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Picket-fence corn stands with photocopied plants – uniform stalks and ears – deliver high yields. Where crops are uneven, farmers need to take that into consideration as they make final yield estimates.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management approved the Caldwell Canyon Mine located in Idaho in 2019.
For fourth-generation Maryland farmer Taylor Huffman, creating agritourism events to supplement ag income is a way of life.
TerraClear is expanding its rock finding and removal service into the Midwest and building out its service network.
Purdue University’s Center for Food and Agricultural Business has released a new study that takes a dissects the interactions between farmers and ag professionals.
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Caught in a web of decreasing commodity prices, increased production costs, rising land values, and inflationary economic impacts, it’s no wonder some farmers feel a bit stuck.

Illinois farmer Jamie Walter joins us on Grow Getters to explain how he and his dad diversified their operation by making whiskey with their corn crop.
In 2024, the team at Stutsmans are celebrating 90 years in business. This achievement is notable for many reasons.
The strike adds another layer of concern for ag retailers. With farmers assessing their fertilizer costs and needs this fall, this supply chain concern could add stress to an already elevated issue.
After a devastating fire on Oct. 23, 2022, the team at Wilbur-Ellis rallied around its Moses Lake, Washington colleagues and customers.
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Emerging fall and winter weeds like henbit, poa, morning glory, teaweed, chickweed, dandelion and other tough-to-control species can be an unwelcome sight. However, they can be controlled with an effective fall burndown program.
Longer term prices continue to look less optimistic for farmers, and farmdoc daily economists suggest farmers be prudent in starting to budget for much lower prices.
Many bean crops are somewhere between R2 to R4 right now, prime time for a foliar application if disease or insects warrant. Check out our agronomist’s video on staging your crop to get optimum ROI.
With two ongoing studies, Stratus Ag Research has studied retailer and grower perceptions of grower programs since 2020.
Corn growers in the western and central U.S. will benefit from faster seed deliveries and more efficient customer service, company officials report.
Nick Preissler is the first farmer to earn top prize in the Nitrogen Management Class of the NCGA National Corn Yield Contest.
Mineral was founded in 2018 as part of X, the moonshot factory of Alphabet, and it had about 100 team members.

Company leaders share this decision is mutually beneficial and came as a result of Silveus’ continued growth as well as Risk Strategies’ interest in expanding into agriculture.
Since 2020, a series of black swan events in just a few years time resulted in sporadic product shortages and concern about how to react and plan for the future.
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Loyalty programs are a common occurrence in almost any business transaction today.
A new 75,000-square-foot green ammonia fertilizer production and distribution facility is online in Boone, Iowa. The modular plant creates 82-0-0 anhydrous ammonia from air, sun, and water.
When Rob Clayton thinks about the future, he says one of the biggest challenges forthcoming is having the professional talent required to help move the industry forward.
With three decades of leadership experience in ag retail and now as a consultant for Farrell Growth Group, Brad Oelmann highlights the universal characteristics needed for business leaders inside and outside ag retail.
Three next-gen leaders share how the business is evolving to meet its farmer customer of the future
In the past year’s program, the number of farmers participating grew by 58% compared with 2022.
PCA President and CEO Doug Graber said: “The size and scale of Landus paired with the local knowledge of our employees makes for a great experience for PCA member-owners.
For existing noncompetes, the final rule adopts a different approach for senior executives than for other workers. For senior executives, existing noncompetes can remain in force.
In one bizarre blink, guano ruled U.S. agriculture and the world.
Now fully integrated into the Growers platform, this brand-agnostic, technology-enabled rewards and incentive program, aligns the interests of farmers, retailers, and manufacturers.
A lone juror stood between rancher George Kelly and innocent. “It is what it is, and it will be what it will be. Let me go home, okay?”
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