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The Monthly Crop Tour Insert from Pro Farmer is available throughout the growing season leading up to Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour. This year’s Midwest Crop Tour, sponsored by Pioneer Hi-Bred and John Deere Risk Protection (JDRP) will be Aug. 17 – 21 with up to 70 scouts traveling different routes on Eastern and Western Legs through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska. The Crop Tour Insert, made available on AgWeb.com and ProFarmer.com by Pioneer and JDRP, discusses corn and soybean production issues across the Midwest, including detailed crop reports from the top four corn producing states.

Top Producer, in honor of its 25th birthday, is launching the Top 25, an in-depth look at the 25 people, issues and trends that will have the most impact on production agriculture. Who should make the list? Share your thoughts and feelings with Top Producer.

My primary interest is in the biotech industry and ag policy. I worked for 5 years as a crop consultant at Southern States Cooperative and have completed a M.S. in Agriculture emphasizing Agronomy and Applied Economics. Currently I work as a data scientist.

Comments, questions, opinions...this is your chance to express your views about what you read in Beef Today and online at www.BeefToday.com. E-mail your responses to: beeftoday@farmjournal.com.

BHS Energy LLC is a family owned and operated manufacturing operation located in Pennsylvania, and is the only manufacturer of fuel briquetting machinery in the United States. Since being founded in 2005 research has been done on the densification of switchgrass and other grasses, and has resulted in the “Slugger”, a biomass briquetter capable of making 1.5" or 2" fuel briquettes from grasses, woody biomass and agricultural wastes.

Greg and his pals spend time each day just roaming the web, looking for news cattle producers can use.

Andy Zenk is an Agribusiness Consultant with AgCountry Farm Credit Services, specializing in succession and retirement planning. In this position, he helps families work through the complex issues of farm transition, estate planning and business planning. He serves as a guide to help mentor and monitor the process of planning for retirement, constructing detailed plans based on the goals and needs of each person. He helps families design and implements necessary estate planning instruments. He also helps farmers with business entity formation and continuation plans, dissolutions and any other business planning issues they may have. Andy has a legal background as an attorney, and is currently licensed to practice law in Minnesota, North Dakota and Colorado. He holds a law degree with a business concentration from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. Before joining AgCountry Farm Credit Services, he practiced law in Colorado in the areas of estate planning, asset protection, real estate and business planning. Andy lives with his wife Laurie and their four children in west-central Minnesota. He enjoys spending time at the lake, walleye fishing, hunting, and other outdoor activities. Although, most of his time is spent chasing his four children around (ages 8, 6, 4 and 1), which is his favorite thing by far.

We want to meet your favorite pet or farm animal. Send us photos or videos, and be sure to tell us about your sidekick. E-mail your favorite friend to TailgateTalk@FarmJournal.com.

Led by Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie and the Corn College crew, this event is packed with take-home corn production knowledge. Check back on this blog for information about the event as well as reports from Corn College.