ROCK PORT, Mo. — Under a blue sky on a spring day, brothers Craig and Pat Moore were getting their planter ready to go to kick off the 2026 planting season. At the edge of a field, the expanse of the Missouri River bottom stretched out toward the horizon. And across Atchison County in northw…
NORBORNE, Mo. — Rain has made for a challenging planting season so far in Nathan White’s area. White farms near Norborne in Carroll and Ray counties, both in the hills and in the Missouri River bottom.
FFA students from chapters across North Dakota have been preparing all year for the North Dakota State FFA Convention, which runs June 1-4 at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex in Fargo, according to Kayla Hart, North Dakota FFA Foundation program coordinator and executive assistant.
RUTLEDGE, Mo. — After some rainy weeks, planting progress ramped back up in northeast Missouri.
I’ve always been fascinated by fires – whether it’s sitting around a campfire, watching the flames in the fireplace or burning brush. So I’m a little envious of Levi Plath, who is able to play with fire as part of his job. Plath – the land manager with the Mississippi Valley Conservancy – ha…
BETHANY, Ill. — Wet and cold conditions are slowing down some farmers in the central part of the state.
TAMAROA, Ill. — It has been a tale of two seasons for Greg Schorfheide. So far, he likes the way the story is going in 2026.
RIDGWAY, Ill. — Rusty Mosby is a typical farmer. In other words, he gets concerned when things seem to be going exceptionally well.
Ag-focused research is coming to the heartland of agriculture with the organizational restructuring of certain parts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
With fertilizer prices rising, biologicals are becoming a huge area of interest to farmers, according to Leo Bortolon, NDSU research agronomist at North Central Regional Extension Center (NCREC) south of Minot, N.D. Bortolon has been testing biologicals in several crops at the center, includ…
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VINTON, Iowa — Almost a half-century of farming has led to a wealth of knowledge and humor for Wayne Siela.
TRAER, Iowa — The Kubik family’s on-the-go schedule fills up as they progress through planting season in Tama County.
FOXHOLM, N.D. – Tractors are on the move in the north central region of the state, and Brandon and Jessie Bock, who own Bock Farms near Foxholm, have begun seeding their diverse crops under cool, partly cloudy weather in the high 40s and a couple of warm 70-degree days.
CUSHING, Iowa — Planting season was over for Joe Putensen May 6.
EMERSON, Iowa — An early start to planting season had Jeff Richards finishing up his corn crop May 6.
Kevin Hoyer and his wife, Jody Hoyer, own Hoyer Farms near West Salem, Wisconsin. The couple own 500 acres of cropland, mostly no-till, with a crop rotation of corn and soybeans. Both have full-time jobs off the farm as well.
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"I’m thinking of investing in a couple of camels. I’m pretty sure they would feel right at home in the drought-stricken hills. It’s ugly and doesn’t look like any real relief in sight."
DRAKE, N.D. – Planting was well underway in the central region of the state, as fourth-generation farmer Scott Spear, who owns Spear Farms with his wife, Rachel, operated his Case IH Quad Track 600, pulling his seed cart, drill, and anhydrous tank as one unit down the field on May 1.
INVERNESS, Mont. – As warm weather is becoming more reliable across the northern Great Plains, fieldwork continues to progress. For Stine-Lise Decker and her father, Kim Haaland, who farm together south of the Hi-Line towns of Inverness and Chester, this year’s planting season has been nothi…
HOLMEN, Wis. – Miller Wagyu is home to a herd of beef cattle that supply what’s consider a premium meat. Located near La Crosse, Wisconsin, it’s owned by Steve and Sally Miller. It has a long history of farming in the region. According to their website, they purchased the farm from his fathe…
Terry Rieckman began his teaching career in the fall of 1983 in the Chester Area School District as a student teacher. My mother, then known as Jolene Hohwieler, was a junior in high school at Chester that year. Little did either of them know that three decades later, Mr. Rieckman would teac…
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For 42 years, Terry Rieckman has taught agriculture students at the McCook Central High School in Salem, South Dakota, building one of the most successful FFA programs in the state along the way.
Canola prices have strengthened in the past two weeks, although recent prices have eased back in conjunction with the drop in crude oil prices. Private analysts continue to confirm their view of long-term support in the oilseed markets. Canola crush margins are at record levels with the oil …
EAGLE, Wis. – A visit to Old World Wisconsin is a step back into the living history of Wisconsin and a celebration of our immigrant agricultural heritage. This year the almost-600-acre open-air museum owned and operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary …
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