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Screwworm spreads into 4 more counties

Screwworm spreads into 4 more counties

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Water, shade and fly control help herds through summer

Water, shade and fly control help herds through summer

  • Benjamin Herrold

The hot summer months can be a challenge for cattle herds. Heat can affect performance in several ways, including average daily gains and reproductive issues.

Timely rains bring moisture to the Bocks’ emerging crops

Timely rains bring moisture to the Bocks’ emerging crops

  • Sue Roesler

FOXHOLM, N.D. – At Bock Farms in the northwestern region of the state, Brandon and Jessie Bock, who farm with their son, Lyle, and daughter, Grace, were busy finishing up spring planting. 

Researchers aim to speed up seed discoveries

Researchers aim to speed up seed discoveries

  • Tim Kenyon

URBANA, Ill. — A deep well of curiosity and persistence motivates researchers to push for more innovation in corn seeds.

Simple changes make the difference in cooling off cattle

Simple changes make the difference in cooling off cattle

  • K-State Extension news service

K-State beef extension veterinarian provides solutions for managing heat stressed cattle

Pigs thrive living outside

Pigs thrive living outside

  • Chris McCullough For Agri-View

NORTHERN IRELAND – Research looking at two groups of pigs fattened on an outdoor system in Northern Ireland showed good results. It proved there is potential with the rearing method. Even with Northern Ireland’s variable weather conditions, the pigs proved they could adapt to and thrive on a…

Rain improves outlook for Jandal operation

Rain improves outlook for Jandal operation

  • Katelyn Winberg

Recent rainfall has improved conditions for Jade Jandal and his family operation near Rockham, South Dakota. After a dry start to the growing season, Jandal said moisture arrived at a critical time for crops, pastures and hay ground.

Flat out wrong

Flat out wrong

  • Glenn Brunkow

"I do not like being wrong. You would think that I would be used to it by now. It happens frequently."

Spear spending long hours in the sprayer as crops grow

Spear spending long hours in the sprayer as crops grow

  • Sue Roesler

DRAKE, N.D. – As of the start of June, Rachel and Scott Spear have finished planting all their crops and have been scouting newly emerged crops in the fields. Scott has been spending time in the sprayer, as well.

Severe weather prompts soybean replant, corn pulls through

Severe weather prompts soybean replant, corn pulls through

  • By Kylie Mockler of Centerville, S.D.

"Just as the planter was getting put back in the shed for the year, Mother Nature had other plans."

Happy Rock 4-H’er delivers buckets of smiles in Jefferson County

Happy Rock 4-H’er delivers buckets of smiles in Jefferson County

  • Kristen Sindelar

Young patients at the hospital in Jefferson County, Nebraska, have something to look forward to after Marley Rosener put her heart and hands to larger service for this year’s 4-H Citizenship project.

Northern Montana receives rain while Decker enjoys time in DC

Northern Montana receives rain while Decker enjoys time in DC

  • By MORGAN GARRISON

INVERNESS, Mont. – It is officially growing season across the Northern Great Plains. June is a significant month for many because it marks a milestone in the production year – agriculturalists have survived the hardship of calving and planting season, and now it is time to watch their respec…

From the Fields: Jason Maloney

From the Fields: Jason Maloney

  • Jason Maloney For Agri-View

May in far-northern Wisconsin was damp and cool. Many mornings the air over land along Lake Superior almost invited Jack Frost for a late visit. It seemed like the liquid in outdoor thermometers was influenced more by gravity than by heat. Lake Superior surface-water temperatures in some are…

Back on the irons for branding time

Back on the irons for branding time

  • Jaclyn Wilson

"We branded bunch No. 2, and it could not have gone any smoother. There are just four of us branding this year, and it’s like this team has worked together for years."

Competition and camaraderie

Competition and camaraderie

  • Janelle Atyeo

A national sheep event in Huron will showcase top Rambouillet sheep from breeders across the country this month.

Laughter: What the world needs now

Laughter: What the world needs now

    What the world needs now is love, sweet love…” Jackie DeShannon’s 1965 hit record spoke a truth. The world always needs more love.

    Biofuel expectations, crude oil continue driving oilseeds

    Biofuel expectations, crude oil continue driving oilseeds

    • By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association

    A recent update from the Energy Information Administration shows that the biofuel enthusiasm is picking up steam as 403 million pounds of canola oil was used for biofuel production in March, the most since December 2024. A total of 1.28 billion pounds of soybean oil was used, the most since …

    Adventure awaits at the Cass County 4-H Summer Wilderness Camp

    Adventure awaits at the Cass County 4-H Summer Wilderness Camp

    • Kristen Sindelar

    Many in the older generation can recall their childhood summers filled with endless days spent exploring the great outdoors. This was especially true if you were lucky enough to go to 4-H camp, where the adventures that made camp special featured hiking in the woods, being on the water and s…

    Keep ‘America the Beautiful’ for another 250 years

    Keep ‘America the Beautiful’ for another 250 years

      I have a quarterly project with Rudi, my 3-year-old, wonderful German Shepherd. We take a bag while walking so we can collect garbage.

      Geopolitical issues influencing soybean market

      Geopolitical issues influencing soybean market

      • Mark Conlon

      Soybean planting, like corn, is nearing completion, and the first crop ratings should start out strong, and seasonal pressure can come into play, also just like corn. But after that, soybeans are a little harder to explain.

      Screwworm – what happens now?

      Screwworm – what happens now?

      • Jules Bernstein University of California

      The New World screwworm lays its eggs in open wounds and burrows into skin. While human infections are rare, the insect poses an existential threat to cattle farming and dairy production. And it has returned to the United States.

      The people who make us feel at home

      The people who make us feel at home

      • Katie Kaliff-Jagels

      "They’re the kind of moms and wives you want to sit at the table with, the ones who tell stories about themselves, not others."

      Iowa dairy farm engages visitors while expanding operations

      Iowa dairy farm engages visitors while expanding operations

      • Tim Kenyon

      DONAHUE, Iowa — Keeping an open mind has led Cinnamon Ridge Farm’s owners to success.

      Southwest Iowan finds farmers market jelly success

      Southwest Iowan finds farmers market jelly success

      • By Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today

      VILLISCA, Iowa — Kristy Petry always believed a life in the country was calling her, but it took a global pandemic to make that happen.

      Durum market watching North American crops

      Durum market watching North American crops

      • Mark Conlon

      The start of the 2026 durum growing season in the region hasn’t been as smooth as hoped, and prospects of potentially large durum crops elsewhere have kept durum prices from moving higher.

      Barn Boards and Baling Wire

      Barn Boards and Baling Wire

      • John Sumwalt For Agri-View

      Disagreements among Christians, even heated discussions about essential issues, are not always a bad thing. That was the point of a sermon I preached recently at Trinity United Methodist Church in Montello, Wisconsin.

      Illinois brothers carry on dairy tradition

      Illinois brothers carry on dairy tradition

      • Crystal Reed

      The Mitchell family has been farming in the same place since the 1840s.

      Sunflower production forecast higher in 2026

      Sunflower production forecast higher in 2026

      • Mark Conlon

      As the month of June began, U.S. sunflower producers were making excellent planting progress, and sunflower prices for both old and new crop were unchanged to up 25 cents per hundredweight.

      Back Home

      Back Home

      • Chris Hardie For Agri-View

      I’m not a superstitious person, but I wonder at times if someone has placed a curse on my power equipment. Others may say it’s merely a hex – a short-term spell designed to teach me a lesson. But because I have many generations of slow-learning in my family from the farming side of the equat…

      Rodeo legacy lives on in Wessington Springs Family

      Rodeo legacy lives on in Wessington Springs Family

      • By Lura Roti, for South Dakota Farmers Union

      From the start, Owen and Shannon Fagerhaug's passion for rodeo played a role in their major life decisions.

      Longtime dairy farmer leads state dairy organizations

      Longtime dairy farmer leads state dairy organizations

      • Benjamin Herrold

      After years working in the dairy industry, Alfred Brandt continues to support dairy farmers through his work with Missouri Dairy and the Missouri Dairy Growth Council.

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      WATCH IT: Georgia's drought impacts agriculture, raises wildfire risk

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