Thanksgiving is a favorite time for families and friends to gather in the U.S. But hosting comes at a price. Not only do you have to clean, cook and decorate, you also have to foot the grocery bill.
With skyrocketing land prices, high interest rates and low commodity prices, what will you do to help your farm stay afloat in 2025? Farmers may wish they had a crystal ball when it comes to the ...
Sports teams designate their star performer as a “franchise player” and won’t consider trading him or her. If growing corn was a sport and inputs were your players, which one would you designate as ...
Even though most of the 2019 crop is still in the ground, it’s not too early to start thinking about 2020 and getting your seed shopping list finalized. American Agriculturist asked top seed companies ...
In the world of corn production, having a solid game plan can mean the difference between average yields and record-breaking harvests. This year, the University of Missouri’s Variety Testing Program, ...
As Brazil struggles to harvest higher yields, Brazil farmer and U.S. marketing broker Matthew Kruse says additional corn acres will not make up for increased domestic demand and exports from that ...
While farmers are hard at work harvesting corn and soybeans, there’s another job close at hand – mapping out strategies for profits in 2023. Tight U.S. stocks give growers a chance to lock in 10% to ...
It seems like new farming tech comes out every week. From precision agriculture to apps that help with farming communication or alternate modes of energy, it feels like there’s always an innovation ...
*This is the twelfth article in our 2024 Southwest Economic Outlook series. Hear from Oklahoma State University and OSU Extension Service, and Texas A&M University and TAMU AgriLife Extension Service ...
The 2012 growing season featured a generational drought. That fall, combines that normally couldn’t make a full round shelling corn in a half-mile field made six rounds before dumping. However, it ...
Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest days offer an opportunity for ag companies to showcase their newest innovations, products and upgrades. Farm Progress editors seek out those products, from ...
There are so many aspects of agriculture that are out of growers’ control, but one area they can command is the adoption of technology. Efficiency is paramount, especially when margins tighten.