Editor’s note: The following was written by Antonio Mallarino, soil fertility and nutrient management professor, for the Iowa State Extension …
Heather Hill is president of the National Pork Board and is co-owner of Hill Farms in Greenfield, Indiana, a 600-sow farrow-to-finish operatio…
Editor’s note: The following was written by Brad Carlson, Extension educator, for the University of Minnesota Extension website Feb. 28.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Beef cattle is big business in Kansas.
The state holds the United States’ third largest number of cattle on ranches and feedyards — 6.5 million head, behind only Texas and Nebraska — and generates nearly $9 billion in cash receipts annually. In 2019, the Kansas Department of Agriculture noted that Kansas’ beef sector accounted for 55% of the state’s agricultural cash receipts that year.
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With only a few weeks before the planters start to roll, a good number of Midwest growers use this lull to head to places like Arizona or Flor…
Fertilizer has been one of the hottest topics in agriculture over the past couple of years as prices and availability have ebbed and flowed, m…
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — For Ty Kenney, his first visit to the Illinois Beef Expo was successful on all levels.
Poor exports have been hurting the U.S. corn market, and that may continue as spring draws closer.
The amount of beef in cold storage remains at historically large levels, according to the latest USDA Cold Storage report. David P. Anderson, …
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A cautiously optimistic mood among farmers vibrated through the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, with a…
The 2023 National Farm Machinery Show at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville on Feb. 16-18 reflects the interest of farmers today.
Susan Kuennen believes there is always something to do.
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