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Tree farm springs into hectic season

Tree farm springs into hectic season

  • Tim Kenyon

Grow it and ye shall reap the leafy financial rewards for helping to provide shade.

Farmland values relatively stable amid volatile world markets

Farmland values relatively stable amid volatile world markets

  • Benjamin Herrold

Farmland values have mostly leveled off over the last year, with some areas and land types seeing slight increases while others saw slight decreases, according to recent land values surveys.

Laws restrict foreign land owners

Laws restrict foreign land owners

  • Crystal Reed

Over the past decade, foreign ownership of agricultural land has grown, according to the National Ag Law Center, and an interest in restricting and monitoring foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land is growing among federal and state lawmakers.

EPA makes latest attempt to define WOTUS

EPA makes latest attempt to define WOTUS

  • Benjamin Herrold

The EPA continues to grapple with a definition that has eluded the department through five presidencies now.

Crop market focus shifts some to weather

Crop market focus shifts some to weather

  • Crystal Reed

With conflict ongoing in the Middle East, the grain market is looking for other movement.

Negative Choice-Select spread reflects supply

Negative Choice-Select spread reflects supply

  • Benjamin Herrold

The beef Choice-Select spread has been negative for part of April.

Factors drive increase in pigs per litter

Factors drive increase in pigs per litter

  • 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.

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Laws restrict foreign land owners

Laws restrict foreign land owners

  • Crystal Reed

Over the past decade, foreign ownership of agricultural land has grown, according to the National Ag Law Center, and an interest in restricting and monitoring foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land is growing among federal and state lawmakers.

EPA makes latest attempt to define WOTUS

EPA makes latest attempt to define WOTUS

  • Benjamin Herrold

The EPA continues to grapple with a definition that has eluded the department through five presidencies now.

Funerals are for paying respect, offering support

Funerals are for paying respect, offering support

  • By Arvid Huisman

As I have grown older, I have witnessed an increasing frequency of funerals. 

Economic toll most acute in rural America

Economic toll most acute in rural America

    DENVER, Colo. — The U.S. economy has continued to perform reasonably well despite a growing constellation of warning signs. However, surging energy costs and extreme volatility in oil markets resulting from the ongoing Middle East conflict could shift the trajectory of the U.S. economy for t…

    Get better hay, returns with small changes

    Get better hay, returns with small changes

      TUSCUMBIA, Mo. — Hay quality has a direct impact on livestock performance and feeding costs, yet many producers lose value long before hay reaches the feeder, said University of Missouri Extension Field Agronomist Rudra Baral.

      Rider Jackson, Northwest Missouri CropWatch

      Rider Jackson, Northwest Missouri CropWatch

        Rider Jackson farms with his dad, Fred, in Buchanan County. He grows primarily corn and soybeans, as well as some wheat and putting up hay. He studied agriculture at Northwest Missouri State University. Jackson is currently participating in the Missouri Corn Growers Association’s CornRoots p…

        Chad Bruns, Northeast Missouri CropWatch

        Chad Bruns, Northeast Missouri CropWatch

          Chad Bruns farms with family in Audrain County, in northeast Missouri. He grows corn, soybeans and wheat. He also raises beef cattle, with a cow-calf operation.

          Dan Carpenter, North Central Missouri CropWatch

          Dan Carpenter, North Central Missouri CropWatch

            Dan Carpenter farms with family in Carroll and Ray counties. He is a fourth-generation farmer, raising corn, soybeans and cattle. He also owns and operates a Pioneer seed agency. Carpenter serves on the Missouri Soybean Association board.

            Danny Kuenzel, East Central Missouri CropWatch

            Danny Kuenzel, East Central Missouri CropWatch

              Danny Kuenzel farms with family in Franklin and Gasconade counties. He grows corn and soybeans, with some acres in the Missouri River bottom and some on the hill ground. He serves on the board for the Missouri Corn Growers Association and the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council.

              Derek Fuemmeler, Central Missouri CropWatch

              Derek Fuemmeler, Central Missouri CropWatch

                Derek Fuemmeler has been farming with family all his life. He farms in Howard, Chariton and Randolph counties, with a diversified farm operation. He also works as a certified crop advisor and provides crop consulting services.

                R.T. Slack, West Central Missouri CropWatch

                R.T. Slack, West Central Missouri CropWatch

                  R.T. Slack farms with family in Henry and Johnson counties in west-central Missouri. He says conditions are muddy heading into spring planting time. He grows corn and soybeans and also puts up some alfalfa hay.

                  Crop market focus shifts some to weather

                  Crop market focus shifts some to weather

                  • Crystal Reed

                  With conflict ongoing in the Middle East, the grain market is looking for other movement.

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                  Negative Choice-Select spread reflects supply

                  Negative Choice-Select spread reflects supply

                  • Benjamin Herrold

                  The beef Choice-Select spread has been negative for part of April.

                  Dan Carpenter, North Central Missouri CropWatch Journal

                  Dan Carpenter, North Central Missouri CropWatch Journal

                    Dan Carpenter farms with family in Carroll and Ray counties. He is a fourth-generation farmer, raising corn, soybeans and cattle. He also owns and operates a Pioneer seed agency. Carpenter serves on the Missouri Soybean Association board.

                    Derek Fuemmeler, Central Missouri CropWatch Journal

                    Derek Fuemmeler, Central Missouri CropWatch Journal

                      Derek Fuemmeler has been farming with family all his life. He farms in Howard, Chariton and Randolph counties, with a diversified farm operation. He also works as a certified crop advisor and provides crop consulting services.

                      Rider Jackson, Northwest Missouri CropWatch Journal

                      Rider Jackson, Northwest Missouri CropWatch Journal

                        Rider Jackson farms with his dad, Fred, in Buchanan County. He grows primarily corn and soybeans, as well as some wheat and hay. He studied agriculture at Northwest Missouri State University. Jackson is currently participating in the Missouri Corn Growers Association’s CornRoots program, whi…

                        Danny Kuenzel, East Central Missouri CropWatch Journal

                        Danny Kuenzel, East Central Missouri CropWatch Journal

                          Danny Kuenzel farms with family in Franklin and Gasconade counties. He grows corn and soybeans, with some acres in the Missouri River bottom and some on the hill ground. He serves on the board for the Missouri Corn Growers Association and the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council.

                          R.T. Slack, West Central Missouri CropWatch Journal

                          R.T. Slack, West Central Missouri CropWatch Journal

                            R.T. Slack farms with family in Henry and Johnson counties in west-central Missouri. He says conditions are muddy heading into spring planting time. He grows corn and soybeans and also puts up some alfalfa hay.

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