To provide practical in-field irrigation scheduling advice for farmers, Dong developed the free app IrrigMSU, available for Android and iOS phones. Casey Carr, an agronomist at Michigan-based Sackett ...

Fewer New World screwworm cases reported in July as USDA considers reopening some Mexico- U.S. border crossings to cattle ...

USDA’s Aug. 12 report may reshape corn and soybean markets and shift trendlines. The difference: millions of bushels, more or ...

Wheat futures rallied to three-year highs in late July as escalating conflict and weather woes threatened supplies. Is this ...

Cattle are losing traits that helped them thrive in specific environments. New selection tools aim to match genetics to local conditions.

Farm Progress Show: A winner will be chosen from four finalists for the Women in the Field: Producer of the Year Award. The ...

3. Have the right equipment. Samples are best taken with a soil probe. Secure a bucket for sampling, ziplock bags for the ...

Visitors heading to the 2026 Farm Progress Show in Boone have plenty to see outside of the show gates in central Iowa. Boone County, Ames and the surrounding area offer outdoor recreation, history and ...

Old junk can accumulate quickly on the farm, and it often ends up in the barn. Take time to clean it out and free up space for more important things.

For three farmers in the Dakotas — Stephanie Cook, Davenport, N.D., Jeff Lakner, Wessington, S.D., and Nathan Faleide, ...

Data centers and other tech systems use a great deal of water and electricity, complicating ag operations like broiler farms' ...

Most herbicides are off-label this late in the season. But spending a few days hand-weeding waterhemp escapes could prevent ...