MINIER, Ill. — With a future muddied by pandemic impacts, recession worries and global conflict, young farmers are setting their paths in agri…
We often hear politicians and researchers paint a picture of what future farming might look like.
Demand for biofuels has gotten back to levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, but that doesn’t mean a full recovery has happene…
Herbicide-resistant weeds continue to provide a challenge for farmers and herbicide applicators, along with drought conditions making weed con…
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The terms cybersecurity and cyber insurance are more than just concepts in the agriculture industry, says Kansas State Unive…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Almost everywhere you look in Denmark, you see the results of sustainability efforts.
TAASTRUP, Denmark — Anders Riemann had one of those life-defining moments that changed everything for him. It led the successful investment ba…
Sustainability is hot, but is it hot for graduates?
Online auctions have been playing a larger role in ag equipment and land sales, auction companies say. This had been a growing trend and was a…
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A recent analysis shows how expansion and adoption of internet services in three northwestern Missouri counties could help gro…
The reliance on technology to keep businesses and people going has continued to increase. That dependence has opened up possible threats to ag…
I recently had the chance to ride Amtrak’s legendary Southwest Chief from Chicago’s Union Station to Galesburg, Illinois, for a visit with the…
Drones continue to provide opportunities to improve management of crops as they become more mainstream and less of a novelty in agriculture.
GYPSUM, Colo. (AP) — It’s incongruous to attach a hose to the gleaming wing of the futuristic, $2 million Cirrus Vision Jet, under the fast-cl…
URBANA, Ill. — The flourishing local foods movement is driving more Illinois farmers to grow fruits and vegetables, using high tunnels to exte…
BENTON, Ill. — Tractors today are much safer than those built decades ago. Mark Medford learned that the hard way.
The most recent international report calling for urgency in fighting climate change was released April 4, and farmers, commodity groups and un…
COVID-19 has put internet connectivity in greater focus.
Jim Martin enters a dead zone when traveling from his home to his farm. It’s not a major problem, but it can be an inconvenience.
Once upon a time (think mid-’90s), yield monitoring and mapping created the coffee-shop buzz in the early days of precision ag. A few years la…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After last year saw the cancellation of the event due to coronavirus concerns, the Western Farm Show was back in person at …
It may seem odd for a farmer to go to a seed company’s research plots to learn about the profitability of lower seeding rates, new planting eq…
Where can you climb into the cabs of a dozen different tractors and combines, peer inside the chambers of a multitude of balers and get direct…
Soybean growers are optimistic about the future of biodiesel.
Two years ago at the Iowa Ag Expo, automation was the hot topic. Using technology to streamline processes, and even create driverless tractors…
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