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19 months after an EF4 tornado tore through the town, the deadliest in Kentucky’s history, the Mayfield community faced massive flooding this week after nearly 12 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, setting a new record.

With four active ingredients, Syngenta announces Storen, which combines bicyclopyrone, mesotrione, S-metolachlor and pyroxasulfone, has been registered by the EPA for use in 2024.

In just a few years the farm financial pendulum swung from shaky to stable, according to the 2022 Agricultural Lender Survey report by the American Bankers Association and Farmer Mac.

“You can begin at any point in the year, but the power of this is that by improving yourself first, others follow,” says Mark Faust, president of Echelon Management.

Consumer preferences can totter between fads and trends. For farmers to capitalize on consumer demands, they must be able to sort out which market opportunities to pursue, says Rob Dongoski with Ernst & Young.

Idaho operation builds niche business to complement core crops.

Define your goals and desired ROI for conservation practices on your farm.

High input costs, excessive disease pressure or commodity prices — any of these factors could be pushing you to plant back-to-back corn or back-to-back soybeans.

The 2023 farm bill may not be completed before it expires on September 30 but there is hope it could be done by year end.