Editor’s note: The following was written by Tamra Jackson-Ziems and Dylan Mangel, University of Nebraska Extension plant pathologist, and Talon Mues, Extension educator, for the university’s Crop Watch website June 19.
- By Benjamin Herrold, Missouri Farmer Today
Arti Singh is an associate professor of agronomy at Iowa State University with more than 15 years of plant breeding experience. She leads a crop breeding program focused on bringing new food-grade crop opportunities for Midwest farmers. Singh also works to develop new artificial intelligence…
- By Crystal Reed, Illinois Farmer Today
Summer is here and with that brings the opportunity for people to enjoy fresh fruits that are in season, like peaches.
Editor’s note: This column was originally published on March 3, 2003.
- By Tim Kenyon, Iowa Farmer Today
Josh Nelson views cover crops as another way to diversify, enhance and sustain good black soil for more production on his farm near Belmond, Iowa.
- By Ivair Valmorbida, University of Missouri
The first corn leafhoppers of the year were detected June 16 and June 22 in Missouri corn fields during routine field scouting in Boone County as part of regular in-season monitoring.
- By Jenn Patterson
Summer only arrived a few weeks ago, but extreme heat and storms have already taken a toll on many Iowa farms. Corn fields are uneven. Soybeans are patchy. Some fields will recover; others won’t.
- By Dave Roepke, Iowa State University
Students from Jim Fitzgerald’s precision agriculture class at Boone High School pushed a utility cart across one of the school’s athletic fields on a sunny morning, trying their best to roll along a straight but invisible line. Without assistance from the cart’s GPS-powered tools, it was a t…
- By Crystal Reed, Illinois Farmer Today
When most people think of crops in the Midwest they think of the common offerings — corn, soybeans and wheat.
- By Tim Kenyon, Iowa Farmer Today
Practice makes it better. Crop and livestock producers tend to get more opportunities when they pay close attention to volatile markets and expenses.
- By Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee has released an initial draft of the omnibus legislation that covers everything from crop insurance to nutrition assistance nearly two months after the House passed a farm bill proposal.
- Bayer News Release
LEVERKEUSEN, Germany — The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 7:2 landmark ruling in the Durnell Roundup case June 25, affirming that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) expressly preempts state-law-based failure-to-warn claims when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agen…
- By Benjamin Herrold, Missouri Farmer Today
Alpha-gal syndrome continues to be a concern as the condition expands its geographic area.
- By Benjamin Herrold, Missouri Farmer Today
Beef prices were “underwhelming” in the lead up to Independence Day, said University of Tennessee Ag Economist Andrew Griffith. Summertime and summer holidays usually see a seasonal boost.
As we gear up for Iowa Corn 350, Powered by Ethanol, on Sunday, August 9, the excitement and anticipation is higher than ever. What began as a historic milestone for our state when we brought the first NASCAR Cup Series race to Iowa, has quickly grown into a premier summer tradition, capturi…
- By Tim Kenyon, Iowa Farmer Today
Expect to see “variability” again describing this year’s corn crop.
Matthew Bormann grows corn and soybeans near Algona, Iowa, in Kossuth County.
Eric Weuve is a farm business management specialist at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach based in Ames. He farms with his parents, Wayne and Cathy, overseeing 600 acres of corn and soybeans in a row crop operation in Story County near McCallsburg and Zearing.
Joe Sperfslage operates a family farm in Linn County near Coggon, growing 1,800 acres of corn, 800 acres of soybeans and 150 acres of wheat.
Keith Koerselman’s family farm in LeMars has been going strong for 150 years. He and wife Kristin, along with sons Keton and Kaleb, farm 500 acres in Plymouth County. Keith and his sons also custom farm and harvest. After the sons graduated from South Dakota State University, they expanded a…
Devin Davis’s work on his family farms began at age 10. He eventually returned to work there after attending the University of Northern Iowa, Drake and the Culinary Institute of America. Helping operate 2,000 acres in Warren, Clarke and Madison counties, Davis hopes to boost soil health and …
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