AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Digital Ag Innovation Lab at Iowa State will offer Combine University, a premier educational experience designed for operators to meet the technical demands of the 2026 harvest season. The single-day, hands-on training will be…
AMES, Iowa – This past weekend, a severe hailstorm ravaged parts of eastern Iowa, destroying what was expected to be a record-contending corn crop. Following any hail event, a call to your insurance agent and crop advisor is the first step. After insurance adjustments, next is: how do we bes…
Harvest is coming. Farmers are counting down the days.
The New World screwworm has made headlines this year as the cattle industry and government officials work to combat the pest, which was confirmed in the U.S. in June.
The next WASDE report was released Aug. 12, and with that may come a bottoming out of the corn market. The August report is the first of the year to use farmer survey-based estimates for the size and condition of U.S. crops.
“We were looking at some pretty significant tip back on dryland,” Milligan farmer Jordan Uldrich said, estimating that drought stress would prevent 25-40% of kernels from filling.
With the delicate stroke of her paintbrush, life takes form on a blank canvas for young artist Hailey Uffelman.
"Every year I feel like a really mean person as I take the halter from children who are sobbing uncontrollably as they part ways with their lamb or goat."
We did something a little bit different this weekend at the ranch. A neighbor offered a ranch emergency training seminar, and after seeing it posted about a month ago, I had signed all of us up to go.
"Watching the kids play in the yard and chase the ducks, and witnessing how excited they were to see the cows reminds me how fortunate we are to be able to share this with them."
A cyclone hit Seymour Elementary in January, impacting more than 25 students and causing widespread fun and excitement.
After nearly three decades of cover cropping on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Trey Hill was certain he was getting extra nitrogen from the legume species growing within his diverse multi-species mixes.
When it comes to implementing conservation practices on the farm, farmers consider both the economic impact of those practices as well as how they help achieve environmental goals.
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service scientists are leading efforts to introduce a specialized parasitic wasp to combat the highly destructive invasive spotted lanternfly.
This post takes a close look at first-half trends and growth, and challenges that might lie ahead. The U.S. Dairy Export Council plans to continue doing these deeper dives into U.S. dairy trade on the quarter.
Meet Brian Noonan of Jackson County, Iowa, where he is transforming his family’s 480-acre farm. The farm dates back five generations to the 1830s, when his family’s Irish ancestors purchased 180 acres.
People who attend farmers markets more often report greater levels of community participation and a sense of community – according to a new University of Wisconsin-Madison study of more than 5,000 U.S. adults published in Information, Communication & Society.
AMES, Iowa – This past weekend, a severe hailstorm ravaged parts of eastern Iowa, destroying what was expected to be a record-contending corn crop. Following any hail event, a call to your insurance agent and crop advisor is the first step. After insurance adjustments, next is: how do we bes…
Harvest is coming. Farmers are counting down the days.
The New World screwworm has made headlines this year as the cattle industry and government officials work to combat the pest, which was confirmed in the U.S. in June.
The next WASDE report was released Aug. 12, and with that may come a bottoming out of the corn market. The August report is the first of the year to use farmer survey-based estimates for the size and condition of U.S. crops.
The cattle industry continues to watch for signs of heifer retention and herd expansion. Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel said the heifer retention process seems to have started, although slowly.
Visitors to Dakotafest will have the opportunity to see another side of agricultural education as McCook Central FFA members demonstrate the leadership skills they've developed through competition.
On the final day of Dakotafest in Mitchell, one of five finalists will be named the Dakotafest Woman Farmer/Rancher of the Year.
In the Boekelheide farm shop, a mission statement hangs on the wall above semitrucks and combines.
The annual Dakotafest Women's Brunch & Vendor Fair will return Aug. 19, bringing women from across the region together for a morning of networking, inspiration and a message about the power of working together.
South Dakota State University Extension experts will be at Dakotafest, providing educational resources and hands-on activities for a variety of topics.
There is no disease in equine medicine that is more annoying than strangles. The clinical signs vary from very mild to very severe, and it is highly contagious. Here is what you need to know.
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.
A career as an ag education teacher/FFA advisor is not only a rewarding career choice, but it’s a vocation that brings smiles to the entire North Dakota FFA organization. Agriculture teachers/FFA advisors are sorely needed in the state, especially with agriculture being a major industry in N…
BEACH, N.D. – The Golden Valley County FFA chapter was the only FFA chapter in North Dakota invited to take part in the inaugural National FFA Catalyst Conference in mid-June in Indianapolis. North Dakota and 23 other states were represented at the conference, and each chapter was asked to s…
When Dakota Lakes Research Farm was established in 1990, its mission was to tackle one of central South Dakota's biggest agricultural challenges: keeping water in the soil instead of watching it run off.
PAGE, N.D. – In the path of a tornado and derecho last summer, Philip Johnson, a corn, soybean and edible bean grower, watched through his living room window as grain bins and other structures were destroyed and crops were decimated on his farm.
AMES, Iowa – This past weekend, a severe hailstorm ravaged parts of eastern Iowa, destroying what was expected to be a record-contending corn crop. Following any hail event, a call to your insurance agent and crop advisor is the first step. After insurance adjustments, next is: how do we bes…
Harvest is coming. Farmers are counting down the days.
The New World screwworm has made headlines this year as the cattle industry and government officials work to combat the pest, which was confirmed in the U.S. in June.
The next WASDE report was released Aug. 12, and with that may come a bottoming out of the corn market. The August report is the first of the year to use farmer survey-based estimates for the size and condition of U.S. crops.
The cattle industry continues to watch for signs of heifer retention and herd expansion. Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel said the heifer retention process seems to have started, although slowly.
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.
A career as an ag education teacher/FFA advisor is not only a rewarding career choice, but it’s a vocation that brings smiles to the entire North Dakota FFA organization. Agriculture teachers/FFA advisors are sorely needed in the state, especially with agriculture being a major industry in N…
On July 14, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum was in Bozeman, Mont., to officially announce the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) proposed change to the protective regulations of the grizzly bear under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act. Effectively, the proposed rule change giv…
In Montana’s Golden Triangle region, dry conditions were affecting the hard red winter wheat crop earlier this spring, according to Suchismita (Sue) Mondal, Montana State University’s (MSU) winter wheat breeder.
Enacted in 1980, the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) was set up to ensure entities could seek justice against the federal government and not be deterred by prohibitive legal fees. Put that way, EAJA has a very democratic “ring” to it, but like so many things that are created with good int…
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