Editor鈥檚 note: This is part of a series featuring winners of the Iowa State Fair Way We Live award. Iowa Farmer Today is one of the award sponsors.
Producers know that typically when harvest starts, lower prices will follow simply because there are more supplies becoming readily available. Durum prices have held stronger, longer than many other commodities this year, but are now sliding lower.
I received a phone call from Paul Tulppo a few weeks after doing a vision program at his church in a Milwaukee suburb. He told of seeing Jesus while in the company of two friends when he was a child in Detroit.
There are efforts in Illinois and Missouri to decrease the population of black vultures, which prey on young livestock creating financial losses for farmers.
COLFAX, Iowa 鈥 Efficiency and technology were themes throughout the displays and demonstrations at the Aug. 14 Iowa stop for Beck鈥檚 Hybrids 2025 Becknology Days.
A new handbook should make things clearer when it comes to potential illegal activity on Iowa livestock operations.
Global sunflower production is projected to increase this year, according to the recent World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and that has put some pressure on prices recently with local prices down $1 to unchanged.
A wise man once said 鈥渕easure twice, cut once.鈥
A sprawling road and highway system maintained by counties, cities and states, helps get ag products to market. Some states also have township-maintained roads.
A native of Ocheyedan, Iowa, Jason Brockshus grew up on a small dairy farm of 40 cows which grew to 80, then to 250 and finally to 700 head.聽
Standing less than 46 inches tall and weighing on average 400-450 pounds, Shetlands are diminutive but full of character.
Bridge repairs and replacements continue to challenge Iowa, Illinois and Missouri transportation departments and drivers.
Spring wheat harvest is progressing at an average pace throughout the region, and prices are moving in a sideways pattern, providing a little relief from weeks of price declines.
HAZEL GREEN, Wis. 鈥 It was a dark and stormy afternoon near Hazel Green. Wind gusts of more than 70 miles per hour and driving rain hit about 5:30 p.m. July 11 while Andy Smith was milking. The next morning when he drove his 4-wheeler to the back pasture he noticed one of the tall oak trees …
A new collaboration between South Dakota State University and a Hungarian college is branching into livestock genetics.
鈥淲hen you think about attracting young families or new businesses, internet access is right up there with good schools and healthcare.鈥
DECATUR, Ill. 鈥 The first day of the Farm Progress Show in Decatur Aug. 26-28 brought blue skies and pleasant temperatures.
Proper care of cattle does not stop when they get on the trailer.
South Dakota State University (SDSU) is known nationally for its first-in-the-nation precision agriculture program. Now the program is going international.
Nebraska's soil health collation fosters collaboration with more than just farmers.
The corn market is entering harvest with a sharp divide in expectations, which opened debate about production and helped rally sluggish corn prices.
Editor鈥檚 note: Dairy farms are big employers of immigrant labor as well, and the need for workers has the National Milk Producers Federation renewing its call for dairy farms to be given access to the H-2A Ag Guest Worker Visa Program. The organization sent a letter to the president earlier …
The Highland Conference Center in Mitchell was buzzing with energy Aug. 20 as more than 200 women gathered for the annual Dakotafest Women鈥檚 Brunch and Vendor Fair hosted by the Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce.
"I used to make fun of Mom and Dad because they never left the farm, now I understand better why they did not leave."
As we head into mid-August, things on the farms and ranches are beginning to change again. The last few fields of haying are getting finished up, and while it鈥檚 a relief to see that task finally behind us, this year鈥檚 hay crop hasn鈥檛 been as strong as we would have liked. The dry conditions …
The cattle market continues to show strength, and University of Tennessee ag economist Andrew Griffith says the climb from just 11 months ago is striking.
Corn futures keep on showing strength to start the week of Aug. 25, Blue Line Futures said.
Farmers and ranchers who may not have an heir willing to take on the operation but may have a tenant interested in continuing the operation have several choices, according to Jessica Groskopf with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
COLUMBIA, Mo. 鈥 Missouri State Climatologist Zack Leasor works in an office divided by time. On the right sits the past 鈥 dozens of faded, scratched leather-bound books containing more than 100 years of handwritten climate data. One page 鈥 July 15, 1936 鈥 shows a high temperature of 111 degr…
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On-farm research in central Kansas shows grazing can improve profitability while protecting soil and water resources
Editor鈥檚 note: This is part of a series featuring winners of the Iowa State Fair Way We Live award. Iowa Farmer Today is one of the award sponsors.
Producers know that typically when harvest starts, lower prices will follow simply because there are more supplies becoming readily available. Durum prices have held stronger, longer than many other commodities this year, but are now sliding lower.
I received a phone call from Paul Tulppo a few weeks after doing a vision program at his church in a Milwaukee suburb. He told of seeing Jesus while in the company of two friends when he was a child in Detroit.
Most outdoors gatherers likely give little thought to mind preparation before hunting deer, calling turkeys, searching for mushrooms, picking up fallen nuts or the plethora of other opportunities the seasons will present.
"When you make harvesting a social and enjoyable time, it can make work seem less like work and more of a meaningful event."
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