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Weeds
What’s your plan to control soybean weeds?What’s your plan to control soybean weeds?

Having a good preemergence program in place will help guide your plants all the way to canopy.

byChris Torres, Editor, American Agriculturist
May 1, 2023
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5 Min Read
Windower in alfalfa field
Farm Business
Land still selling hotLand still selling hot
May 1, 2023
3 Min Read
wheat field, capitol building and cattle
Farm Life
7 ag stories you can’t miss – April 28, 20237 ag stories you can’t miss
byRachel Schutte
Apr 28, 2023
2 Min Read
Pumping ethanol fuel at gas station
Farm Policy
Biden administration issues waiver allowing summer E15 salesBiden administration issues waiver allowing summer E15 sales
byJoshua Baethge
Apr 28, 2023
2 Min Read
No till corn field
Farm Policy
USDA announces start of climate-smart commodity programUSDA announces start of climate-smart commodity program
byJoshua Baethge
Apr 28, 2023
2 Min Read
Missouri FFA Convention and Sam Tummons
Names in the news
Sam Tummons to lead Missouri State FFA AssociationSam Tummons to lead Missouri State FFA Association
byMindy Ward
Apr 28, 2023
1 Min Read
Members of the 2021 UNL Livestock Judging Team and their awards
Livestock
5 skills you gain from judging livestock
5 skills you gain from judging livestock
Apr 28, 2023
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3 Min Read
byElizabeth Hodges, Staff Writer
Cornell apple genetics researcher Awais Khan looking at apples hanging in tree
Crop Protection
Genetics used to fight fire blight
Genetics used to fight fire blight
Apr 28, 2023
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3 Min Read
byKara Lynn Dunn
ASA President Daryl Cates presents Les Seiler and his brother, Jerry, with ASA’s National Conservation Legacy Award
Conservation & Sustainability
National award winner shares conservation strategies
National award winner shares conservation strategies
Apr 28, 2023
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7 Slides
byJennifer Kiel, Editor, Michigan Farmer and Ohio Farmer
A young Douglas fir being planted
Conservation & Sustainability
Milestones in Nebraska’s tree-planting history
Milestones in Nebraska’s tree-planting history
Apr 28, 2023
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5 Min Read
byCurt Arens, Editor, Nebraska Farmer
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Business
Pipeline project aims to remove carbon from ethanol industry
Pipeline project aims to remove carbon from ethanol industry
Apr 27, 2023
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3 Min Read
byBloomberg, Content provider
Ship with containers
Marketing
Export Sales: Largely lackluster results
Export Sales: Largely lackluster results
Apr 27, 2023
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2 Min Read
byBen Potter, Senior editor
145 X-Tier excavator
Farming Equipment
Deere aims for all-electric, autonomous tractor by 2026
Deere aims for all-electric, autonomous tractor by 2026
Apr 27, 2023
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3 Min Read
byChris Torres, Editor, American Agriculturist
Young peanuts in field.
Peanut
4 things peanut thrips don’t want you to know
4 things peanut thrips don’t want you to know
Apr 27, 2023
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2 Min Read
cattlemen at meeting
Farm Business
Nebraska cattle groups plan summer activities
Nebraska cattle groups plan summer activities
Apr 27, 2023
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3 Min Read
byCurt Arens, Editor, Nebraska Farmer
Person stocking meat cooler in grocery store
Farm Policy
Cattlemen reiterate opposition to PRIME Act
Cattlemen reiterate opposition to PRIME Act
Apr 26, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJoshua Baethge, Policy editor
Farmer on phone standing in corn field
Crops
Feedback from the Field returns for 2023!
Feedback from the Field returns for 2023!
Apr 26, 2023
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1 Min Read
byJacqueline Holland, Grain market analyst
Missouri sorghum grower Ethan Miller
Sorghum
Grain sorghum mounts marketplace comeback
Grain sorghum mounts marketplace comeback
Apr 26, 2023
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4 Min Read
byMindy Ward, Editor, Missouri Ruralist
Peanut plants in an Alabama field in June.
Peanut
An update on groundbreaking peanut genome research
An update on groundbreaking peanut genome research
Apr 26, 2023
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2 Min Read
sorghum field
Sorghum
More tips for using forage sorghum
More tips for using forage sorghum
Apr 26, 2023
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5 Min Read
byTom Kilcer
Industrial shipping canal in Detroit
Marketing
Demand grows for Michigan’s food and ag exports
Demand grows for Michigan’s food and ag exports
Apr 26, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJennifer Kiel, Editor, Michigan Farmer and Ohio Farmer
Patricia Wood standing in a cattle lot
Names in the news
Missouri cattlewoman to guide national Beef Checkoff
Missouri cattlewoman to guide national Beef Checkoff
Apr 25, 2023
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2 Min Read
More than 30 people took the mic in Binghamton, N.Y., for a farm bill listening session
Farm Policy
What New York farmers want in farm bill
What New York farmers want in farm bill
Apr 25, 2023
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6 Min Read
byChris Torres, Editor, American Agriculturist
Labor pick blueberries in Georgia orchard.
Farm Policy
Continued challenges to labor department’s adverse wage rate
Continued challenges to labor department’s adverse wage rate
Apr 25, 2023
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3 Min Read
byNational Hog Farmer Staff
Ditch with water through a field
Farm Policy
Court issues another blow to WOTUS
Court issues another blow to WOTUS
Apr 24, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJoshua Baethge, Policy editor
Assortment of milk in grocery store
Farm Policy
AFBF reiterates call for milk labeling changes
AFBF reiterates call for milk labeling changes
Apr 24, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJoshua Baethge, Policy editor
Footpath through green field of cereal rye
Cover Crops
Pull the plug on planting green?
Pull the plug on planting green?
Apr 24, 2023
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3 Min Read
two FFA students
Farm Life
On the street with Missouri FFA members
On the street with Missouri FFA members
Apr 24, 2023
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3 Min View
byMindy Ward, Editor, Missouri Ruralist
wheat field, capitol building and cattle
Farm Life
7 ag stories you can’t miss – April 21, 2023
7 ag stories you can’t miss
Apr 21, 2023
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3 Min Read
byRachel Schutte, Content Producer
Farmer Glenn Heard of Decatur County, Ga., left, and farmer Jimmy Webb of Calhoun County, Ga.
Farm Business
I asked successful farmers two questions
I asked successful farmers two questions
Apr 21, 2023
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4 Min Read
byBob Kemerait, Plant Pathologist
Comparison of Apples showing how Parka does not leave a white residue on fruit (right) unlike ka
Fruit
Solution designed to protect fruit plant health
Solution designed to protect fruit plant health
Apr 21, 2023
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3 Min Read
byJennifer Kiel, Editor, Michigan Farmer and Ohio Farmer
Cutting beef at processing facility
Farm Policy
USDA announces new funding for underserved producers
USDA announces new funding for underserved producers
Apr 20, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJoshua Baethge, Policy editor
Wheat blooming in field.
Wheat
Grain update: Southeast wheat heading, management decisions
Grain update: Southeast wheat heading, management decisions
Apr 20, 2023
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3 Min Read
John Deere neon sign on the outside of their Austin, Texas office
Farm Business
John Deere brings taste of farming to high-tech Austin
John Deere brings taste of farming to high-tech Austin
Apr 20, 2023
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7 Slides
byChris Torres, Editor, American Agriculturist
Grasshoppers on crop
Insects
Will grasshoppers be a problem this season?
Will grasshoppers be a problem this season?
Apr 20, 2023
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1 Min Read

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