Maintaining the health of small acreage pastures can be challenging, even in years with normal rainfall and snowpack. The semi-arid climate of Colorado prevents dryland pastures from achieving the same level of productivity observed in states that receive greater precipitation. As a result, …
STOUGHTON, Wis. – Farming is a family affair for the Furseth family. While some families struggle with “the generation gap,” the Furseths say they haven’t had any big arguments.
All winter long we may yearn for the warmth of summer, but not me. I do love a good sweat but I don’t miss the bugs.
As we prepare to celebrate Holy Week and Easter, we would do well to remember the witness of the German Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer. He believed saying “yes” to Jesus means saying “no” to everything contrary to that commitment.
Armed and fortified with a cup of coffee, I set about the bothersome task of changing the time on the various timepieces scattered around the house.
DITHMARSCHEN, SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN, Germany – Weeding is one of the most tedious, time-consuming and costly jobs on a vegetable farm. And with labor becoming even more difficult to source, farmers desperately need alternatives.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The 2026 Commodity Classic in San Antonio was full of information regarding weather, agricultural markets, crop diseases, livestock challenges and ag profitability. But there were several groups there to offer help with what those ag aspects create – stress. Without help…
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Brazil is projected to produce a record 6.5 billion bushels of soybeans in the 2025-2026 crop season, while farm margins should decline to their worst level in almost two decades. Depressed soybean prices, increased production costs and weak port premiums have compressed profitability for Br…
March showers wake up things, said Doug Williams at DW Sports Center in Portage, Wisconsin. Early blooming begins. Robins are able to find earthworms. White-tailed deer coats, even with old hair, look tidy.
Some days it feels like the world has slipped into high gear with the throttle wide open. Prices jump. Conflicts overseas add tension to every news cycle. Weather swings from one extreme to another. And now spring fieldwork is here with more acres, fewer hands, longer hours, tighter margins …
To prepare a satisfactory storage environment before the loading of a fresh harvest of potatoes into storages, a variety of disinfectants are used for cleaning the potato storage facilities and potato handling equipment. It is a general phytosanitary measure to reduce pest and disease issues…
The National Pork Producers Council recently announced the recipients of the 2026 Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship, the Neil Dierks Scholarship, and the inaugural U.S. Pork Center of Excellence Swine Legacy Scholarship. Sponsored in partnership with CME Group and the National Po…
Humans are always reminded to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Among other benefits, proper hydration helps ensure organs function properly, helps improve brain function, helps regulate temperature and helps with digestion. Humans are not the only species that depend on proper hydration for health…
All farming is, in a sense, a prediction business. Crops are planted in anticipation they’ll grow and produce a bountiful harvest. Research led by Iowa State University agronomy professor Jianming Yu aims to give a major boost to agricultural predictions with powerful modeling tools that wou…
John Parker Campbell describes the wild pigs on his family farm as “a constant headache.”
Scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign can now differentiate between human-derived and hydrological contributions of riverine nitrogen pollution in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. The advancement, recently published in Environmental Science and Technology, sets the stag…
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service are helping bee keepers protect their colonies by studying the effectiveness of combining a widely used mite-killing pesticide with an agent that inhibits the ability of the destructive Varroa mite to tolerat…
Two students recently earned National Judi Collinsworth Outstanding Junior Exhibitor Memorial Scholarship awards, which recognizes National Junior Holstein Show exhibitors who have shown committed involvement and interest in the Holstein industry.
For Montgomery County’s Evelyn Zachary and Kylee Reeves, learning and teaching digital technology has been a central part of their 4-H experience.
With an ever-growing population, agriculturists and researchers continually strive to find new ways and innovations to enhance food production.
For most spring calving beef herds, energy needs in winter become more important as the cow fights harsh weather conditions and approaches -- or is in -- her final trimester before calving. During that time, she is preparing herself for both birth and lactation, in addition to rapid calf gro…
Kidding and lambing season is coming, and there are steps that owners should take to ensure their herd or flock is prepared. By taking the time to prepare the animals and facilities, owners can mitigate potential issues and position their animals for the best possible outcome during that str…
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