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EPA makes latest attempt to define WOTUS

EPA makes latest attempt to define WOTUS

  • Benjamin Herrold

The EPA continues to grapple with a definition that has eluded the department through five presidencies now.

Crop market focus shifts some to weather

Crop market focus shifts some to weather

  • Crystal Reed

With conflict ongoing in the Middle East, the grain market is looking for other movement.

Negative Choice-Select spread reflects supply

Negative Choice-Select spread reflects supply

  • Benjamin Herrold

The beef Choice-Select spread has been negative for part of April.

Factors drive increase in pigs per litter

Factors drive increase in pigs per litter

  • Benjamin Herrold

The pork industry has seen a long climb in the average number of pigs saved per litter, and recent months have seen the growth rate increase.

Early spring planting brings bounty all season long

Early spring planting brings bounty all season long

    Editor’s note: The following was written by Aaron Steil, Iowa State University Extension consumer horticulture specialist, for the university Yard and Garden website.

    Iowa community college ag students explore Brazil

    Iowa community college ag students explore Brazil

    • Tim Kenyon

    CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — World class adventure happens in Kirkwood Community College’s ag program.

    USDA forecasts 4% increase in soybean acres

    USDA forecasts 4% increase in soybean acres

    • Tim Kenyon

    Farmers plan to plant less corn and more soybeans in 2026 compared to last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in its March 31 Prospective Plantings report.

    Tom Leeper, Central Illinois CropWatch Journal

    Tom Leeper, Central Illinois CropWatch Journal

      Tom is a co-owner of Leeper Family Farms LLC which in Decatur in Macon County. 

      Chad Dillenberger, West Southwest Illinois CropWatch Journal

      Chad Dillenberger, West Southwest Illinois CropWatch Journal

        Chad Dillenberger is a Monroe County native. His experience spans roles in finance as well as hands-on management as the fourth generation on a 1,600-acre grain farm in Valmeyer. He graduated from Saint Louis University in 2004, majoring in finance, and then spent 15 years with Scottrade (a …

        Drew DeSutter, Northwest Illinois CropWatch

        Drew DeSutter, Northwest Illinois CropWatch

          Drew DeSutter farms with his dad Jim, uncle Randy and cousin Matthew in Knox, Mercer and Henry counties. He returned to the farm after graduating from the University of Illinois in 2009 with a degree in ag business and farm management. The family follows a 50-50 corn-soybean rotation and has…

          Tom Leeper, Central Illinois CropWatch

          Tom Leeper, Central Illinois CropWatch

            Tom is a co-owner of Leeper Family Farms LLC which in Decatur in Macon County. They raise corn, soybeans, wheat and hay. Tom farms with his son Evan Leeper and son-in-law Nate Doty. He has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural science from Illinois State University. He is a CCA and sells seed …

            Chad Dillenberger, West Southwest Illinois CropWatch

            Chad Dillenberger, West Southwest Illinois CropWatch

              Chad Dillenberger is a Monroe County native. His experience spans roles in finance as well as hands-on management as the fourth generation on a 1,600-acre grain farm in Valmeyer. He has two boys, Henry, 18, and Liam, 15, and has been married to Katie, his high school sweetheart, for 21 years. 

              Manage early planting risk for higher yields

              Manage early planting risk for higher yields

                Editor’s note: The following was written by Leah Ten Napel, Iowa State University Extension field agronomist, for the Clippings newsletter.

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                  AMES, Iowa — Farm equipment such as tractors, combines, grain carts and self-propelled sprayers have become larger and heavier in recent years, and concern about soil compaction and its impacts on crop yields has increased apace.

                  Proper grain storage crucial as temps warm in early spring

                  Proper grain storage crucial as temps warm in early spring

                    As outdoor temperatures begin to warm, the potential for grain storage problems increases.

                    Take action early to prevent the spread of marestail

                    Take action early to prevent the spread of marestail

                      MANHATTAN, Kan. — With these warmer temperatures, crops are not the only things that are greening up — weeds are too.

                      Specialist answers top fertilizer questions

                      Specialist answers top fertilizer questions

                        AMES, Iowa — Questions about effective management of nitrogen fertilizer continue to plague agriculture, even after decades of practical use.

                        Healthy farmers start with an annual checkup

                        Healthy farmers start with an annual checkup

                          MANHATTAN, Kan. — From early mornings feeding livestock to long days in the field, farmers and ranchers spend much of their time caring for crops, animals and equipment.

                          Non-verbal language a pathway to intimacy

                          Non-verbal language a pathway to intimacy

                            Editor’s note: This was originally published May 30, 2005.

                            Balancing fewer farrowings with record litter sizes

                            Balancing fewer farrowings with record litter sizes

                              Editor’s note: The following was written by Jason Franken, associate professor of agricultural economics and management at the University of Missouri, for the farmdoc daily website March 30.

                              Specialist answers top fertilizer questions

                              Specialist answers top fertilizer questions

                                AMES, Iowa — Questions about effective management of nitrogen fertilizer continue to plague agriculture, even after decades of practical use.

                                Factors drive increase in pigs per litter

                                Factors drive increase in pigs per litter

                                • Benjamin Herrold

                                The pork industry has seen a long climb in the average number of pigs saved per litter, and recent months have seen the growth rate increase.

                                Early spring planting brings bounty all season long

                                Early spring planting brings bounty all season long

                                  Editor’s note: The following was written by Aaron Steil, Iowa State University Extension consumer horticulture specialist, for the university Yard and Garden website.

                                  Engulfment on the rise in recent years

                                  Engulfment on the rise in recent years

                                  • By Kim McMichael

                                  Grain engulfment and entrapment has been a hazard associated with farming for decades.

                                  Iowa community college ag students explore Brazil

                                  Iowa community college ag students explore Brazil

                                  • Tim Kenyon

                                  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — World class adventure happens in Kirkwood Community College’s ag program.

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