The EPA continues to grapple with a definition that has eluded the department through five presidencies now.
- Crystal Reed
With conflict ongoing in the Middle East, the grain market is looking for other movement.
- Benjamin Herrold
The beef Choice-Select spread has been negative for part of April.
- 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.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Aaron Steil, Iowa State University Extension consumer horticulture specialist, for the university Yard and Garden website.
- Tim Kenyon
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — World class adventure happens in Kirkwood Community College’s ag program.
- 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 is a co-owner of Leeper Family Farms LLC which in Decatur in Macon County.Â
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 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 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 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.Â
Editor’s note: The following was written by Leah Ten Napel, Iowa State University Extension field agronomist, for the Clippings newsletter.
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.
As outdoor temperatures begin to warm, the potential for grain storage problems increases.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — With these warmer temperatures, crops are not the only things that are greening up — weeds are too.
AMES, Iowa — Questions about effective management of nitrogen fertilizer continue to plague agriculture, even after decades of practical use.
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.
Editor’s note: This was originally published May 30, 2005.
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.
AMES, Iowa — Questions about effective management of nitrogen fertilizer continue to plague agriculture, even after decades of practical use.
- 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.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Aaron Steil, Iowa State University Extension consumer horticulture specialist, for the university Yard and Garden website.
- By Kim McMichael
Grain engulfment and entrapment has been a hazard associated with farming for decades.
- Tim Kenyon
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — World class adventure happens in Kirkwood Community College’s ag program.
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