Editor’s note: The following was written by Joseph Spencer, Kelly Estes and Nicholas Seiter with the University of Illinois for the university…
Not all insects are pests.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Wis. — Larry Redfearn was raised on a farm in the rolling hills of southwestern Wisconsin where conservation practices helpe…
URBANA, Ill. — Walking rows of soybeans in the mid-summer heat is an exhausting but essential chore in breeding new cultivars. Researchers bra…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — If it’s a weed, spray it. That’s the mindset that most in the agriculture industry held for years.
As with real estate, location matters in growing hops.
Drought in 2020 didn’t only affect crop production, but soybean cyst nematode populations as well.
January may be too late to get prepared for winter, but there are still plenty of preventative tasks for producers to keep in mind as their gr…
When storing forages for a herd there's a range of options available, from silo bags to bales. There isn’t a right or wrong choice when choosi…
On farmsteads across the Midwest, Kansas City Chiefs flags fly, Chiefs decorations line the yards, and countless Sunday dinners have been shar…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri corn growers should scout for an emerging crop disease in 2021, says University of Missouri Extension plant pathologi…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension field crop entomologist Kevin Rice says Missouri soybean and corn growers should be on the lo…
Minnesota had mostly beautiful soybean fields in 2020. The average yield was 51 bushels per acre – the second highest average yield ever and j…
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An exchange program for youth leaders in agriculture is preparing to send eight new participants abroad for three months.
ROCK PORT, Mo. — Historic flooding along the Missouri River in 2019 has left many still repairing damage this fall.
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In general, soybean yields in Illinois were on par with the five-year average.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri Variety Testing Program provided another year of data for farmers to consider when making soybean v…
As soybean yield results came in, Iowa’s dry August reared its ugly head, according to Graydon Marzen.