Commentary

Ray Chattin pointing to berries on a bush

Get serious about controlling invasive species Get serious about controlling invasive species

A legislative proposal includes much-needed funding for invasive species efforts in Indiana.

byTom J. Bechman

Feb 6, 2023|

3 Min Read

commodity downtrend

Has the commodity balloon popped?Has the commodity balloon popped?

Feb 3, 2023

4 Min Read

rogator sprayer

We’re retooling our self-propelled sprayer this winter We’re retooling our self-propelled sprayer this winter

byKyle Stackhouse 2

Feb 3, 2023

2 Min Read

Brazil corn crop

Will Brazil dethrone U.S. as largest corn exporter?Will Brazil dethrone U.S. as largest corn exporter?

byMatthew Kruse

Feb 3, 2023

4 Min Read

Sell/Buy marketing for cattle

Turning classwork into life learning Turning classwork into life learning

byDoug Ferguson

Feb 3, 2023

6 Min Read

chicken taco meat in slow cooker with black spoon

Entertain with a taco bar Entertain with a taco bar

byCharlyn Fargo Ware

Feb 3, 2023

3 Min Read

tete-tete daffodils

Mild winter, stinky radishes

Mild winter, stinky radishes

byCarol Ann Gregg

View of U.S. Capitol

It’s farm bill time again

It’s farm bill time again

byJennifer M. Latzke

U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

A golden farm bill opportunity

A golden farm bill opportunity

four young boys

Open the barn, train kids in agriculture

Open the barn, train kids in agriculture

Gracie Lee

Reach others through teaching about agriculture

Reach others through teaching about agriculture

milk production

Higher production weighs on milk prices

Higher production weighs on milk prices

Leave a “Schram good” legacy

Leave a “Schram good” legacy

byWhitney Haigwood

Rolls of dollar bills planted on soil as investment

Mapping out 2023 crop budgets

Mapping out 2023 crop budgets

byJacqueline Holland

barn and old silo on the Reskovac farm

Projects to do outside, even in winter

Projects to do outside, even in winter

byMike and Sheilah Reskovac

Mary Jones

‘Better safe than sorry’ more than cliche

‘Better safe than sorry’ more than cliche

gully erosion in young cornfield

Trainloads of soil still need saving

Trainloads of soil still need saving

byTom J. Bechman

pigs in pen feeding

Pig therapy: It’s a thing in the UK

Pig therapy: It’s a thing in the UK

bySusan Hayhurst

4-H summer camp

Tech makes farmworkers’ jobs safer

Tech makes farmworkers’ jobs safer

High yields a must

All profit when farmers profit

All profit when farmers profit

Cotton breeders need some hurrahs

Cotton breeders need some hurrahs

byBrent Murphree

Iowa wetland area in summer

If you have water on your property, read this new WOTUS rule

If you have water on your property, read this new WOTUS rule

Analyzing stock market chart

Grain marketing: How to block out the noise

Grain marketing: How to block out the noise

byBrian Basting

Collage of different types of clocks

Figure out the best place to invest your time

Figure out the best place to invest your time

Grain elevator in background of green field

Did your marketing plan work?

Did your marketing plan work?

Rancher at family dinner outside

The family that eats together

The family that eats together

rural farmland scattered with farmsteads

‘Works for me’ doesn’t mean it’s a good plan

‘Works for me’ doesn’t mean it’s a good plan

byCurt Ferguson

Kids at National Western Stock Show in January

10 skills every young person needs to know

10 skills every young person needs to know

byJennifer Carrico

Farmall F-12 tractor

Classic tractor helped signal end of horse farming

Classic tractor helped signal end of horse farming

byTom J. Bechman

college visit at farm show

A farm show is more than just a farm show

A farm show is more than just a farm show

byKyle Stackhouse 2

The flag of Brazil pinned on the map

Brazil farmland tour: Cotton, ethanol and acreage expansion

Brazil farmland tour: Cotton, ethanol and acreage expansion

byMatthew Kruse

sunset

What did I write that check for?

What did I write that check for?

byJerry Crownover

health care benefit enrollment form

Bring next generation back to rural Missouri

Bring next generation back to rural Missouri

two hands in handshake

Questions save lives

Questions save lives

byJennifer M. Latzke

small, blue child's suitcase that says "Going to Grandma's"

Treasures unearthed in the closet

Treasures unearthed in the closet

byTom J. Bechman

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