt trade tal…

Survey reveals fertilizer impacts

Survey reveals fertilizer impacts

  • Faith Parum American Farm Bureau Federation

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Farmers puts conservation tax to work

Farmers puts conservation tax to work

  • Benjamin Herrold

Editor’s note: This story is part of series highlighting regional conservation partnerships for Soil and Water Conservation Week April 28 through May 5.

Durum, spring wheat prices nearly on equal footing

Durum, spring wheat prices nearly on equal footing

  • Mark Conlon

It’s been a relatively slow period for the durum market, which remains in pretty much the same position it’s been for the past several weeks. One change, however, is that durum prices and spring wheat prices are now nearly on equal footing as durum no longer enjoys much of a premium over spr…

Back Home

Back Home

  • Chris Hardie For Agri-View

Wisconsinites know the change of seasons on the calendar doesn’t always square with Mother Nature’s timetable. We can go from winter to spring to summer back to winter in the span of a few days or even hours.

Southeast Iowa family proud of farm longevity

Southeast Iowa family proud of farm longevity

  • Tim Kenyon

BRIGHTON, Iowa — Talk around a farmer’s dinner table these days can lead to a touch of spring fever.

Century Farm continues family’s legacy

Century Farm continues family’s legacy

  • Benjamin Herrold

In 1897, Brian Lehman’s ancestors bought a farm in Morgan County, Missouri. They came to the land from Switzerland after spending some time in Illinois.

Illinois family strives to keep land locally owned and farmed

Illinois family strives to keep land locally owned and farmed

  • Crystal Reed

The Horn family of Sullivan, Illinois, has a long history of owning farmland in Moultrie County.

Less volatility may entice additional sunflower acres this year

Less volatility may entice additional sunflower acres this year

  • Mark Conlon

While other grain markets have been impacted by volatile world events, notably rising fuel and fertilizer costs, the U.S. sunflower market has been able to sidestep some of the turmoil in part because it is not as dependent on exports. The fact there’s less volatility for sunflower may entic…

An Outdoorsman’s Journal

An Outdoorsman’s Journal

  • Mark Walters For Agri-View

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Farmer volunteers key to containing field fires

Farmer volunteers key to containing field fires

  • By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today

SIDNEY, Iowa — A dry winter forced many rural fire departments to ask farmers to help contain field fires.

Doing it differently: Nebraska farmer revolutionized corn harvesting

Doing it differently: Nebraska farmer revolutionized corn harvesting

  • By Carla Post for Midwest Messenger

The dozens of silk flower arrangements lining the hall outside 96-year-old Harvey Bish’s apartment seem a quantum leap from his days as an ag machinery innovator. But for Bish, creating floral bouquets is not all that different from the day more than 70 years ago when he revolutionized the h…

Human intervention sought in age of AI

Human intervention sought in age of AI

    I have a confession to make: I do not follow social media, but I do some doomscrolling.

    Weather, planting, Iran influence wheat market

    Weather, planting, Iran influence wheat market

    • Mark Conlon

    There are plenty of factors influencing the wheat market lately as evidenced by prices moving up, down, and back up again. The result is that prices are back to where they were earlier in April. The question is how will these factors continue to influence the market and for how long?

    Forest resources fund rural needs

    Forest resources fund rural needs

    • Jason Maloney For Agri-View

    Often we hear of resources being sucked out of rural areas. Local governments and residents are often strapped for the cash needed to buy necessary goods and services. Large tax burdens and depressed income levels are a topic for discussion in the countryside. So naturally when a new source …

    Tractor Museum showcases farm history

    Tractor Museum showcases farm history

    • Benjamin Herrold

    The American Tractor Museum in Perryville, Missouri, gives visitors a look at the history of farming, told through the tractors on display.

    Hunting access made easy

    Hunting access made easy

    • Janelle Atyeo

    Farmers make extra cash opening land to hunters, anglers

    Farmers market business blooms on southwest Iowa family farm

    Farmers market business blooms on southwest Iowa family farm

    • By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today

    ESSEX, Iowa — Shad Swanson is proof that you can go home again.

    Corn market watching near-term price movement factors

    Corn market watching near-term price movement factors

    • Mark Conlon

    The corn market is keeping an eye on a number of factors that can shift price movement quickly and that’s likely to continue, at least for the near term, and those are planting progress, the weather, and the war in Iran.

    From the Backroads of Wisconsin's Past

    From the Backroads of Wisconsin's Past

    • John Sumwalt For Agri-View

    Editor's note: The first part of this article was published in the April 16 issue of Agri--View.

    Alternative fertilizers focus on feeding soil biology

    Alternative fertilizers focus on feeding soil biology

    • Janelle Atyeo

    The fertilizer that south-central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich is applying to his fields this year is unconventional – one is derived from squid protein – and they’re meant to feed crops a bit differently, too.

    Gene-edited crops and the global regulatory divide

    Gene-edited crops and the global regulatory divide

    • Katelyn Winberg

    Gene-edited crops reach farmers’ fields faster than regulators around the world can agree on how to oversee them, and the resulting divide is shaping where agricultural innovation takes place.

    More countries seek ethanol amid Iran conflict

    More countries seek ethanol amid Iran conflict

    • Crystal Reed

    The markets are eyeing the forecast to see whether planting progress will push forward or not.

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    Meet Karl Sime - 2026 GroundBreaker of the Year Honorable Mention

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    Late-August heat takes bite out of beans

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    Soybean yields better than expected after lack of rain

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    Northwest harvest hits its stride as crops dry down

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    West Central yields worse than flood year

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    Specialist answers top fertilizer questions

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