As I was wandering around a farm show in Illinois this past September, I became aware of all the various tillage tools on display. What was ev…
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Recent harvest rains brought the opportunity for us to catch up on the farm.
Laura Loschke works as records supervisor and education and information services coordinator for the American Hereford Association. The associ…
It goes without saying that keen eyesight is one of the farmer’s most invaluable tools. Even in the first century, Pliny the Elder stated, “Th…
It was a good bet that as you were in the middle of harvest, you didn’t think a lot about seeding tools, that is, planters and grain drills. S…
Scott Brown is the director of strategic partnerships for the University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and …
Jeff sat in the tractor idling with a grain cart behind him. He was sitting halfway across the field waiting patiently for his son to return w…
Doster Harper is president of the National FFA Organization.
My wife and I reside in the Waukee Community School District in Des Moines’ western suburbs. The big news here is that our second high school,…
A few years ago, my wife Marilyn suggested to me that I should write down personal observations that might be useful to others. Her suggestion…
Here in the Midwest, we’ve settled into the land of row crop production. Unknown to many, though, the region offers diverse agricultural produ…
Brandi Janssen serves as director of Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (I-CASH) and is an assistant professor at the University…
The value in a farm transition planning process is not only identifying issues but also (most importantly) finding solutions that fit your ind…
During a late-August trip through Illinois, Wisconsin and eastern Iowa, I noticed that corn fields were starting their dry-down process. The h…
Dan Thomson is a third-generation bovine veterinarian from Clearfield, Iowa, and serves as chairman of the Department of Animal Science at Iow…
Those of us who live in agricultural communities are well aware of the hard work farming entails and the sacrifices that are required to susta…
Have you ever had someone tell you that life passes in the wink of an eye? Do you look back at your life and see it in stages? Are there miles…
Katherine Un is the organizing and advocacy director for the National Young Farmers Coalition. The group is focused on a nationwide effort to …
They say it isn’t bragging if it’s true. The following is true, so I’ll tell my story at the risk of appearing to brag.
Farm show season has begun. Agricultural shows and fairs are up and running again, including one of the largest: the Farm Progress Show which …
Last month, when I visited with several farmers and farm journalists on the telephone and with people who attended a town hall meeting at my l…
Meaghan Anderson is an Iowa State University Extension field agronomist serving nine counties in central Iowa. Anderson grew up on a farm in c…
One of the things that I love most about my mother is her spunky and always positive outlook on everything she does. She is the most giving an…
Late summer is the season for lots of roadside attractions: fresh sweet corn by the dozen, tomato stands, and tractors out mowing ditches.
Pat Berry is in her first year as head of the food contests at the Iowa State Fair, but she is far from a rookie in the Elwell Family Food Cen…
The Missouri Rural Crisis Center, a statewide farm and rural membership organization representing the interests of independent family farms an…