May brings a profound rhythm of celebration. Across rural communities and small towns caps and gowns appear, cameras flash and families gather to witness far more than the awarding of a diploma. From high schools to technical colleges and universities, graduates cross the stage not merely as…
Every year in the Midwest, the reality is clear -- alfalfa stands face the threat of winterkill. Winterkill occurs when alfalfa is unable to survive winter conditions – exceeding its cold tolerance threshold or breaking dormancy too early in the spring.
“Farmers are ahead of schedule this year,” said Jacob Scriver, agronomy location manager for Allied Cooperative in West Salem, Wisconsin. “Almost all the planting in the area is wrapping up. We’ve finished with the pre-emerge soybean spraying and we’re just getting started on the corn post-e…
Everybody knows it matters how we treat the land. Since ancient times, soil amendments, land improvements, cultivation of specific plants and other practices have been used to increase crop production. But the path to the most efficient and best use of a piece of land is not always obvious. …
It's that time of the year again. Agri-View offers a list of available agricultural scholarships.
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University of Minnesota researchers have gone all in on perennial grain Kernza, the kind of deep-rooted plant that many believe will prove essential for both feeding humanity and meeting the challenges of the changing climate.
In April 2026 commercial nitrogen fertilizer prices increased approximately 30 percent since fall 2025. Fortunately there are nutrient management choices farmers can make to minimize financial impacts of that sudden price increase.
Increasing and decreasing gasoline prices are not only affecting what people pay at the pump, but also they are shaping demand for biofuels and the outlook for key agricultural commodities.
When weather lets producers plant their soybeans early, they might be left wondering how weed control and crop yield fares as a result. Michigan State University researchers examined those factors, as well as row spacing, to provide some steadfast tips in helping early-planted soybeans thriv…
Larry Dallas’ farm in Central Illinois’ Douglas County is as flat as it gets. That’s a good thing for planting straight rows and maneuvering farm equipment in the field, but there’s a major downside, too.
Carbon inputs from maize residue in the Corn Belt increased almost 50 percent from 1980 to 2020, according to a new Iowa State University-led study. The increase, driven by greater productivity and expanded corn acreage, has significant implications for crop management, farm economics and en…
The way Ray Flickner tells it, he must be one of the luckiest farmers in all the state because his life has been a front-row seat to the future of agriculture.
The start to the 2026 field-crop season has been reasonably quiet in terms of disease. Dry weather after the start of corn and soybean planting has kept major seedling disease pressure reasonably small. But close monitoring should take place as rain steps back into the forecast.
Nature has killed the only commercial strawberry farm in Dodge County, Wisconsin. Area residents will need to go further afield to pick the juicy fruit.
Where will we find the next generation of farmers? How can we help more young people become interested in agriculture? We hear those questions frequently, but we don’t often hear answers. In Wisconsin there is an answer to those frequent questions; it’s a pathway that connects students to farming.
Temperatures remained cooler-than-normal in Wisconsin the week of May 14, with many locations reporting average temperatures of 4 to 8 degrees colder than normal. Most of Wisconsin received no precipitation. Totals were more in the northwest, but those totals were less than normal for this t…
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“And then two of them, on that very day, were going to a little town named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.” – Luke 24:13
Thurman Johnson went to a Safeway Aug. 22, 2025, in Spokane, Washington, to gear up for a day of removing invasive garden loosestrife, but he ultimately stumbled upon a much more menacing weed lurking in that grocery store’s parking lot. One lone Palmer amaranth stalk towered 3 feet tall in …
Soybean is unique among major grain crops because it can get much of its nitrogen from the atmosphere through biological nitrogen fixation. That happens through a partnership between soybean roots and rhizobia bacteria. When the relationship is working well, soybean plants form nodules on th…
At Wild Work Farm in the North Country’s Keene Valley, the last frost can come as late as mid-June, and the first frost usually hits in September, said owner and operator Lissa Goldstein. Coping with that short growing season is one of Goldstein’s primary challenges.
Kevin Hoyer and his wife, Jody Hoyer, own Hoyer Farms near West Salem, Wisconsin. The couple own 500 acres of cropland, mostly no-till, with a crop rotation of corn and soybeans. Both have full-time jobs off the farm as well.
HOLMEN, Wis. – Miller Wagyu is home to a herd of beef cattle that supply what’s consider a premium meat. Located near La Crosse, Wisconsin, it’s owned by Steve and Sally Miller. It has a long history of farming in the region. According to their website, they purchased the farm from his fathe…
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