"We got a light sprinkle through the night. We need a heck of a lot more. The hills look absolutely sick."
- Katelyn Winberg
Increasingly, consumers are looking to buy food grown from local producers, but knowing where to find it can be a challenge.
- Katelyn Winberg
When South Dakota farmers need a ballpark figure for what to charge or pay for custom work, many have long looked across the border.
- Brent Olson
I remember bedtimes. When our kids were babies, I just thought, “OK, I'm never going to get a night's sleep the rest of my life,” and I was more or less OK with that.
- Benjamin Herrold
When it comes to spring calving or fall calving, cattle producers have a variety of factors to consider.
- By Zoe Martin, Iowa Farmer Today
DES MOINES, Iowa — The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced confirmed cases of the pseudorabies virus in swine herds in Iowa and Texas April 30.
- Jim Woster
What in the world did we do on Good Friday that resulted in a three-hour service? The youngsters were not the only fidgety folk in the church. If I recall correctly, during Easter week, spring planting had often already begun.
- Jim Woster
What in the world did we do on Good Friday that resulted in a three-hour service? The youngsters were not the only fidgety folk in the church. If I recall correctly, during Easter week, spring planting had often already begun.
- By Jacob Fischler, South Dakota Searchlight
The U.S. House approved, 224-200, a five-year farm bill Thursday as members of Congress attempt to update major agriculture and nutrition policy after three years of extensions.
- Colleen Stegenga
Farm families know something about showing up. You show up for planting, for calving, for harvest, for neighbors down the road when hail takes their crop. But when it comes to caring for your own aging parents ... the "who does what" can get complicated fast.
- Janelle Atyeo
A multinational, farm-by-farm study of regenerative agriculture is offering farmers validation and hope.
- By Ashley Englin, ISU Extension Swine Specialist
In northwestern Iowa, pork production is more than a part of agriculture. It is a driving force behind local jobs, businesses, and community vitality.
- Katelyn Winberg
For Harrisburg FFA member Katelyn Clow, understanding the future of agriculture starts with looking at the past.
As planting season ramps up, uncertainty around the season does as well. Wyffels Hybrids has introduced a free, online tool that can help take some of the guess-work out of spring field work.
- Jaclyn Wilson
Back from travel abroad, Jaclyn Wilson catches up on the ranch and shares some packing trips from her journey.
AMES, Iowa — Drones are beginning to play a role in Iowa agriculture, particularly for crop monitoring and pesticide application, but most farmers remain uncertain about the technology’s advantages and limitations, according to results from the 2025 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll, an annual s…
Starting in Marshall, the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association (MSCA) will host a tour of cattle operations in the southwestern part of the state July 14.
- Katelyn Winberg
Gene-edited crops reach farmers’ fields faster than regulators around the world can agree on how to oversee them, and the resulting divide is shaping where agricultural innovation takes place.
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The Jason and Jennifer Hofer family of Bridgewater has been recognized as the 2026 South Dakota FFA Family of the Year at the 98th South Dakota FFA State Convention, held Monday, April 20, during the first session at First Bank & Trust Arena, sponsored by Raven.
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