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Seed is expensive, and adding traits to provide insect control and herbicide resistance make it even more costly. But, it’s a necessary part of what you do as a row-crop producer in Iowa.

Tenacity and technology are giving wheat a boost in southern Minnesota.

Growing markets for biomass, biofuels and alternative feeds have created a demand for materials formerly burned or sold for animal bedding or compost. Today these byproducts can be harvested to add value to farm and forest operations.

In Morgan County, Colo., many farms contain thousands of acres worked by a few people.

Three things brought Peter Gaul to southeast Missouri: soil, water and climate. The New Zealand native says this trifecta makes a large-scale, forage-based seasonal dairy successful.

Dick Fredrickson, veterinarian at Simplot ranches and feedlots of Grandview, Idaho, says protein deficiency in cows is an important factor in whether their calves do well. If cows don’t have adequate protein, they can’t produce adequate colostrum...

In-season nitrogen application is now more common with the emphasis on achieving maximum economic N efficiency and minimizing N loss to surface water. One of the goals of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy is to reduce N losses to the state’s...