The world’s top beef exporter Brazil is in advanced talks to begin shipments to Japan, according to a major industry group, in a move that may hurt U.S. sales to the Asian nation.   Brazil has ...

Last week my daughter passed a milestone in life when she bought her first car. Long time readers will recall I started her ...

The FFA tribute this week goes to Sarah Ault, Tennessee State FFA Vice President. Ault is from western Tennessee, and she ...

The formula for profit on corn or soybeans sounds simple: Yield times price minus cost. But plans made in winter and reality at harvest can result in something completely different. All three ...

Cover crop use is on the rise across the U.S. However, the U.S. Census of Agriculture confirms that as of 2019, cover crops are still only grown on 6% of U.S. cropland. Jack Cornell, director of ...

Growers found success with Armor® Seed cotton and soybean varieties in 2024. Learn how product placement and solid genetics ...

Trends are always difficult to ascertain coming out of holiday periods as many markets are closed and volumes tend to be pretty light, but cattle prices have started 2025 very strong. While questions ...

Want to know how your corn will grow this year? Watch the Pacific Ocean. That was Eric Snodgrass’ message for Midwestern farmers heading into the 2024 growing season. “It’s going to come down to the ...

In 2023, the U.S. planted 94.6 million acres of corn and 83.6 million acres of soybean. Looking ahead at the corn to soybean ratio, those acres will likely shift in 2024. There is much to consider, ...

When Nebraska Extension engineer Paul Jasa talks about planters, no-till and cover crops, people listen. Jasa has a wealth of knowledge, attained through research over the past four decades, that he ...

Farming in 2025 will be challenging for many row crop producers. Low commodity prices, disappointing 2024 yields, high input costs, and policy uncertainty will require crop farmers to make important ...

Drive down the roads in many parts of the Midwest and the crops look good. Maybe even phenomenal, says Eric Wilson, agronomist at Wyffels Hybrids. “If you go pull ears and you look at the potential, ...