In the midst of our recent cold spell, I listened to a podcast that was recorded nearly a year ago, before we knew what the COVID-19 pandemic …
Bill Leigh’s term as Illinois Corn Growers Association president coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic. The central Illinois corn and soybean f…
One of the sadder realities of growing older is the loss of so many people who played an important role in your life.
In June 1991, a panel of representatives of their fields presented insights about sustainable agriculture and sustainable mental health during…
As I’m writing this article, I glanced out my window at weather that’s nowhere near spring. This is the time of year, though, that we know the…
Madilynn Lippa of Montrose, Missouri, has been named the Missouri state winner of the 2021 Growmark essay contest for FFA members. The theme o…
The credit for the invention of the boomerang goes to the Aborigines. Prehistoric man would throw stones or sticks at prey. Eventually, they r…
As we run headlong into the spring planting season, there are quite a few agronomic issues you’re facing, including seed bed prep, soil temper…
How are you spending your COVID-19 days? Do you feel isolated from others? Are you content to just wait until things improve?
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When it comes to farm equipment, there’s a tendency to focus on what’s new and exciting in tractors, combines, planters and hay equipment.
Francis Thicke, with his wife, Susan, is owner and operator of an organic dairy and crop farm near Fairfield, Iowa. They process their milk on…
Although some people prefer the same foods every day or must eat the same items daily because that’s all they have available to them, most of …
The very first column I ever wrote was about a retired U.S. Navy fighter pilot who was shot down over Vietnam at age 24. After 75 combat missi…
History has a way of repeating itself. That’s especially true when it comes to ag equipment company mergers and acquisitions.
What family traditions do you have? Did your grandparents pass down traditions to your parents that you now follow? Have you started some of y…
DENVER, Colo. — The speed of the economic recovery will largely hinge on the availability, dissemination and reach of COVID-19 vaccines, pushi…
Reflecting on the holidays and the upcoming new year feels a little different this year as COVID-19 remains a primary force in our lives.
Greg Sidwell grew up on a grain and livestock farm in Cumberland County in southeastern Illinois. Working with his dad and his brother, he kne…
If I were to describe this past year in one word, I would have to say “difficult.”
Few things in our lives are so deeply steeped in tradition as our observance of Christmas. At a very young age, we become accustomed to Christ…
This holiday season stirs farmers to reflect on this year’s productivity and to consider if there are good reasons to be optimistic about the …
As farmers, we prepare for next season through the winter months. We prepare for tax season by deciding how much income to defer and discoveri…
Zippy Duvall is the president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Duvall is a farmer from Georgia, where his family has a 400-head beef co…
Editor’s note: This a continuation of the previous Money Today column.
Sometimes, time and labor savings don’t come from equipment, but rather how and where you store and maintain that equipment, along with parts …
Michael Mackey’s column (Oct. 17, 2020) about the dairy industry points out the problems repeatedly, but his solution is only for government a…