As another harvest season draws near, billions of bushels of corn and soybeans will be coming out of U.S. fields. Many of those will end up on barges, floating down the major rivers to be delivered to customers.
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Waterways crucial to get crops to market
High water on the Missouri River gives barges wiggle room heading into harvest after years of low levels.
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By Tim Kenyon
Emerging technologies in robotics, as well as improvements to the capabilities of existing equipment such as drones, will push farming to new levels.
Farmers are facing higher input costs, including fuel costs. Even within this growing season, farmers have seen significant movement in fuel prices.
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — Farmers at Beck’s Hybrids Becknology Day in southern Illinois Aug. 7 had the chance to see how crops reacted in a “hot spot”…
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — An Aug. 7 Becknology Day tour aimed to help guide farmers as nitrogen prices rise.
