MELBOURNE, Iowa — Women landowners, farmers, conservationists and others who are interested in learning more about agronomy can do so at upcoming sessions of Agronomy in the Field.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Soybean gall midge is appearing about 10 days earlier than usual in Nebraska crops, says University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension crop protection and cropping systems specialist Justin McMechan.
OSCEOLA, Mo. — The benefits of spring lambing and management tips are part of a new University of Missouri Extension publication for sheep producers.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Madison Kovarna, South Dakota State University Extension beef nutrition field specialist, and Sydney Vanderhoff for the university’s website April 12.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Various agencies and organizations are promoting practices for soil conservation and ecosystem improvement.
When executives in 2021 announced plans to build the largest carbon capture-and-storage project in the world beneath the heart of the U.S. grain belt, they thought the pitch was a compelling one.
About 100 pork producers from around the country participated in NPPC’s spring Legislative Action Conference in Washington, DC. They lobbied lawmakers on several issues important to the U.S. pork industry.
Editor's note: This is part of a series on recent winners of the Women Impacting Agriculture award sponsored by Iowa State University Extension.
Mark DeVries laughs when he is asked what he likes the most about the beef industry.
In his career in the cattle business, Ted Cunningham enjoys the continual pursuit of getting better and learning more about how to raise good cattle.
In January 2023, Cattlemen’s Heritage Beef Company announced it had finalized the purchase of a 132-acre site for its planned 2,000-head-per-day beef processing facility in Mills County, Iowa.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series on farmers with unique hobbies or businesses.
BROOKS, Iowa — The original farmland’s grassy surface is most likely similar to what David Fuller’s great-grandfather found when he moved to southern Adams County, Iowa, from Ohio in 1873.
Widespread drought and the subsequent reduction of the national cattle herd have impacted cattle feeders, although so far national cattle on-feed numbers have hung on.
A man who was hurt during the April 26 tornado in Minden, Iowa, has died of his injuries, according to the Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency.
With most planters having hit the field at the beginning of May, the focus will quickly turn to early-season management — and there is plenty to watch for in 2024.
Trevor Maiers, 26, of Quincy, Illinois, may be a young farmer, but his family is not new to the business. He said he has family farms on both sides going back six generations.
Wheat grows on Mills County, Iowa, farmer John Stouder’s field near Pacific Junction. The southwest Iowa farmer expects to harvest the field in early July and will follow that up with soybeans.
AMES, Iowa — As corn and soybean farmers begin planting, drought remains a concern and market conditions suggest profits will be tight.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Micheal D.K. Owen, Iowa State University professor emeritus, for the Integrated Crop Management blog April 16.
With smartphones, we have the world at our fingertips.
When Todd Western III talks about his family history, he said he has to break it down into chapters.
From its start at idyllic Lake Itasca in Minnesota, the Mississippi River flows more than 2,000 miles down through the heart of the United States, past some of the most fertile farmland in the world, past grain terminals where farmers bring their crops, past the Arch in St. Louis and the pyr…
Even with some April showers passing through, many parts of the Midwest are still facing dry conditions during spring planting. This could impact weed control efforts.
The Rosemary Loveless Centennial Farm has had the same family of ownership for 118 years.