June means crunch time for the Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days, but it also means the really cool stuff is rolling out as the shows take shape. “The best part of my job is that every day is ...
Records are made to be broken, and brothers Neil and Blake Culp shattered a big one this harvest. On Sept. 13, the Culps, who farm in Phillips County, Ark., along with Neil’s wife, Jill, set a state ...
Standing in a muddy cattle pen on a rainy day is not the dream college experience for many students. But the rare few who dare to live it know one thing: Livestock judging at this level prepares you ...
Last month’s column looking at the road ahead for agricultural policy issues in 2022 took a broad view of fundamental challenges for agriculture, and long-run policy issues that would help frame those ...
American Farmland Trust has received a $2.6-million grant through the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials, a component of the Conservation Innovation ...
The 2024 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, was a hot one, but editors still made their way to every booth, display and exhibit on the grounds. The New Products Team of editors found hundreds of ...
It pays to know what your farm liability insurance covers. “Planning is important,” says Ray Massey, University of Missouri Extension economist, “but even the best plans do not always succeed in ...
First, there was Erwin and Ida. Then Roland and Arlene. Today, it’s Ben and Lisa. Ben Riensche intones the names of his ancestors, and adds himself and his wife as he lifts his hand to a photo of the ...
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Karissa Kruse has long been all in on sustainability in agriculture. The Sonoma County (Calif.) Winegrowers’ president brimmed with pride in 2019 when 99% of vineyards in her county were certified by ...
At the intersection of rural communities, agriculture, and technology, spray drones are making their mark on the countryside, literally. The technology is paving the way back to the farm for the next ...