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Middle East situation a cause of concern for corn

Middle East situation a cause of concern for corn

  • Mark Conlon

Since the start of the “conflict” between the U.S. and Israeli forces against Iran began, there has been some uncertainty and volatility with some grain commodities, including corn, because of rising fuel and fertilizer costs.

Central Plains Dairy Expo returns with energy, full halls, and a growing faith event

Central Plains Dairy Expo returns with energy, full halls, and a growing faith event

  • Katelyn Winberg

The Central Plains Dairy Expo will return to the Sioux Falls Convention Center on March17-19, marking its 25th anniversary with expanded programming, new family-friendly spaces, and a renewed focus on innovation across the dairy industry.

Short corn offers risk, timing alternative

Short corn offers risk, timing alternative

  • Crystal Reed

With an increase in severe storms and high winds, row crop farmers are looking for new ways to work with Mother Nature.

Ag group rolls out student resources

Ag group rolls out student resources

  • Tim Kenyon

Hundreds of Iowa students will continue to get hands-on opportunities to bone up on agricultural knowledge thanks to the Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation.

Bulls look for new homes

Bulls look for new homes

  • Sarah Pfaff-Cavadini For Agri-View

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – Allan Arndt has a herd of 50 beef cows on his farm near Janesville, Wisconsin. He also has a business partnership with his brother David Arndt and their mother, Donna Arndt, called Arndt Farms where they have a herd of 80 cows. He’s the current president of the Wisconsin …

Agtegra Cooperative to build feed mill in Faulkton, S.D.

Agtegra Cooperative to build feed mill in Faulkton, S.D.

    Agtegra Cooperative announced today plans to construct a feed mill in Faulkton, South Dakota. The 100,000-ton facility will prioritize biosecurity and produce complete grind-mix bulk feed, primarily for swine and poultry farms in South Dakota, according to a news release.

    Specialist breaks down changes in EPA dicamba label for farmers/applicators

    Specialist breaks down changes in EPA dicamba label for farmers/applicators

    • Sue Roesler

    The EPA recently re-approved dicamba for over-the-top herbicide use after planting dicamba-tolerant soybeans. The new label will be a test for two growing seasons, 2026-27, according to Madeleine Smith, NDSU Extension pesticide specialist.

    Bringing the farm to town: Farm Life Creamery opens in Mitchell, S.D.

    Bringing the farm to town: Farm Life Creamery opens in Mitchell, S.D.

    • Katelyn Winberg

    “Even though we’re only 10 miles out of Mitchell, not everyone is going to drive to the farm. This shop lets us bring the farm to town and invite people to visit us in Ethan.”

    With spring, focus turns to fencing, equipment maintenance

    With spring, focus turns to fencing, equipment maintenance

    • Janelle Atyeo

    Ahead of planting season at his south central Nebraska farm, Jordan Uldrich was tackling some maintenance and fencing projects.

    Rising prices from conflict could influence acres

    Rising prices from conflict could influence acres

    • Tim Kenyon

    Grain markets are aiming for better results as they adjust to continued military action in the Middle East.

    Understand economics of soy, sulfur

    Understand economics of soy, sulfur

    • Darby Danzl Illinois Soybean Association

    Sulfur has officially joined the conversation when producers are discussing which macronutrients need to be applied to corn and soybean acres to meet plant demand and support optimal growth. Historically, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium were the only nutrients required in quantities large…

    What a trip: Winter stock tank sailing for a cause

    What a trip: Winter stock tank sailing for a cause

    • Jaclyn Wilson

    There’s not much more that screams mental health day than five women, some dressed up in Goodwill rejects, getting into a metal stock tank in below freezing temperatures to head down the river in their hippy van stock tank with peace banners flying and Bob Marley playing.

    Trend of growing production expenses troubling for agriculture

    Trend of growing production expenses troubling for agriculture

    • Sue Roesler

    U.S. agriculture is facing an “expense problem,” where production expenses relative to farm incomes are growing too fast and are likely unsustainable, according to Bryon Parman, NDSU ag finance specialist.

    Farmers navigate challenging markets ahead of planting season

    Farmers navigate challenging markets ahead of planting season

    • Janelle Atyeo

    “It would be very challenging if this were year one.” 

    Local Love: Upstart creamery focuses on quality, community

    Local Love: Upstart creamery focuses on quality, community

    • Janelle Atyeo

    One young Minnesota dairyman is turning his passion for farming and community into a business that both honors the past and provides a future for his family farm at a time when small dairies are disappearing.

    Back Home

    Back Home

    • Chris Hardie For Agri-View

    My farming days are finished but a recent story made me realize I clearly left a lot of money on the table.

    Working cattle, then hitting the books

    Working cattle, then hitting the books

    • By Kameron Jutten, Palisade, Neb.

    It was a busy week with two FFA contests, and the results were mixed. I didn't do well in welding, which was a disappointment because I know I can perform better than that. On the positive side, my team did well in ag sales and qualified for the state contest.

    Rollins highlights trade, farm policy progress during Commodity Classic general session

    Rollins highlights trade, farm policy progress during Commodity Classic general session

    • Katelyn Winberg

    Commodity Classic’s general session drew record attendance Feb. 26 in San Antonio, Texas, as agricultural leaders gathered to discuss policy priorities, technology and market opportunities.

    Lung ultrasounds change calf care

    Lung ultrasounds change calf care

    • Aerica Bjurstrom and Angie J. Ulness University of Wisconsin

    Bovine respiratory disease remains one of the most common and costly health challenges in preweaned dairy calves. While traditional diagnosis relies on visual symptoms, such as coughing, nasal discharge or elevated temperature, those signs often appear late in the disease process, after dama…

    Spring rains will struggle to make up for deficits

    Spring rains will struggle to make up for deficits

    • Crystal Reed

    Trent Ford is the Illinois State Climatologist and has been with the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois since 2019.

    Menoken Farm raising livestock on perennials, annual crops

    Menoken Farm raising livestock on perennials, annual crops

    • Sue Roesler

    MENOKEN, N.D. – Sheep and cattle grazing together on Menoken Farm perennials are in the sixth year of the perennial and annual crop rotations at the demonstration soil health farm.

    Barn Boards and Baling Wire

    Barn Boards and Baling Wire

    • John Sumwalt For Agri-View

    Responses are still pouring in to my recent column “Say It Ain’t So, Philip Yancey” about the popular Evangelical Christian author. His books, including “What’s So Amazing About Grace,” have sold more than 15 million copies. He confessed in January to a long-term affair with a married woman.

    Responsibility comes to roost

    Responsibility comes to roost

    • Jim Woster

    "Thank goodness for winter coats, because almost every single one of those mean little creatures took a peck or three at my hand and arm."

    Guthrie County, Iowa, woman continues family farm legacy

    Guthrie County, Iowa, woman continues family farm legacy

    • Tim Kenyon

    Tamara Deal sees a bigger picture when it comes to her family farm.

    Illinois farmer gets involved across the ag industry

    Illinois farmer gets involved across the ag industry

    • Crystal Reed

    Amy Heberling of Morrisonville, Illinois, is a fourth-generation, “after-hours” farmer who wears many hats.

    Bull breeding soundness exams should not be overlooked

    Bull breeding soundness exams should not be overlooked

    • By MORGAN GARRISON

    As calving season progresses across the region, now is a good time to start thinking ahead to breeding season preparations. Arguably one of the most important preparations a producer can invest in is a breeding soundness exam (BSE) on all bulls intended to be turned out for breeding.

    An Outdoorsman’s Journal

    An Outdoorsman’s Journal

    • Mark Walters For Agri-View

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    Forecasters watch river flood risk

    Forecasters watch river flood risk

    • By Laura Handke, For Iowa Farmer Today

    Behind the seasonal flooding outlooks released by the National Weather Service is a team of hydrologists and meteorologists that watches the changing conditions across thousands of miles of river, tributaries and watersheds.

    Illinois Beef Expo adds fitting competition

    Illinois Beef Expo adds fitting competition

    • Crystal Reed

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — This year’s Illinois Beef Expo at the Illinois State Fairgrounds had a new event — a fitting competition featuring seven teams of four people each returned this year.

    Traumatic farm accident decades ago leads to farm safety documentary

    Traumatic farm accident decades ago leads to farm safety documentary

    • Sue Roesler

    LEROY, N.D. – Ted Eagan was a self-made, successful farmer in Pembina County in 1982 when a farm accident, where he slipped on the rung of a ladder and was spun around in an unguarded power takeoff (PTO) shaft, permanently altered his life and the lives of his family.

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    Commodity Classic 2026

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    Mar 3, 2026: Gulf Moisture | Multi-Day Severe | East Based El Niño | Late March Pattern Shift

    Mar 3, 2026: Gulf Moisture | Multi-Day Severe | East Based El Niño | Late March Pattern Shift

    Oil prices soar, stock markets fall amid US‑Israeli strikes on Iran

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    Update: Investigators recover plane cockpit voice, flight data recorders

    Update: Investigators recover plane cockpit voice, flight data recorders

    The crash between a regional jet and a military helicopter left 67 dead, including three students and six parents in Fairfax and multiple former students of Loudoun public schools.

    Gallery: Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

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    Late-August heat takes bite out of beans

    Late-August heat takes bite out of beans

    Soybean yields better than expected after lack of rain

    Soybean yields better than expected after lack of rain

    Northwest harvest hits its stride as crops dry down

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    Livestock

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    Beef prices continue to increase with consumer demand

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    Producers balance equipment, quality, yield for hay profit

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