Emerging technologies in robotics, as well as improvements to the capabilities of existing equipment such as drones, will push farming to new levels.
COLFAX, Iowa — Speakers at Becknology Day in central Iowa urged producers to be hyper vigilant to keep their farming operations in the black.
Farmers are facing higher input costs, including fuel costs. Even within this growing season, farmers have seen significant movement in fuel prices.
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — Farmers at Beck’s Hybrids Becknology Day in southern Illinois Aug. 7 had the chance to see how crops reacted in a “hot spot” for red crown rot.
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — An Aug. 7 Becknology Day tour aimed to help guide farmers as nitrogen prices rise.
K-State veterinarians look at the benefits of supplementing calf nutrition with the practice of creep feeding
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Talk to Sydney Jenkins about her summer, and two distinct themes resonate: spending time with family and showing livestock.
"That last week before school started seemed like it only lasted a couple of days."
"Law No. 1: Livestock know when you are in a hurry. They also know when you are wearing good clothes."
A mosaic may seem like a simple piece of art with its broken glass shards wedged together by grout, but the 4-H’ers who attended the Mosaics June Jamboree program with the Nebraska Extension in Custer County know there is much more than meets the eye when creating this type of art.
Rains came and humidity has moderated. Days are beginning to shorten, favoring planning and preparation instead of engaging in consumptive activities. Insects – including colorful, fidgety butterflies – seemed to outnumber mosquitoes and Japanese beetles on beans, ferns and cannas.
Derechos, hail, drought and mounting disease pressure have all exposed weak points in conventional tall corn silage systems. Short stature corn, hybrids bred to stand roughly one-third shorter than conventional corn while carrying the same leaf number, has been promoted as a more stable opti…
A new simulation study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign suggests winter canola could be profitable and environmentally beneficial if added to a conventional corn-soy rotation in the U.S. Midwest.
I’ve never been a betting man – engaging in farming and owning a small business is risky enough – so I don’t play against the odds.
The weather continues to be baffling. Isolated and large storms have been popping up, bringing some relief to some areas while others continue to bake. There are many management considerations during dry periods, but keep an eye on some major ones.
Emerging technologies in robotics, as well as improvements to the capabilities of existing equipment such as drones, will push farming to new levels.
COLFAX, Iowa — Speakers at Becknology Day in central Iowa urged producers to be hyper vigilant to keep their farming operations in the black.
Farmers are facing higher input costs, including fuel costs. Even within this growing season, farmers have seen significant movement in fuel prices.
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — Farmers at Beck’s Hybrids Becknology Day in southern Illinois Aug. 7 had the chance to see how crops reacted in a “hot spot” for red crown rot.
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — An Aug. 7 Becknology Day tour aimed to help guide farmers as nitrogen prices rise.
"I remember piling into our house for a meal and at bedtime, sleeping wherever there was a spot, including on the floor."
K-State veterinarians look at the benefits of supplementing calf nutrition with the practice of creep feeding
Britni Ross, Philip, South Dakota, was named the Woman Farmer of the Year at the Dakotafest farm show in Mitchell, Aug. 20.
"You watch kids grow up, become fond of them, then they graduate and they’re gone out of your life."
"I was pleasantly surprised when I heard my dad say we had twins and even more shocked when he followed up a couple hours later ...”
U.S. Senators from South Dakota and Minnesota are backing legislation that would add up to 20 million acres of grazing lands by seeding marginal cropland to grass.
STERLING, N.D. – Fourth-generation ranchers Jerry and Renae Doan, along with several natural resources and grazing groups, will host “Advancing Soil Health for a Healthy America Summit” on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The event offers a full-day ranch experience and immersion into regenerative ag and…
FOXHOLM, N.D. – Combines are rolling on Bock Farms as the Bock family begins cutting spring wheat on Friday, Aug. 7, for the 2026 harvest season under slightly cooler but still warm temperatures and dry conditions.
DRAKE, N.D. – After returning from a short working vacation with other corn growers in St. Louis, Scott and Rachel Spear were preparing to start spring wheat harvest on their farm in August.
Canola harvest has begun in North Dakota as the USDA reports that two percent of the crop has been harvested as of Aug. 9. Initial yield reports from growers are much lower than last year due to the intense heat over the entire region in the past month. The heat is widely reported to have ta…
The U.S. soybean crop has the potential to be another big one, so the market was waiting and watching for the August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A close watch was also in China, which is back buying U.S. soybeans.
A general lack of any new fundamental news has kept durum prices locked in a trading range that’s remained steady over the past several weeks.
Emerging technologies in robotics, as well as improvements to the capabilities of existing equipment such as drones, will push farming to new levels.
COLFAX, Iowa — Speakers at Becknology Day in central Iowa urged producers to be hyper vigilant to keep their farming operations in the black.
Farmers are facing higher input costs, including fuel costs. Even within this growing season, farmers have seen significant movement in fuel prices.
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — Farmers at Beck’s Hybrids Becknology Day in southern Illinois Aug. 7 had the chance to see how crops reacted in a “hot spot” for red crown rot.
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — An Aug. 7 Becknology Day tour aimed to help guide farmers as nitrogen prices rise.
FOXHOLM, N.D. – Combines are rolling on Bock Farms as the Bock family begins cutting spring wheat on Friday, Aug. 7, for the 2026 harvest season under slightly cooler but still warm temperatures and dry conditions.
Canola harvest has begun in North Dakota as the USDA reports that two percent of the crop has been harvested as of Aug. 9. Initial yield reports from growers are much lower than last year due to the intense heat over the entire region in the past month. The heat is widely reported to have ta…
A general lack of any new fundamental news has kept durum prices locked in a trading range that’s remained steady over the past several weeks.
While other commodity markets have been experiencing a lot of volatility with prices fluctuating up and down over the past few weeks, sunflower prices are bucking that trend and have actually risen.
Wheat harvest is a special time of year. The sights, sounds, and smells bring a flood of memories to anyone who has spent time working long hours behind the wheel of a combine or grain truck, shoveling grain or maneuvering augers. Besides the sights, sounds and smells, there’s always pressur…
The corn market wasn’t moving much as it was awaiting the next supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, caught between the potential of a big corn crop and good export demand.
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