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AI tools turn farm data into decisions

AI tools turn farm data into decisions

  • Crystal Reed

Agriculture companies are quickly putting artificial intelligence to use to help their farmer clients make decisions on what hybrids to plant and when to apply fungicide.

Finding the sweet spot for interseeding corn

Finding the sweet spot for interseeding corn

  • Janelle Atyeo

In an effort to control weeds and build healthy soils, south central Nebraska farmer Jordan Uldrich interseeded his corn rows with a cover crop mix.

New World screwworm threat low in South Dakota, vet urges producers to monitor livestock

New World screwworm threat low in South Dakota, vet urges producers to monitor livestock

  • By Taylor Tennant for Tri-State Neighbor

The recent confirmation of New World screwworm in Texas has prompted increased attention across the livestock industry, but South Dakota producers should view the situation as a reason for awareness rather than alarm.

Why God made a special role for fathers

Why God made a special role for fathers

    God made a wise decision when He decided females would serve as mothers. Men generally just can’t do mommy things as well as mommies.

    Wheat crop off to a rough start to the 2026 growing season

    Wheat crop off to a rough start to the 2026 growing season

    • Mark Conlon

    The 2026 wheat crop got off to a rough start with delayed planting in some regions due to wet conditions, while other areas experienced drought-like conditions. And then prices started a slow slide down.

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    Farmers make replant decisions

    Farmers make replant decisions

    • Benjamin Herrold

    ROCK PORT, Mo. — Corn and soybean crops have faced a variety of weather across the Midwest to begin the growing season, with heavy rains in May and June leading to replanting decisions for some farmers.

    Meaningful work

    Meaningful work

    • Dixi Wellman

    "Meaningful work extends far beyond a paycheck and becomes an expression of stewardship, service, family, faith and community."

    Spirit of ’76 tractor carries deep symbolism for South Dakota farm family

    Spirit of ’76 tractor carries deep symbolism for South Dakota farm family

    • By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union

    A Star-Spangled tractor proudly flying Old Glory greets travelers along U.S. Highway 212 in central South Dakota.

    Dillon student using 4-H/FFA success to mentor others

    Dillon student using 4-H/FFA success to mentor others

    • By MORGAN GARRISON

    There aren’t many teenagers that are regularly awake at 5:30 a.m., but for 17-year-old Kenndyl Meine, her days have to start that early just so she even has a prayer of getting everything she needs to do done in a day.

    Old and new crop corn continuing to move in tandem

    Old and new crop corn continuing to move in tandem

    • Mark Conlon

    At this time of year, the corn market is worried about two crops – old and new crop corn – which tend to move in tandem. Unfortunately, both have been moving down in price lately.

    Love Letters from a Farmer

    Love Letters from a Farmer

    • Sarah Pfaff-Cavadini For Agri-View

    If you really want to learn about what someone was like in their younger days, read their high-school yearbooks. I recently read through my mother’s and learned there was a great deal about her I didn’t know.

    What cattle producers need to know about New World screwworm

    What cattle producers need to know about New World screwworm

    • Jaclyn Wilson

    "We need to continue to make sure that we talk about how safe our beef is, as consumer perception is so important."

    Lewistown native shares his passion for agriculture

    Lewistown native shares his passion for agriculture

    • By MORGAN GARRISON

    It may be easy to assume 17-year-old Nathan Long from Lewistown, Mont., grew up without much of a choice when it came to joining 4-H and FFA. After all, his father, Jared Long, is the agriculture education teacher and FFA advisor for the Fergus of Lewistown chapter. But when you listen to Na…

    'Cows are out!' no longer heard

    'Cows are out!' no longer heard

    • Chris McCullough For Agri-View

    NORWAY – Most dairy farmers have received that fateful call from neighbors, or indeed police, informing them the cows have broken out and are on the main road, or destroying someone’s garden.

    School enrichment programs enliven classrooms in Nuckolls, Thayer counties

    School enrichment programs enliven classrooms in Nuckolls, Thayer counties

    • Kristen Sindelar

    Not everyone gets to go from candling eggs in one school, to delivering caterpillars to another, to handling Madagascar hissing cockroaches in another. Yet this is all in a day’s work for extension educator Jenna Gilbert. 

    Enterprising 4-H, FFA student creates goat business for future SAE

    Enterprising 4-H, FFA student creates goat business for future SAE

    • Sue Roesler

    Raising goats and chickens and marketing their products will be an enterprising, creative business for an FFA Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE), according to Everett Spear, 14, a freshman in the fall at Drake-Anamoose High School.

    Red Power Round Up returns to South Dakota with rare exhibits, family stories

    Red Power Round Up returns to South Dakota with rare exhibits, family stories

    • Katelyn Winberg

    From rare Steiger tractors and International Harvester military rifles to family tractors with stories spanning generations, organizers say this year's Red Power Round Up will offer far more than a look at vintage farm equipment.

    Silo history heart of quest

    Silo history heart of quest

    • Jess Savage Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk

    RICHMOND, Ill. – Silos have dotted the Midwestern landscape for 150 years. But they’re threatened by development and old age. One “silo hunter” in northern Illinois has been tracking down silos her grandfather built – before they disappear.

    Buffalo County 4-H club activates curious minds

    Buffalo County 4-H club activates curious minds

    • Kristen Sindelar

    Curious minds want to know: what makes 4-H so awesome?

    Beet stands come through cold, windy spring

    Beet stands come through cold, windy spring

    • By Megan Horsager, Montevideo, Minn.

    Overall, it has been a successful start to the season on our farm. We had good windows for planting with well-timed rains to get the crops germinated timely and evenly. The long stretch of cold and wind in the middle of May put a damper on growth, but we managed to avoid significant frost da…

    Farmers concerned about loss of risk management tools, unfair trade practices

    Farmers concerned about loss of risk management tools, unfair trade practices

    • Sue Roesler

    An ag roundtable organized by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven addressed current North Dakota farmer/rancher concerns with Farm Service Agency Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce at NDSU’s Barry Hall in Fargo on May 26.

    Explore bioreactor wood-chip source

    Explore bioreactor wood-chip source

    • Whitney Baxter Iowa State University

    Hardwood tree species have traditionally been used as a source of wood chips for bioreactors, but could conifers be used, as well?

    The healing power of humor on the farm

    The healing power of humor on the farm

    • Colleen Stegenga

    Turns out there's value in dad jokes. 

    Farmers, plant scientists respond to changing weather patterns

    Farmers, plant scientists respond to changing weather patterns

    • By Crystal Reed, Iowa Farmer Today

    The United States produces approximately $300 billion a year in agricultural commodities, and all of that is vulnerable to climate change.

    Be safe during hot and sunny summer days

    Be safe during hot and sunny summer days

    • By Kim McMichael

    Summer months are filled with outdoor activities. Whether you are enjoying a beautiful day on vacation or working in the heat, it is important to understand the risks of sun exposure and how to best prevent heat illness.

    Barn Boards and Baling Wire

    Barn Boards and Baling Wire

    • John Sumwalt For Agri-View

    After 42 years it was still a thrill to walk into that lovely church sanctuary in the new church we helped to build in Montello, Wisconsin. I recognized many people but there were some who needed to remind me of their names.

    Downpour floods fields in south-central North Dakota as farmers finish planting

    Downpour floods fields in south-central North Dakota as farmers finish planting

    • Sue Roesler

    Most producers across North Dakota received timely rains to spur their newly planted crops to start the month of June. Many crops had emerged from the soil, especially small grains, canola, and corn ahead of three main rain events across the state.

    America’s 250th an opportunity to gather and celebrate

    America’s 250th an opportunity to gather and celebrate

    • Benjamin Herrold

    Gretchen Eickhorst enjoys opportunities to bring people together and celebrate with good food.

    Strength in communities of place-bound people

    Strength in communities of place-bound people

      Editor’s note: This column was originally published July 19, 2000.

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