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Barn Boards and Baling Wire
Barn Boards and Baling Wire
Agri-View Rural Life

Barn Boards and Baling Wire

Iowa

Social media puts a face to food production
News

Social media puts a face to food production

More consumers want to put a face to the food they buy.

Missouri SCN lab set to open soon
Crop

Missouri SCN lab set to open soon

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Construction progresses on the new University of Missouri Soybean Cyst Nematode Diagnostics Lab.

Way We Live Award honors Zihlman Family Farms
News

Way We Live Award honors Zihlman Family Farms

Editor’s note: This is part of a series featuring winners of the Iowa State Fair Way We Live award for 2026. Iowa Farmer Today is an award sponsor.

USDA refines farm data collection
News

USDA refines farm data collection

BOONE, Iowa — USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new project Sept. 1 at the annual Farm Progress Show to upgrade farm information reporting.

Graves-Chapple field day digs in to crop growth
Crop

Graves-Chapple field day digs in to crop growth

ROCK PORT, Mo. — On an overcast late-August day, University of Missouri Extension agronomists and specialists talked about crop productivity, technology and ongoing research at the annual MU Graves-Chapple Extension and Education Center field day.

ISU farm marks 50 years
News

ISU farm marks 50 years

NASHUA, Iowa — Staff are excited for the upcoming 50th anniversary celebration at the Iowa State University Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm open house 2-7 p.m. Sept. 10.

Nebraska

Sandhills Celebration in Burwell to explore ranching, natural history
Livestock

Sandhills Celebration in Burwell to explore ranching, natural history

The Sandhills Celebration event hosted by the Sandhills Task Force will include guided tours at three ranches and an afternoon of presentations Friday, Sept. 18 at the Hitching Post in Burwell, Nebraska.

Water is life for Nebraska tribe’s ranch
Livestock

Water is life for Nebraska tribe’s ranch

“He was light years ahead of other people,” Mike Crosley said. “I’m trying to do it just like him.”

Lakeview FFA cultivates talent
News

Lakeview FFA cultivates talent

The Lakeview FFA Chapter has a very exciting year full of lots of activities and opportunities. We continue to grow and strengthen our commitment to agricultural education while expanding our involvement within the community. Our chapter is proud to be recognized as one of the premier chapte…

USDA refines farm data collection
News

USDA refines farm data collection

BOONE, Iowa — USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new project Sept. 1 at the annual Farm Progress Show to upgrade farm information reporting.

New exhibitors, features bring excitement to 2026 Husker Harvest Days
News

New exhibitors, features bring excitement to 2026 Husker Harvest Days

New and exciting are the top two words to describe the 2026 Husker Harvest Days. New Outdoor Zone. New Ag Tech Pavilion. New field demos. New exhibitors, speakers and sponsors.

The real brains of the operation
Glenn Brunkow

The real brains of the operation

The boss was gone this week and too busy to write his column. Lucky for me he left his computer out and I decided to tell the world just what it is like to be his dog.

Wisconsin

Dodgeville: Capturing Hearts book trailer
Agri-View Rural Life

Dodgeville: Capturing Hearts book trailer

Author Rick Birk takes you back in time to 1964 and the inspiring real Hoosiers story of tiny Dodgeville High School, winners of the Wisconsin State Basketball Tournament in the single-division era.

Barn Boards and Baling Wire
Agri-View Rural Life

Barn Boards and Baling Wire

No one who was alive in southwest Wisconsin in 1964 has forgotten where they were or what they were doing when five boys from little Dodgeville, Wisconsin, won the state high school basketball championship. I was milking cows and listening to the barn radio.

Ginseng season arrives
Agri-View Rural Life

Ginseng season arrives

Wisconsin’s wild ginseng is protected by the Sept. 1 through Nov. 1 harvesting season and the Guide to Wisconsin Wild Ginseng Regulations. The information and pamphlet, as well as state and federal statutes and laws, are primarily used by harvesters and dealers. But landowners and others who…

An Outdoorsman’s Journal
Agri-View Rural Life

An Outdoorsman’s Journal

Hello friends,

Festival celebrates sheep, wool
Livestock

Festival celebrates sheep, wool

Visitors to the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival will have the opportunity to explore the remarkable diversity of sheep breeds from around the world in the Festival’s popular Hall of Breeds. The exhibit will be open throughout the weekend of Sept. 11 to 13 at the Jefferson County Fair Park,…

Program members sweep first place
Business

Program members sweep first place

Members of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's Something Special from Wisconsin program recently placed first in all categories, including Best of Show, at the 2026 Wisconsin State Fair Grand Champion Eats and Treats competition.

Illinois

Social media puts a face to food production
News

Social media puts a face to food production

More consumers want to put a face to the food they buy.

Missouri SCN lab set to open soon
Crop

Missouri SCN lab set to open soon

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Construction progresses on the new University of Missouri Soybean Cyst Nematode Diagnostics Lab.

Way We Live Award honors Zihlman Family Farms
News

Way We Live Award honors Zihlman Family Farms

Editor’s note: This is part of a series featuring winners of the Iowa State Fair Way We Live award for 2026. Iowa Farmer Today is an award sponsor.

USDA refines farm data collection
News

USDA refines farm data collection

BOONE, Iowa — USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new project Sept. 1 at the annual Farm Progress Show to upgrade farm information reporting.

Graves-Chapple field day digs in to crop growth
Crop

Graves-Chapple field day digs in to crop growth

ROCK PORT, Mo. — On an overcast late-August day, University of Missouri Extension agronomists and specialists talked about crop productivity, technology and ongoing research at the annual MU Graves-Chapple Extension and Education Center field day.

ISU farm marks 50 years
News

ISU farm marks 50 years

NASHUA, Iowa — Staff are excited for the upcoming 50th anniversary celebration at the Iowa State University Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm open house 2-7 p.m. Sept. 10.

South Dakota

Relish the flavors of autumn
Fork on the Prairie Road

Relish the flavors of autumn

From beets to cabbage, make use of garden abundance with these relish recipes. 

Lessons learned in Lyman County
Columnists

Lessons learned in Lyman County

"Life lessons originated with Dad and Uncle Frank Woster. Neither was aware that they were teaching while driving to Reliance or Kennebec, but with their nonstop chatter, they were doing just that."

Goodbye, Dolly
Columnists

Goodbye, Dolly

I found Dolly Parton when she was at the end of her career. She was a living legend, instead of a stubborn country girl determined to climb the charts.

Comfort food or 'never eat it again'
Columnists

Comfort food or 'never eat it again'

"A friend of my sister's likes duck eggs. Every now and then we accumulate a dozen or so and she seems grateful."

Water is life for Nebraska tribe’s ranch
Livestock

Water is life for Nebraska tribe’s ranch

“He was light years ahead of other people,” Mike Crosley said. “I’m trying to do it just like him.”

As haying operations wrap up, focus turns to harvest
Crop Watchers

As haying operations wrap up, focus turns to harvest

" I am fully moved back to college, and we are officially in full swing on the calving season."

North Dakota

SWC opens up cost share funds for water projects in drought-stricken areas
State & Regional

SWC opens up cost share funds for water projects in drought-stricken areas

With drought conditions in the state affecting hay growth and pastures, as well as water quality and quantity, the State Water Commission (SWC) decided to double the initial $2 million in cost share dollars it released earlier to help cow/calf producers rebuild water systems.

Dry conditions, drought persists despite some rain events
Crop

Dry conditions, drought persists despite some rain events

Light rains in mid-August are relieving dry conditions in a few areas of the state, but the U.S. Drought Monitor shows most of the state remaining in some level of drought as producers finish spring wheat and canola harvest. Soybeans, corn and sunflowers have had plenty of sun this month, bu…

USDA refines farm data collection
News

USDA refines farm data collection

BOONE, Iowa — USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new project Sept. 1 at the annual Farm Progress Show to upgrade farm information reporting.

Bock Farms receives a blessing – rain in August
Producer Reports

Bock Farms receives a blessing – rain in August

FOXHOLM, N.D. – At Bock Farms, most of the early spring crops have been harvested, and the fall crops received a nice rain.

Spears combining canola after spring wheat harvest
Producer Reports

Spears combining canola after spring wheat harvest

DRAKE, N.D. – Scott and Rachel Spear dove right into canola harvest on Aug. 20, the same day the last acre of spring wheat was cut and hauled to the bin. 

North Dakota FFA students to take the auction block at inaugural bid-calling camp
State & Regional

North Dakota FFA students to take the auction block at inaugural bid-calling camp

HARVEY, N.D. — The North Dakota Auctioneers Association (NDAA) is inviting FFA members from across the state to learn the art of the chant at its first-ever Fall Bid-Calling Camp, set for Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Steffes Auctioneers in West Fargo. The one-day camp builds toward a live student…

Missouri

Social media puts a face to food production
News

Social media puts a face to food production

More consumers want to put a face to the food they buy.

Missouri SCN lab set to open soon
Crop

Missouri SCN lab set to open soon

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Construction progresses on the new University of Missouri Soybean Cyst Nematode Diagnostics Lab.

Way We Live Award honors Zihlman Family Farms
News

Way We Live Award honors Zihlman Family Farms

Editor’s note: This is part of a series featuring winners of the Iowa State Fair Way We Live award for 2026. Iowa Farmer Today is an award sponsor.

USDA refines farm data collection
News

USDA refines farm data collection

BOONE, Iowa — USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new project Sept. 1 at the annual Farm Progress Show to upgrade farm information reporting.

Graves-Chapple field day digs in to crop growth
Crop

Graves-Chapple field day digs in to crop growth

ROCK PORT, Mo. — On an overcast late-August day, University of Missouri Extension agronomists and specialists talked about crop productivity, technology and ongoing research at the annual MU Graves-Chapple Extension and Education Center field day.

ISU farm marks 50 years
News

ISU farm marks 50 years

NASHUA, Iowa — Staff are excited for the upcoming 50th anniversary celebration at the Iowa State University Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm open house 2-7 p.m. Sept. 10.

Montana

Montana Stockgrowers Foundation welcomes new executive director
State & Regional

Montana Stockgrowers Foundation welcomes new executive director

In early August, the Montana Stockgrowers Foundation (MSF) announced the hiring of Ashleigh Heimbach as the foundation’s new executive director.

2026 Montana Angus Tour to showcase cattle in north-central region
Livestock

2026 Montana Angus Tour to showcase cattle in north-central region

The 2026 Montana Angus Tour is set to take place Sept. 22-24, and this year it will showcase cattle and seedstock producers across north-central Montana with the Hi-Line town of Havre, Mont., serving as the tour hub.

USDA refines farm data collection
News

USDA refines farm data collection

BOONE, Iowa — USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new project Sept. 1 at the annual Farm Progress Show to upgrade farm information reporting.

Bock Farms receives a blessing – rain in August
Producer Reports

Bock Farms receives a blessing – rain in August

FOXHOLM, N.D. – At Bock Farms, most of the early spring crops have been harvested, and the fall crops received a nice rain.

Decker working to wrap up harvest
Producer Reports

Decker working to wrap up harvest

By late August, harvest was in full swing across the state and, albeit a busy time, the rhythm of it all signals that another production year is winding to a close.

Trade war, EPA uncertainty cloud canola outlook
Crop

Trade war, EPA uncertainty cloud canola outlook

Uncertainty crept into the canola market recently, as an escalating U.S.-Canada trade war and a looming EPA decision on small refinery exemptions both threaten to reshape canola demand just as harvest gets underway across the region. Neither issue has been resolved, and the outcome of either…

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