Adding a stocker or yearling element to a cow-calf operation is one way to provide short-term flexibility without sacrificing capital or genetics.
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"A huge weight had been lifted off of everyone's shoulders."
Today I’m thankful for the birds chirping outside my window. We’re finally enjoying some true spring with mild temps, blooming flowers and bir…
Two pasture walks in northwest and west central Iowa in June will help attendees learn how to work with current pasture conditions in their operations.
With a persistent drought weighing on the minds of farmers and ranchers in the Central Plains, there’s some encouraging news.
Farmers in Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota are all experiencing varying degrees of progress. However, many farmers are ahead of where they thought they’d be after heavy snowfall in the Upper Midwest.
"My husband and I enjoy driving through them to evaluate the matings that have been years in the making."
Grazing alternative forages may be an option to buy you a little more time before turning cows out to grass pastures, but it must be done with care to prevent bloating.
"We continue to sort and cull hard and scrounge up feed wherever we can."
"I’ve come to learn that a farmer’s prayer for rain can be one of the most powerful pleas. I heard the phrase 'it’s too wet to plant' this weekend for the first time in what feels like years."
As many beef operations in the region are coming out of drought, producers are looking forward to utilizing their spring pastures and disconti…
New research from the University of Minnesota suggests that soybeans can be more productive with dry conditions, so long as the crops are sufficiently irrigated.
"No areas are coming into the season with a full soil moisture profile and no limits on irrigation. We’re still going to have a fight on our hands.”
Growing crops in a changing climate is difficult enough. But when weeds factor in, soybean yields take a massive hit. That’s according to new …
Climate change isn’t just making the world warmer. It’s also changing when and how much rain falls. That leaves more corn farmers at risk of f…
Crumpled grain bins, flattened corn fields, flooded buildings and parched earth mark the haggard faces of worried farmers when extreme weather…
Agriculture markets are a roller coaster, and economists are telling producers to buckle up for the downhill ride as farm income is expected t…
"The farms around it are home to all of our cherished neighbors. The fields next to it are worked by the most hardworking caretakers I know."
Right this very minute down on the farm we are in full swing calving.
In assessing the last two years and the impact drought conditions have had on cattle markets throughout the region, industry experts shared ad…
Many cow-calf producers are short on hay and hoping for an early spring. This in person seminar will discuss some options for getting lactatin…
"I can already picture those 9 p.m. sunset rides while watching the cattle graze so peacefully in the pastures. Those are the moments I live for and I am just itching for them again!"
With the last several years of drought in Montana, livestock producers may want to be especially mindful of watching out for the effects of se…
A move away from La Niña conditions in the Pacific Ocean, replaced by either neutral conditions or a move toward El Niño, could result in favo…
It’s time to work on planting equipment as the 2023 growing season will soon be here!
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