The Peterson Farm Brothers, Greg, Nathan and Kendal, are fifth-generation farmers working the land in central Kansas. Although many might know them from their popular farming content on YouTube and other social media channels, their day-to-day still revolves around raising beef cattle and gr…
Roads and bridges — and the funding to pay for their maintenance — play an important role in getting people, animals and commodities where they need to be.
This year marks the 70th anniversary since President Dwight Eisenhower signed into law plans for the U.S. interstate system.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series featuring winners of the Iowa State Fair Way We Live award for 2026. Iowa Farmer Today is an award sponsor.
MONTICELLO, Iowa — About 125 area farmers gathered Aug. 18 to get information on insurance considerations, storage challenges, grazing options and other management strategies following heavy storm damage earlier this month in eastern Iowa.
As summer nears its finish, many farmers are making decisions on when to take a last cutting of hay and which pastures to let grow as stockpiled forage for grazing later.
New state law in Nebraska set up guidelines for a Nebraska Brand Committee with seven representatives instead of five. With that, Gov. Jim Pillen announced new appointments effective Aug. 28.
"If he had “constructive criticism,” he also had to acknowledge the good work, too. That’s a struggle for most ranchers, it seems."
The Blair FFA Chapter is excited to be participating in several different events throughout this upcoming year. Our chapter had success this past spring at the Nebraska State FFA Convention where we had several teams and members placed within the top ten. Our chapter looks forward to continu…
The Nebraska Ag Expo will celebrate its 20th anniversary Dec. 8-10 at the Sandhills Global Event Center in Lincoln. The milestone honors two decades of connecting farmers and ranchers with the equipment, technology, knowledge and people moving agriculture forward.
Right this very minute down on the farm, we are making cow chow!
Ambitious frontiersmen saw potential in the forested and lush region now called Sarpy County.
ONTARIO, Canada – There are more humans on earth than ever before. Most places seem to become more and more crowded. But human population is not evenly distributed. Vast areas of wilderness still exist. There one can go without seeing another human for days at a time – or longer.
Agri-View offers a schedule of events of special interest to our readers. Some events and activities might require advance registration. Email agriview@madison.com with calendar submissions.
Its mission is to probe some of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics and cosmology.
NASA has successfully launched its newest space telescope from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The telescope reached orbit just 10 minutes after liftoff and is now beginning its mission to shed light on some of the universe’s biggest unsolved mysteries. Named after astronomer Nancy Grac…
He first appeared during a late Sunday afternoon just before dusk. He was a striking stranger who seemed absolutely at home in the farmhouse yard, though not one of us human inhabitants had ever seen him there before. He acted like he owned the place, like a medieval lord come to inspect his…
The Peterson Farm Brothers, Greg, Nathan and Kendal, are fifth-generation farmers working the land in central Kansas. Although many might know them from their popular farming content on YouTube and other social media channels, their day-to-day still revolves around raising beef cattle and gr…
Roads and bridges — and the funding to pay for their maintenance — play an important role in getting people, animals and commodities where they need to be.
This year marks the 70th anniversary since President Dwight Eisenhower signed into law plans for the U.S. interstate system.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series featuring winners of the Iowa State Fair Way We Live award for 2026. Iowa Farmer Today is an award sponsor.
MONTICELLO, Iowa — About 125 area farmers gathered Aug. 18 to get information on insurance considerations, storage challenges, grazing options and other management strategies following heavy storm damage earlier this month in eastern Iowa.
As summer nears its finish, many farmers are making decisions on when to take a last cutting of hay and which pastures to let grow as stockpiled forage for grazing later.
"If he had “constructive criticism,” he also had to acknowledge the good work, too. That’s a struggle for most ranchers, it seems."
The observant cattleman or horseman look at every little detail when it comes to their livestock and horses. Swellings and asymmetries catch our eye quickly. Calcaneal bursitis or “capped hocks” are one of those that will make us all look twice. Here’s what you need to know.
As drought conditions continue to impact ranchers across the Northern Plains, Farm Rescue is launching Operation Hay Lift, an effort to help farm and ranch families secure the feed they need to care for their livestock.
Crops around Montevideo, Minnesota, were maturing quickly, and for Megan Horsager’s haying crew, that meant preparing for a quick turnaround from chopping hay to chopping silage.
Music is big at this year’s Clay County Fair, and site work has the northwest Iowa fairgrounds ready to welcome visitors
Grace Place Farm & Gardens in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is proving that for small-scale producers, a well-placed farm store can be as helpful to the bottom line as a good farmers market.
HARVEY, N.D. — The North Dakota Auctioneers Association (NDAA) is inviting FFA members from across the state to learn the art of the chant at its first-ever Fall Bid-Calling Camp, set for Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Steffes Auctioneers in West Fargo. The one-day camp builds toward a live student…
Uncertainty crept into the canola market recently, as an escalating U.S.-Canada trade war and a looming EPA decision on small refinery exemptions both threaten to reshape canola demand just as harvest gets underway across the region. Neither issue has been resolved, and the outcome of either…
As drought conditions continue to impact ranchers across the Northern Plains, Farm Rescue is launching Operation Hay Lift, an effort to help farm and ranch families secure the feed they need to care for their livestock.
As soybean harvest gets a little closer, the market is dealing with some volatility that may carry on for the next few weeks.
Unlike other grain commodities that have seen a lot of volatility in recent weeks, durum prices continue on a steady flat line.
The development of the 2026 sunflower crop in the Northern Plains is being pushed to maturity, which could be beneficial for producers.
The Peterson Farm Brothers, Greg, Nathan and Kendal, are fifth-generation farmers working the land in central Kansas. Although many might know them from their popular farming content on YouTube and other social media channels, their day-to-day still revolves around raising beef cattle and gr…
Roads and bridges — and the funding to pay for their maintenance — play an important role in getting people, animals and commodities where they need to be.
This year marks the 70th anniversary since President Dwight Eisenhower signed into law plans for the U.S. interstate system.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series featuring winners of the Iowa State Fair Way We Live award for 2026. Iowa Farmer Today is an award sponsor.
MONTICELLO, Iowa — About 125 area farmers gathered Aug. 18 to get information on insurance considerations, storage challenges, grazing options and other management strategies following heavy storm damage earlier this month in eastern Iowa.
As summer nears its finish, many farmers are making decisions on when to take a last cutting of hay and which pastures to let grow as stockpiled forage for grazing later.
With silage chopping finished and soybean leaves beginning to turn, the transition from summer to fall is underway on Jade Jandal’s farm near Rockham, South Dakota.
Uncertainty crept into the canola market recently, as an escalating U.S.-Canada trade war and a looming EPA decision on small refinery exemptions both threaten to reshape canola demand just as harvest gets underway across the region. Neither issue has been resolved, and the outcome of either…
As drought conditions continue to impact ranchers across the Northern Plains, Farm Rescue is launching Operation Hay Lift, an effort to help farm and ranch families secure the feed they need to care for their livestock.
Unlike other grain commodities that have seen a lot of volatility in recent weeks, durum prices continue on a steady flat line.
The development of the 2026 sunflower crop in the Northern Plains is being pushed to maturity, which could be beneficial for producers.
With spring wheat harvest in full swing across the Northern Plains, the market has been experiencing some volatility, but there’s also been a bit of strength in the market since harvest began.
