As summer nears its finish, many farmers are making decisions on when to take a last cutting of hay and which pastures to let grow as stockpil…
Benjamin Herrold
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Ben Herrold is Missouri field editor, writing for Missouri Farmer Today, Iowa Farmer Today and Illinois Farmer Today.
As another harvest season draws near, billions of bushels of corn and soybeans will be coming out of U.S. fields. Many of those will end up on…
Emerging technologies in robotics, as well as improvements to the capabilities of existing equipment such as drones, will push farming to new levels.
Farmers are facing higher input costs, including fuel costs. Even within this growing season, farmers have seen significant movement in fuel prices.
As August rolls on, the anticipation of harvest builds with each week. Farmers see the sunsets creeping earlier and crops moving closer to the…
When it comes to implementing conservation practices on the farm, farmers consider both the economic impact of those practices as well as how …
The New World screwworm has made headlines this year as the cattle industry and government officials work to combat the pest, which was confir…
The cattle industry continues to watch for signs of heifer retention and herd expansion. Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketi…
This year’s Missouri State Fair will feature the usual celebration of agriculture in the state and events and displays commemorating the 250th…