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Wet weather is slowing corn harvest across much of the Corn Belt, creating challenges for growers while also giving Wyffels Hybrids’ agronomy and breeding teams an opportunity to evaluate corn performance under a wide range of conditions.
For the 5-year reporting period of 2018-2022, Iowa had the second-highest rate of new cancer diagnoses in the United States and was one of only three states with an increasing rate of new cancers.
Attention is focused on water quality improvements throughout Iowa this election cycle.
October is Pork Month, an opportunity to celebrate the pork industry and the people who work in it by enjoying pork, whether it is a smoked pork loin, a tenderloin sandwich at the local café, or familiar staples like bacon and ham.
Rob Brenneman is an Iowa Pork producer who serves as president of the National Pork Producers Council.
It is surprising to me that there are only 12 notes in music. Every song you have ever heard is an arrangement of those same 12 notes. The difference of each song is the songwriter’s expression of those limited notes played in different combinations.
Pastures and hay meadows provide higher quality feed, are more productive, and require fewer inputs when they have good forage legumes growing in them.
Wet weather is slowing corn harvest across much of the Corn Belt, creating challenges for growers while also giving Wyffels Hybrids’ agronomy and breeding teams an opportunity to evaluate corn performance under a wide range of conditions.
Wet weather that delayed fall harvest may be here to stay.
When 16-year-old Justin Eisenmann takes to the stage at the 99th National FFA Convention and Expo next week, he will be performing for more than 10 times as many people than are counted on the population sign of his hometown in Colfax County.
For 36 years as an engineer addressing Hastings’ municipal water supplies, water has been my passion. Managing groundwater nitrate contamination is our first line of defense for wellhead protection across Nebraska, where approximately 85% of residents rely on groundwater as their only source…
Whether they are giving back to local farmers through Feed the Farmer, teaching younger students through Connecting Chapters or developing their skills through Career Development Events (CDEs) and Leadership Development Events (LDEs), Central Valley FFA members stay active in their chapter a…
Wet weather is slowing corn harvest across much of the Corn Belt, creating challenges for growers while also giving Wyffels Hybrids’ agronomy and breeding teams an opportunity to evaluate corn performance under a wide range of conditions.
Ensuring milk or milk replacer is fed to calves at the correct temperature is important for their health, growth and overall development. The temperature of the milk can significantly impact the calf’s digestion and nutrient absorption, which are vital for their early life stages. Learn why …
Have you ever heard a sermon that changed your life? Some sermons I have heard in church or read online have stuck with me and have been transforming through time. They have usually included a personal witness like this one.
Wisconsin’s state wildlife animal is the white-tailed deer. It’s deer season in the broadest sense now through November. Most Wisconsin residents think about the cervid when gun-deer season is open around Thanksgiving, when fawns are born in May and when we see deer in vehicle headlights.
Wet weather is slowing corn harvest across much of the Corn Belt, creating challenges for growers while also giving Wyffels Hybrids’ agronomy and breeding teams an opportunity to evaluate corn performance under a wide range of conditions.
For the 5-year reporting period of 2018-2022, Iowa had the second-highest rate of new cancer diagnoses in the United States and was one of only three states with an increasing rate of new cancers.
Attention is focused on water quality improvements throughout Iowa this election cycle.
October is Pork Month, an opportunity to celebrate the pork industry and the people who work in it by enjoying pork, whether it is a smoked pork loin, a tenderloin sandwich at the local café, or familiar staples like bacon and ham.
Rob Brenneman is an Iowa Pork producer who serves as president of the National Pork Producers Council.
It is surprising to me that there are only 12 notes in music. Every song you have ever heard is an arrangement of those same 12 notes. The difference of each song is the songwriter’s expression of those limited notes played in different combinations.
Wet weather is slowing corn harvest across much of the Corn Belt, creating challenges for growers while also giving Wyffels Hybrids’ agronomy and breeding teams an opportunity to evaluate corn performance under a wide range of conditions.
Wet weather that delayed fall harvest may be here to stay.
"For years in the cattle business and behind the wheel of my car for 50,000 miles and more each year, interstate boredom was often a challenge. I would often jump off the divided four lanes and enjoy the pace and scenery."
Until Dad moved the family to town just before the start of my third-grade year in school, I didn’t realize that raking leaves was one of the essential chores of autumn in the city.
"You see them behind a fence, just munching on the grass. They aren’t in barns or anything like that. They’re just homeless.”
Dan Nerud is a fourth-generation farmer in southeastern Nebraska. He serves on the Nebraska Corn Board and in the National Corn Growers Association. He sat on stage at Commodity Classic to talk about his mental health.
Two Napoleon FFA teams have been preparing to go to the 99th annual National FFA Convention & Expo – the Farm Management team and Agricultural Sales team. Both took gold at the North Dakota State FFA Convention in June.
North Dakota FFA students, advisors, and friends are heading to Indianapolis for the 99th National FFA Convention & Expo, which is being held earlier than usual this year, from Oct. 21-24 in Indianapolis.
In eastern North Dakota, regular sugarbeet harvest has started while soybean harvest is in full swing across the state. Some have begun harvesting corn.
NAPOLEON, N.D. – Brian Schneider, the Napoleon FFA Chapter advisor/ag education instructor at Napoleon High School, has been named North Dakota’s 2027 Teacher of the Year.
FOXHOLM, N.D. – Brandon Bock and the crew at Bock Farms are watching their late-season crops mature in the fields and preparing for winter shopwork. They have a heated shop to work on farm machinery over the winter.
DRAKE, N.D. – It’s a busy month for the Spears with soybean harvest beginning, the garden’s bounty ending and needing to be stored, and Scott, as vice president of the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council (NDCUC), having to be away from the farm supporting corn grower events in October.
For the 5-year reporting period of 2018-2022, Iowa had the second-highest rate of new cancer diagnoses in the United States and was one of only three states with an increasing rate of new cancers.
Attention is focused on water quality improvements throughout Iowa this election cycle.
October is Pork Month, an opportunity to celebrate the pork industry and the people who work in it by enjoying pork, whether it is a smoked pork loin, a tenderloin sandwich at the local café, or familiar staples like bacon and ham.
Rob Brenneman is an Iowa Pork producer who serves as president of the National Pork Producers Council.
It is surprising to me that there are only 12 notes in music. Every song you have ever heard is an arrangement of those same 12 notes. The difference of each song is the songwriter’s expression of those limited notes played in different combinations.
The numbers tell the story of one family’s dedication to agriculture.
FOXHOLM, N.D. – Brandon Bock and the crew at Bock Farms are watching their late-season crops mature in the fields and preparing for winter shopwork. They have a heated shop to work on farm machinery over the winter.
Canola harvest has nearly wrapped up across North Dakota with some areas of the northern part of the state remaining to be harvested before colder weather sets in. The USDA issued its first production estimate for major crops on Oct. 9, and average canola yields in the state are significantl…
With the northern U.S. durum harvest complete, the market now awaits to see what the final production and quality of the Canadian durum crop will be to provide more direction. In the meantime, durum prices continue to hold steady with where they were in late September.
Farm transitioning can be a tricky and time-consuming process — especially if not all the children want to continue on the farm.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) recent Quarterly Stocks Report showed that sunflower stocks have risen substantially. The report didn’t have a huge impact on prices though, as they remained unchanged to up 50 cents and new crop contracts were also unchanged.
Spring wheat prices have continued to drift down from the highs in September due in large part to a lack of new news related to geopolitical issues and the fact that any production issues have been accounted for already in the markets.
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