There鈥檚 not much more that screams mental health day than five women, some dressed up in Goodwill rejects, getting into a metal stock tank in below freezing temperatures to head down the river in their hippy van stock tank with peace banners flying and Bob Marley playing.
U.S. agriculture is facing an 鈥渆xpense problem,鈥 where production expenses relative to farm incomes are growing too fast and are likely unsustainable, according to Bryon Parman, NDSU ag finance specialist.
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One young Minnesota dairyman is turning his passion for farming and community into a business that both honors the past and provides a future for his family farm at a time when small dairies are disappearing.
My farming days are finished but a recent story made me realize I clearly left a lot of money on the table.
It was a busy week with two FFA contests, and the results were mixed. I didn't do well in welding, which was a disappointment because I know I can perform better than that. On the positive side, my team did well in ag sales and qualified for the state contest.
Commodity Classic鈥檚 general session drew record attendance Feb. 26 in San Antonio, Texas, as agricultural leaders gathered to discuss policy priorities, technology and market opportunities.
Bovine respiratory disease remains one of the most common and costly health challenges in preweaned dairy calves. While traditional diagnosis relies on visual symptoms, such as coughing, nasal discharge or elevated temperature, those signs often appear late in the disease process, after dama…
Trent Ford is the Illinois State Climatologist and has been with the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois since 2019.
MENOKEN, N.D. 鈥 Sheep and cattle grazing together on Menoken Farm perennials are in the sixth year of the perennial and annual crop rotations at the demonstration soil health farm.
Responses are still pouring in to my recent column 鈥淪ay It Ain鈥檛 So, Philip Yancey鈥 about the popular Evangelical Christian author. His books, including 鈥淲hat鈥檚 So Amazing About Grace,鈥 have sold more than 15 million copies. He confessed in January to a long-term affair with a married woman.
"Thank goodness for winter coats, because almost every single one of those mean little creatures took a peck or three at my hand and arm."
Tamara Deal sees a bigger picture when it comes to her family farm.
Amy Heberling of Morrisonville, Illinois, is a fourth-generation, 鈥渁fter-hours鈥 farmer who wears many hats.
As calving season progresses across the region, now is a good time to start thinking ahead to breeding season preparations. Arguably one of the most important preparations a producer can invest in is a breeding soundness exam (BSE) on all bulls intended to be turned out for breeding.
Behind the seasonal flooding outlooks released by the National Weather Service is a team of hydrologists and meteorologists that watches the changing conditions across thousands of miles of river, tributaries and watersheds.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. 鈥 This year鈥檚 Illinois Beef Expo at the Illinois State Fairgrounds had a new event 鈥 a fitting competition featuring seven teams of four people each returned this year.
LEROY, N.D. 鈥 Ted Eagan was a self-made, successful farmer in Pembina County in 1982 when a farm accident, where he slipped on the rung of a ladder and was spun around in an unguarded power takeoff (PTO) shaft, permanently altered his life and the lives of his family.
Technology in the meat processing industry has been limited, but a team of visionaries is combining robotic automation and AI in a way that could change the food supply chain.聽
Staci and Jeremy Hill say their work bridges traditional agriculture and cooking skills and modern life, helping families reconnect with how food is grown, preserved and shared.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas 鈥 It was 95 degrees outside Feb. 25 in the River Walk area of San Antonio. It was almost as hot with information overload inside the Henry B. Gonz谩lez Convention Center where the 30th-annual Commodity Classic was being held. According to the organizers, it was record atten…
We train for a lot of things out here on the farm. We teach our kids to drive a tractor before they can reach the pedals properly. We take first aid courses and keep our CPR certifications current because we know that in an emergency, the minutes before help arrives matter most. We prepare, …
Heather Conrow is a University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist for Boone, Howard and Randolph counties, as well as the statewide poultry specialist.
HAZELTON, N.D. 鈥 It has been an extra busy couple of weeks at Kalberer Farms for Jesse Kalberer, who farms and raises seedstock Red Angus with his wife, Susan. Besides dealing with weather challenges, he has been readying the farm for spring and summer planting, as well as grazing and haying.
DES MOINES, Iowa 鈥 Bill Goehring has bought and sold cattle at the Iowa Beef Expo for many years, and one of those purchases paid a big dividend recently. The southeast Iowa producer sold the top-selling Hereford bull at this year鈥檚 annual event.
SHERIDAN, Mont. 鈥 As February wound to a finish in southwest Montana鈥檚 Ruby Valley, life remained more or less the same for the Mehlhoff family of 5L Red Angus. Which is to say, life remained busy as ever and cows were still calving.
Bull sales are prevalent this time of year, and current sale averages are setting records. Taking care of that bull investment from the time of purchase until he is turned in on pasture for the breeding season is critical. Forage plays an important role in that transition period.
I seem to live my life under the motto of 鈥淚 would rather be lucky than good,鈥 and this past week was a shining example of that.
Right this very minute down on the farm we are moving cows 鈥 here, there and everywhere.
The crash between a regional jet and a military helicopter left 67 dead, including three students and six parents in Fairfax and multiple former students of Loudoun public schools.
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The Horizon League Tournament continues with an important semifinal matchup as Detroit Mercy takes on Robert Morris. With a聽place in the conference championship game on the line, both teams will be looking to deliver their best performance in one of the most important games of the season.
The Boston Celtics travel to San Antonio to face the Spurs in tonight鈥檚 NBA matchup at the Frost Bank Center. With the regular season entering a critical stage, both teams will be looking to build momentum as the playoff race continues.
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