We Live in a Discount World

Every day is an important day to thank farmers for their hard work, but today is especially important.

Farmers in North Dakota and South Dakota woke up to a dismal sight on Wednesday; more than 5 inches of snow blanketed much of the region.

The best way to utilize cornstalks is to graze them.

The jump seat in the combine cab is the most peaceful place on earth.

Farmers in Indiana are hard at it with 18% of corn and 13% of the state’s soybeans harvested as of Sept. 24. They’re eight percentage points ahead of the 5-year average on corn harvest.

Farmers from Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska came together to discuss what’s holding up harvest and potentially stunting yield in their areas. The verdict: excess rainfall, disease and variability.

As farmers hit the fields to harvest corn and soybeans, Mother Nature is keeping them on their toes.

The cost of kernel processing should be compared to the expected value to be gained from feed improvement to determine if the additional cost is justified.

The worst thing you can do is to rush when equipment gets stuck. It only takes seconds for things to go horribly wrong.

Who slashes farmland acreage by three-quarters, jettisons a machinery fleet, and upends field practices, yet watches profits rise by 70 percent? Meet Del Ficke and a less-is-more farming approach.