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 ...

It is no longer a question of whether to plant soybeans early, but what crop management practices will help the crop achieve maximum yield potential. Farmers continue to push up the planting window ...

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 ...

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 ...

As we head into Labor Day weekend, work on the farm this week has been a mixed bag. For the most part, rain fizzled out on Tuesday leaving us with only 0.15 to 0.4 inches compared to meaningful rains ...

Aside from corn, most row crop commodity production is up across the Midsouth in 2024. Plus, yields are trending as good or better than previous years. However, farmers are feeling intense financial ...

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 ...

Specialty crops offer unique opportunities to include cover crops in the rotation because they are often harvested earlier. This opens a wider window for a late-summer or earlier-fall seeding in which ...

Maybe you’re not shooting for yields big enough to make the National Corn Growers Association report each year. Yields over 600 bushels per acre have been recorded in the contest. Maybe you would be ...