Missouri farmers are projected to spend more than $1.5 billion this year on fertilizer and related soil treatments. Now, researchers at Saint Louis University have made a discovery they said could eventually help reduce those costs.
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- By Kelsey Stremel, K-State College of Agriculture
K-State’s TAPS program helps producers test new approaches to water and farm management
- Tim Kenyon
BOONE, Iowa — Equipment exhibited at the 2026 Farm Progress Show ranged from items small enough to fit in a hand to long stretches of heavy-duty tractors, planters and large construction equipment.
- By Lauren Stanick, UNL Agronomy and Horticulture
As many seed industry professionals near retirement, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is training new recruits through its Seed Industry Scholars program.
- Benjamin Herrold
Emerging technologies in robotics, as well as improvements to the capabilities of existing equipment such as drones, will push farming to new levels.
- Benjamin Herrold
Farmers are facing higher input costs, including fuel costs. Even within this growing season, farmers have seen significant movement in fuel prices.
- Crystal Reed
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — An Aug. 7 Becknology Day tour aimed to help guide farmers as nitrogen prices rise.
- By Dave Sjuts Lee Enterprises
There wasn’t a huge learning curve for the new owners of Pyramid Tarp & Repair at 2443 S. Lincoln Ave. in York, Nebraska. That’s because brothers Nick Lutt and Dillon Drake were longtime employees of the business before purchasing the operation earlier this year from the original owners.
- By Pat Melgares K-State Extension
Scientists and officials from NASA stopped by the Flickner Innovation Farm in late August to check in on the progress of a partnership that is helping to shape the future of space-based tools for agriculture.
Do you know an individual, organization or group that has profoundly influenced the soybean industry and the Soy Checkoff? The United Soybean Board (USB) is now accepting nominations for two annual honors recognizing outstanding contributions to U.S. Soy: the Tom Oswald Legacy Award and the …
- By Cara Besek IANR Communications
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln launched on Sept. 15 a new initiative aimed at helping producers make better use of digital agriculture technologies — from developing new decision-support tools to improving existing technologies and training the next generation of innovators.
Reinke Manufacturing, a global leader in irrigation systems and technology, has been selected as winner of the “Irrigation Innovation of the Year” award for the E3™ center pivot. The seventh annual AgTech Breakthrough Awards honors innovators driving sustainable solutions in the global agric…
Agriculture is aboutmore than what happens in the field;it’s about the people, challenges and innovations shaping the future of farming. Those are the conversations behind the new podcast “Beyond Irrigation” that has been launched. Sponsored by Reinke, the world’s largest privately held irri…
- University of Nebraska CropWatch
Efficient irrigation relies on minimizing water losses and maximizing the portion of applied water that reaches the crop root zone. Improving efficiency becomes even more critical in dry years like 2026, when irrigation demand is high, air temperatures are elevated and relative humidity is l…
- By Elena Tittel South Dakota News Watch
About 20 miles from Mitchell sits a 100-year-old barn. Merely driving by, it looks like nothing out of the ordinary: just one of many such farming landmarks off of I-90 surrounded by fields of crops and tall grass.
Harvest may feel like the finish line, but it's actually where next year's seed decisions begin.
Jeff Hale has lived on the same gravel road his entire life.
ARS is employing innovative modeling techniques to predict where New World screwworm infestations may emerge in the U.S.
- By Geitner Simmons - IANR Communications
Each calf, like each human, begins as an embryo. But important questions remain about the complex factors that shape bovine fertility and development during the earliest stages of life. Bit by bit, Jennifer Wood and her Husker colleagues in the Department of Animal Science are unraveling tho…
- Kaitlin Donovan
For decades, the U.S. beef industry fought an uphill battle to increase consumer demand. Today, that story has changed.
Low feed levels in a swine barn can compromise pig health and productivity. To help ensure proper nutrition, the new FeedSense system from AP (Automated Production) automatically monitors feed bin levels with high accuracy and minimal maintenance.
- Amy Sullivan GROW
Every sports star needs an assist sometimes, and The Ohio State University researchers are hoping chaff lining might play that role for herbicide applications – by lining up weeds in tidy rows ahead of the sprayer.
- By Kelsey Stremel, K-State College of Agriculture
K-State’s TAPS program helps producers test new approaches to water and farm management
- Tim Kenyon
BOONE, Iowa — Equipment exhibited at the 2026 Farm Progress Show ranged from items small enough to fit in a hand to long stretches of heavy-duty tractors, planters and large construction equipment.
- By Lauren Stanick, UNL Agronomy and Horticulture
As many seed industry professionals near retirement, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is training new recruits through its Seed Industry Scholars program.
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