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Farmers continue to balance the needs of their operation with tight profit margins and high input costs.
In Iowa, Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and Gov. Kim Reynolds opted against running for another term, leaving the field open to new leaders concerned with economics, health, education and property rights.
Illinois residents will go to the polls Nov. 3 to consider two major statewide races for governor and U.S. Senate.
This year’s Nov. 3 general election is relatively quiet in Missouri and for agricultural issues in the state.
The issues at play in the Nov. 3 midterm aren’t necessarily ag issues. People are struggling with economic uncertainty throughout the United States, said University of Illinois agriculture policy professor Jonathan Coppess.
Marcia Miller has won some 530 ribbons in the Iowa State Fair’s baking competitions with all manner of cakes, cookies and pastries, but she’d never made a red raspberry pie.
After 17 years, the McCook Farm and Ranch Expo will not take place this November.
The grim hues of dead grass and weeds only added to the despair, their lifeless overgrowth shrouding dilapidated wooden buildings. Not a soul was there — or was that true?
With fall harvest underway, recent rains have left fields soft, with harvest equipment cutting ruts into the soil in some areas. Those ruts leave the soil surface uneven and can indicate significant compaction below the surface. That compaction can restrict root growth for several growing se…
As summer comes to an end and temperatures cool, it is time to start preparing the stand for winter.
A fencing business helped Jake Miller get established on his family farm, bringing in a steadier stream of cash than livestock. “It all works together as one big system,” he said.
Well, it’s that time of the year again when the cows come home.
The proposed livestreaming of an execution – since canceled – has stirred strong reactions. And it has brought back painful memories of the trauma for the survivors of those who died, were wounded or were present that terrible day at Fort Hood, Texas.
A long-time public-land pheasant hunter and his adult grandson, just after the 9 a.m. pheasant-season opener, made their way along a gated one-time-town road in Lafayette County, Wisconsin. The grandfather told me he wanted to come one last time to the Yellowstone Wildlife Area – adjacent to…
Lee Morey has been selected as the recipient of the Richard Caverly Memorial Dairy Award. The Award, established in 2024, is presented to an individual, aged 18 to 30, who exemplifies the qualities that Richard was known for – his great cow sense, deep love of dairy cattle breeding and husba…
A scoop of soybean meal may look much like the next, but Kansas State University researchers are finding that what is inside the feed ingredient – and how it is measured – can vary.
Farmers continue to balance the needs of their operation with tight profit margins and high input costs.
In Iowa, Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and Gov. Kim Reynolds opted against running for another term, leaving the field open to new leaders concerned with economics, health, education and property rights.
Illinois residents will go to the polls Nov. 3 to consider two major statewide races for governor and U.S. Senate.
This year’s Nov. 3 general election is relatively quiet in Missouri and for agricultural issues in the state.
The issues at play in the Nov. 3 midterm aren’t necessarily ag issues. People are struggling with economic uncertainty throughout the United States, said University of Illinois agriculture policy professor Jonathan Coppess.
Marcia Miller has won some 530 ribbons in the Iowa State Fair’s baking competitions with all manner of cakes, cookies and pastries, but she’d never made a red raspberry pie.
Familiar routines are easy to predict, so they feel safe. The brain can read that uncertainty as a threat. That's when the worry, the knot in the stomach and the sleepless nights kick in.
"We still have many days ahead of us with harvest, and the rain isn’t helping."
With fall harvest underway, recent rains have left fields soft, with harvest equipment cutting ruts into the soil in some areas. Those ruts leave the soil surface uneven and can indicate significant compaction below the surface. That compaction can restrict root growth for several growing se…
As summer comes to an end and temperatures cool, it is time to start preparing the stand for winter.
"With anything innovative, there are pluses and minuses as the kinks get worked out." Explore what monoclonal antibodies are with our Vet Report.
Drivers on Highway 18 along South Dakota’s southern border will see one happy harvest crew, made up of more than 40 scarecrows.
A scoop of soybean meal may look much like the next, but Kansas State University researchers are finding that what is inside the feed ingredient – and how it is measured – can vary.
WING, N.D. – As the sun moved higher in the sky on an unseasonably warm October day, trucks pulling horse trailers with draft horses or hauling farm machines from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s, along with vehicles filled with friends, neighbors and farm families, pulled into Larry and Judy …
As summer comes to an end and temperatures cool, it is time to start preparing the stand for winter.
FOXHOLM, N.D. – At Bock Farms, Brandon and Jessie Bock, who farm with their son, Lyle, and daughter, Grace, are preparing for the remainder of harvest, while finishing up more fall field work before the snow flies.
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota FFA is celebrating a historic milestone as Teagan Erbele of Napoleon, N.D., was elected to serve as the 2026–27 National FFA Central Region Vice President during the seventh general session of the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo on Saturday, Oct. 24, in …
BISMARCK, N.D. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in North Dakota has announced additional eligible practices for farmers participating in the Regenerative Pilot Program in fiscal year 2027, providing local agricultural producers with more opportunities to adopt conservation systems…
Farmers continue to balance the needs of their operation with tight profit margins and high input costs.
In Iowa, Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst and Gov. Kim Reynolds opted against running for another term, leaving the field open to new leaders concerned with economics, health, education and property rights.
Illinois residents will go to the polls Nov. 3 to consider two major statewide races for governor and U.S. Senate.
This year’s Nov. 3 general election is relatively quiet in Missouri and for agricultural issues in the state.
The issues at play in the Nov. 3 midterm aren’t necessarily ag issues. People are struggling with economic uncertainty throughout the United States, said University of Illinois agriculture policy professor Jonathan Coppess.
Marcia Miller has won some 530 ribbons in the Iowa State Fair’s baking competitions with all manner of cakes, cookies and pastries, but she’d never made a red raspberry pie.
A scoop of soybean meal may look much like the next, but Kansas State University researchers are finding that what is inside the feed ingredient – and how it is measured – can vary.
WING, N.D. – As the sun moved higher in the sky on an unseasonably warm October day, trucks pulling horse trailers with draft horses or hauling farm machines from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s, along with vehicles filled with friends, neighbors and farm families, pulled into Larry and Judy …
As summer comes to an end and temperatures cool, it is time to start preparing the stand for winter.
FOXHOLM, N.D. – At Bock Farms, Brandon and Jessie Bock, who farm with their son, Lyle, and daughter, Grace, are preparing for the remainder of harvest, while finishing up more fall field work before the snow flies.
Montana FFA members recently returned from participation at the National FFA Convention and Expo held in Indianapolis, Ind. Approximately 600 Montana students attended the convention where they engaged in competitions, leadership workshops, tours and educational seminars. This annual event a…
INVERNESS, Mont. – And just like that, the 2026 production year is starting to draw to a close. By the middle of October, Hi-Line farmer Stine-Lise Decker and her father were happy to finally be able to park the combine for the year. They wrapped up their production year by harvesting safflo…
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