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Montana Safflower provides value-added opportunities for farmers

Montana Safflower provides value-added opportunities for farmers

  • By MORGAN GARRISON

Montana Safflower, a cold-press oil company owned by Montana Farmers Union (MFU), held its grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, April 13, in Great Falls, Mont. The business represents the crossroads where innovation and Montana-grown quality meet to create a value-added, end-use …

Corn, beans future explored

Corn, beans future explored

  • Julie_Belschner

SAN ANTONIO – Marion Calmer often shares the stage with Fred Below, University of Illinois crop expert, through the years at Commodity Classic; the two long-time friends talk crops research. Calmer's been farming for 50 years and doing on-farm research for 40 years. He’s been no-tilling for …

‘The proof in the pudding’

‘The proof in the pudding’

  • Janelle Atyeo

A multinational, farm-by-farm study of regenerative agriculture is offering farmers validation and hope.  

Agriculture is always innovating

Agriculture is always innovating

  • Paula Peterson

Right this very minute down on the farm, I am remembering Rule 1 in farming with livestock. If you move bulls from one pasture to another, it is a fabulous idea to make sure all the gates are shut inside the barn where the pasture they moved to has access. 

Soil sampling project to track residual nitrogen

Soil sampling project to track residual nitrogen

  • Tim Kenyon

Editor’s note: The stories on this page are part of series featuring regional conservation partnerships for Soil and Water Conservation Week April 28 through May 5.

Producer enjoys ‘something different every day’

Producer enjoys ‘something different every day’

  • Crystal Reed

For Illinois Beef Association President Shannon Welsh, a sixth-generation beef producer based in McDonough County, Illinois, the beauty of the business is the variety.

Bocks build soil, raise crops together with faith, family

Bocks build soil, raise crops together with faith, family

  • Sue Roesler

FOXHOLM, N.D. – In gently rolling Prairie Pothole countryside, fifth-generation farmers Brandon and Jessie Bock are innovative owners and operators of Bock Farms on the eastern edge of northwestern North Dakota.

From Sparta with love

From Sparta with love

  • Sarah Pfaff-Cavadini For Agri-View

SPARTA, Wis. – Little wooden boxes are mounted on posts in almost every community. They come in different shapes, sizes and colors. But they all offer the same thing – free books.

Data-center growth meets ag

Data-center growth meets ag

  • Bernt Nelson and Autumn Lankford Higgins American Farm Bureau Federation

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Schuler Red Angus receives Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award

Schuler Red Angus receives Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award

    Located in Nebraska’s Panhandle, Schuler Red Angus is known for supplying other ranchers with high quality live cattle and genetics. Equally impressive are the conservation efforts that have taken place on this unique landscape, diverse in its topography and ecological communities.

    Drought conditions could limit herd rebuilding

    Drought conditions could limit herd rebuilding

    • Benjamin Herrold

    Drought conditions in many major cattle-producing regions of the U.S. could be an obstacle to herd rebuilding efforts.

    Spears growing progressive family farm in central North Dakota

    Spears growing progressive family farm in central North Dakota

    • Sue Roesler

    DRAKE, N.D. – Within the rolling hills and long fertile valleys in central North Dakota, fourth-generation progressive farmers Scott and Rachel Spear raise their crops as equal partners in their farming operation. They have three fifth-generation children, Emma, 20, Lydia, 18, and Everett, 14. 

    ‘Rest and recovery’

    ‘Rest and recovery’

    • Janelle Atyeo

    Burn area needs precipitation and time for grass regrowth. Nebraska experts give advice on cattle feeding and grass recovery.

    Harrisburg FFA member preserves chapter history through student project

    Harrisburg FFA member preserves chapter history through student project

    • Katelyn Winberg

    For Harrisburg FFA member Katelyn Clow, understanding the future of agriculture starts with looking at the past.

    Severe drought threatens Plains wheat crop

    Severe drought threatens Plains wheat crop

    • Crystal Reed

    Drought in the western Plains has some farmers concerned, while the southeast and the upper Midwest is wetter than usual.

    Decker raises wheat, peas, fenugreek in north-central Montana

    Decker raises wheat, peas, fenugreek in north-central Montana

    • By MORGAN GARRISON

    INVERNESS, Mont. – North-central Montana has been synonymous with farming ever since homesteaders started to flood into the area in the early 20th century. Undeterred by the grasshoppers and elements and fueled by strong Nordic convictions, these early farming pioneers, by the grace of God, …

    Century-old farm reflects generational respect

    Century-old farm reflects generational respect

    • Lynn Grooms For Agri-View

    STOUGHTON, Wis. – Few businesses and even fewer people live to see 114 years of age. But the Sime family farm just outside Stoughton has. Bruce and Kim Sime received Century Farm Recognition at the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair. Their family’s farm was established in 1912 by his great-grandfathe…

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      Bayer feed corn for seed fields in Hawaii protected by DroneDogs

      Bayer feed corn for seed fields in Hawaii protected by DroneDogs

      • Sue Roesler

      Bayer Crop Science operates approximately 8,000 acres of farmland across Oahu, Maui, and Molokai in Hawaii, where more than 90 percent of the global supply of feed corn for seed is grown.

      Travel tips from a lengthy trip

      Travel tips from a lengthy trip

      • Jaclyn Wilson

      Back from travel abroad, Jaclyn Wilson catches up on the ranch and shares some packing trips from her journey. 

      Canola market needs to encourage acres

      Canola market needs to encourage acres

      • By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association

      The canola market continues to show strength recently as the market is said to be supported by higher crude oil prices and higher soybean oil prices, according to analysts. The current situation in the canola industry is increasing crush capacity along with record crush margins, increasing e…

      Beef lovers try new farming approaches

      Beef lovers try new farming approaches

      • Lynn Grooms For Agri-View

      DEERFIELD, Wis. – “We wouldn’t be where we are today without Biological Farmer Friends (of the Lower Yahara),” says Grace Link of Bosben Rd. Beef Company, a beef and crop farm near Deerfield.

      Sudden grief difficult to face

      Sudden grief difficult to face

      • Glenn Brunkow

      "(My father-in law) could be summed up in two words: family and commitment. Without a doubt his family was first, and I feel blessed to have been a part of that."

      US blockade a concern for China, soybeans

      US blockade a concern for China, soybeans

      • Mark Conlon

      Although China is now receiving the 12 million metric tons (MMT) of U.S. soybeans they agreed to purchase last year and still intends to buy 25 MMT more per year for the next three years, the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is a point of concern that could potentially disrupt trade tal…

      Survey reveals fertilizer impacts

      Survey reveals fertilizer impacts

      • Faith Parum American Farm Bureau Federation

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      Farmers puts conservation tax to work

      Farmers puts conservation tax to work

      • Benjamin Herrold

      Editor’s note: This story is part of series highlighting regional conservation partnerships for Soil and Water Conservation Week April 28 through May 5.

      Durum, spring wheat prices nearly on equal footing

      Durum, spring wheat prices nearly on equal footing

      • Mark Conlon

      It’s been a relatively slow period for the durum market, which remains in pretty much the same position it’s been for the past several weeks. One change, however, is that durum prices and spring wheat prices are now nearly on equal footing as durum no longer enjoys much of a premium over spr…

      Back Home

      Back Home

      • Chris Hardie For Agri-View

      Wisconsinites know the change of seasons on the calendar doesn’t always square with Mother Nature’s timetable. We can go from winter to spring to summer back to winter in the span of a few days or even hours.

      Southeast Iowa family proud of farm longevity

      Southeast Iowa family proud of farm longevity

      • Tim Kenyon

      BRIGHTON, Iowa — Talk around a farmer’s dinner table these days can lead to a touch of spring fever.

      Century Farm continues family’s legacy

      Century Farm continues family’s legacy

      • Benjamin Herrold

      In 1897, Brian Lehman’s ancestors bought a farm in Morgan County, Missouri. They came to the land from Switzerland after spending some time in Illinois.

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      Soybean yields better than expected after lack of rain

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