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With a consecutive warm and dry days in much of the Corn Belt, some farmers were able to start planting earlier than normal last week, but the weather pattern this week is flipping, with a cooler bias setting in.
As the industry tries to get the scope of damage in Iowa, Pro Farmer editor Brian Grete takes you into a damaged corn field to show viewers why measuring the derecho damage was so difficult this year.
Indigo Ag launches a new initiative, Indigo Carbon.
A Bayer AG initiative will compensate growers who keep carbon in their soils and out of the environment.
The contracts available differ from one entity to the next and can be confusing. Make sure you know and understand the contract details and whether they align with your goals.
Johnny Dickerson, an arrowhead hunting warhorse with a bootstrap tale and over 4,000 showpiece points, is a classic American individualist with no concern for conformity.
Life as a first-generation is tough, but for Jim Yenter, it’s a life that’s satisfying. Hear how this first-generation farmer ventured back to the farm after leaving it behind.
Farmers in the study targeted specific combinations of practices to specific acres depending on the goals that they had.
Take a ride down an elevator 650 feet below the surface of Hutchinson, Kansas and you’ll find endless miles of tunnels that lead to active salt mines dating back over a century.
The Northern Plains will stay dry and cold, and the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley will be hit with a parade of snow events over the next two weeks.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a raft of executive actions to combat climate change, including pausing new oil and gas leases on federal land and cutting fossil fuel subsidies.
Legendary. In the annals of survival history, Todd Orr’s account is incredible and magnified by a deuce: He skirted death in two separate grizzly bear attacks separated by mere minutes.
Biofuels groups have high hopes a Biden Administration will get the RFS back on track. But an announcement just days on the job seems to showcase a Biden Administration’s push for electric vehicles instead.
In the Trump Administration’s final hours, the EPA granted two small refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) and appears to have reversed a previous denial.
USDA’S final crop production report of the year made some historic adjustments, including tighter soybean stocks. As a result, soybeans shot 60 cents higher in a matter of minutes, and corn traded up the limit.
MN Millennial Farmer’s YouTube videos have been viewed 163 million times. Now, he’s using his social media platform to give back to rural fire departments by raising $60,000.
Snow coming from the west is making its way into the Great Lakes area this weekend.
By now, you’re familiar with the idea of the 4 Rs of nitrogen. Is it worth the hype? Test plots indicate these factors, combined with specific hybrid characteristics can have huge yield implications.
USDA’s crop reports made major changes, with the historic cut to corn yield drawing scrutiny. What was the reasoning behind the large adjustment to corn yield this late in the year? USDA’s Chief Economist explains.
While summer annuals steal the spotlight in most cases, it’s important you don’t sleep on winter annual weeds. Early-season corn and soybean plants can suffer when winter annuals are left unchecked, reducing yield.
A new $11.65-million investment by the USDA will fund 14 projects to help farmers and private landowners trap and control feral swine.
The tradition of naming the Beltwide Cotton Specialist of the Year continued on with a virtual flair. Seth Byrd, Oklahoma State University Extension Cotton Agronomist, received this year’s cotton specialist award.
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Indiana musician with bizarre instrument gleans inspiration from the farms and fields near his home helping his Christmas and pop song arrangements go viral.
A new tool seeks to use tweets as an early warning system for drought.
“Ethanol will not have a growth future. It will have a decline future. You better find a home for the grain, and it better be livestock,” Michael Swanson says.
As much as 2020 has shown us being flexible is just as valuable as having plans, I still believe there is merit to taking a moment to reflect on some of the trends we’ve seen and how they may impact us moving forward.
The surge of COVID-19 cases across the country is hitting rural hospitals especially hard. Many aren’t equipped to handle critical patients. Now some hospitals are unable to send patients to urban hospitals for care.
Beer made from rice grown with less water, rye planted in the off-season and the sale of carbon credits to tech firms are just a few of the changes farmers are making as the food industry strives to go green.
As you consider your seed options for 2021, you’re undoubtedly being inundated with offers from seed companies, including volume discounts, early cash discounts and financing options.