With conflict ongoing in the Middle East, the grain market is looking for other movement.
- Benjamin Herrold
The beef Choice-Select spread has been negative for part of April.
- Benjamin Herrold
The pork industry has seen a long climb in the average number of pigs saved per litter, and recent months have seen the growth rate increase.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Aaron Steil, Iowa State University Extension consumer horticulture specialist, for the university Yard and Garden website.
- Tim Kenyon
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — World class adventure happens in Kirkwood Community College’s ag program.
- Tim Kenyon
Farmers plan to plant less corn and more soybeans in 2026 compared to last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in its March 31 Prospective Plantings report.
- Crystal Reed
Despite fertilizer supply concerns and rising prices, inputs shouldn’t play a large role in rotation decisions for 2026 planting, according to Iowa State University Extension Field Agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz.
Chad Dillenberger is a Monroe County native. His experience spans roles in finance as well as hands-on management as the fourth generation on a 1,600-acre grain farm in Valmeyer. He has two boys, Henry, 18, and Liam, 15, and has been married to Katie, his high school sweetheart, for 21 years.Â
Editor’s note: The following was written by Leah Ten Napel, Iowa State University Extension field agronomist, for the Clippings newsletter.
AMES, Iowa — Farm equipment such as tractors, combines, grain carts and self-propelled sprayers have become larger and heavier in recent years, and concern about soil compaction and its impacts on crop yields has increased apace.
As outdoor temperatures begin to warm, the potential for grain storage problems increases.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — With these warmer temperatures, crops are not the only things that are greening up — weeds are too.
AMES, Iowa — Questions about effective management of nitrogen fertilizer continue to plague agriculture, even after decades of practical use.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — From early mornings feeding livestock to long days in the field, farmers and ranchers spend much of their time caring for crops, animals and equipment.
Editor’s note: This was originally published May 30, 2005.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Jason Franken, associate professor of agricultural economics and management at the University of Missouri, for the farmdoc daily website March 30.
AMES, Iowa — Questions about effective management of nitrogen fertilizer continue to plague agriculture, even after decades of practical use.
- Benjamin Herrold
The pork industry has seen a long climb in the average number of pigs saved per litter, and recent months have seen the growth rate increase.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Aaron Steil, Iowa State University Extension consumer horticulture specialist, for the university Yard and Garden website.
- By Kim McMichael
Grain engulfment and entrapment has been a hazard associated with farming for decades.
- Tim Kenyon
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — World class adventure happens in Kirkwood Community College’s ag program.
- Tim Kenyon
Farmers plan to plant less corn and more soybeans in 2026 compared to last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in its March 31 Prospective Plantings report.
- Crystal Reed
Despite fertilizer supply concerns and rising prices, inputs shouldn’t play a large role in rotation decisions for 2026 planting, according to Iowa State University Extension Field Agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz.
- Benjamin Herrold
Aaron Brandt works as director of the University of Missouri’s Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center at Portageville, Missouri, in southeast Missouri’s Bootheel region.
- Benjamin Herrold
The latest USDA hogs and pigs report showed a small increase in total inventory, although the breeding herd declined more than expected, the Livestock Marketing Information Center said.
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