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Farm Journal Field Days is a combination of virtual and live programming to take place Aug. 25–27. The more than 100 informational sessions align with key interests and needs of the crop and livestock sectors.

Tar Spot has been lurking in Midwest fields since 2015—and possibly even earlier by escaping detection. In five years, it has spread to eight states and decimated yield potential in its path.

Michlig Grain includes seven grain elevator facilities in Illinois.

One investment in their business that has paid off during the pandemic has been the digital customer portal, which was launched in 2019.

While the moisture story differs across the country, outlooks are mixed. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey thinks a wetter weather pattern could play out while Drew Lerner of World Weather sees dryness creeping in.

96% of farmers surveyed say they take action daily to conserve or protect water from pollution and provided concrete examples.

Participating retailers included: Asmus Farm Supply, Harvest Land Co-op, Helena Agri-Enterprises, Nutrien Ag Solutions, and Simplot Grower Solutions.

Farm Journal’s Trust In Food initiative and The Sustainability Consortium have partnered to understand farmers’ perspectives on the collection and sharing of farm-level production and management data.

South Dakota had more acres claimed under the prevented planting provisions of crop insurance than any other state in 2019. Where farmers tended those prevent plant acres, they find 2020 crops are off to a strong start.

Instead of an in-person event, this year’s conference will be completely virtual. Because of the new format, its organizers have expanded the agenda to three days and to be of a national scope.