Using technology and automation to target the use of inputs like fertilizer or irrigation can save costs, boost productivity and minimize environmental impacts. That’s what is offered by precision agriculture, which has permeated nearly all parts of crop production except, until recently, drainage.
Navigating farm management can be challenging and unpredictable, but the fourth annual Minnesota Young & Emerging Farmer Workshop at the MN Ag Expo Jan. 18-20, 2027, will provide connections to experts and other growers to maneuver tough decisions.
Northeastern Nebraska ranch reclaims pastures from invasive eastern redcedar
“He was light years ahead of other people,” Mike Crosley said. “I’m trying to do it just like him.”
" I am fully moved back to college, and we are officially in full swing on the calving season."
Award-winning journalist and author Brent Olson returns with Neither Collar nor Crown: Part Two of King Harald's Dream, a sweeping historical novel that follows one act of defiance as it reverberates across cultures, continents, and the turbulent world of the fourteenth century.
BOONE, Iowa — USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new project Sept. 1 at the annual Farm Progress Show to upgrade farm information reporting.
Managing an around-the-clock silage harvesting operation has Crop Watcher Megan Horsager getting very little sleep lately.
With silage chopping finished and soybean leaves beginning to turn, the transition from summer to fall is underway on Jade Jandel’s farm near Rockham, South Dakota.
For an agricultural operation to thrive, producers must sometimes look at the big picture and make decisions to benefit the long-term success of their farm or ranch. Changes made on a farm now might take years to realize their positive effects, but those changes can be crucial to the farm’s …
As drought conditions continue to impact ranchers across the Northern Plains, Farm Rescue is launching Operation Hay Lift, an effort to help farm and ranch families secure the feed they need to care for their livestock.
Crops around Montevideo, Minnesota, were maturing quickly, and for Megan Horsager’s haying crew, that meant preparing for a quick turnaround from chopping hay to chopping silage.
Grace Place Farm & Gardens in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is proving that for small-scale producers, a well-placed farm store can be as helpful to the bottom line as a good farmers market.
As many seed industry professionals near retirement, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is training new recruits through its Seed Industry Scholars program.
The latest fall forecast brings good news for some areas of the drought-stricken Midwest.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins defended President Donald Trump’s decision to allow more imported ground beef into the country, saying it will help Americans shrink their grocery bills.
K-State veterinarians look at the benefits of supplementing calf nutrition with the practice of creep feeding
Britni Ross, Philip, South Dakota, was named the Woman Farmer of the Year at the Dakotafest farm show in Mitchell, Aug. 20.
"I was pleasantly surprised when I heard my dad say we had twins and even more shocked when he followed up a couple hours later ...”
U.S. Senators from South Dakota and Minnesota are backing legislation that would add up to 20 million acres of grazing lands by seeding marginal cropland to grass.
“I’m surprised the grass is greening up again. I mean, it looks like spring down here.”
George Kenzy said he did all he could to prepare his family’s feedlot for extreme heat and humidity. That included extra water tanks, covering the ground with light-colored bedding to reduce heat absorption, and keeping the ground as wet as possible.
Despite the fees, ranchers say branding is important: “If I was not to brand my cattle, I’d be a little nervous about if one gets gone somewhere. That’s our return address.”
The Farm Bureau tent will have everything from crop insurance information to live music during Dakotafest, Aug. 18-20 in Mitchell, South Dakota.
Visitors to Dakotafest will have the opportunity to see another side of agricultural education as McCook Central FFA members demonstrate the leadership skills they've developed through competition.
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