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Vilsack updates Ukraine agricultural needs

May 17, 2022

Research shows cattle handling affects animal performance

May 17, 2022

To properly run your farm, first manage your mental health

May 17, 2022

Canada still falling short on USMCA dairy commitments

May 16, 2022

FSA announces $6B for crop disaster payments

May 16, 2022

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Ready for Missouri State Fair

Apr 26, 2022

State fair entries open May 11; the online Premium Book is now available to plan entries.

My grandson put on that cowboy hat, and the memories flowed

Apr 15, 2022

Feeding fish: It’s not my uncle’s farm pond

Mar 11, 2022

Soybeans find their way from Midwest farm fields to international waters as a staple in fish food.

Give kids gift of farm tools

Jan 14, 2022

Crops

Expect to see drought on Winter Wheat Tour this week

May 16, 2022

The Wheat Quality Council’s tour will give industry participants a first look at the 2022 crop.

Livestock

Black vultures causing livestock trouble

May 13, 2022

The Around Farm Progress podcast turns to an unsuspected pest for livestock producers – a predatory scavenger that eats more than carrion.

Report criticizes meat industry’s handling of COVID

May 13, 2022

Meat industry calls report “disservice” to the nation as it was one of many industries learning how to deal with COVID.

My Generation

New seasons for the farm family

Apr 28, 2022

Kids grow up and suddenly, they’re not little anymore. Here’s what our family has seen as our oldest left for college and we transitioned to...

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Too many slugs, too little sun

May 13, 2022

Soybean Watch: Here’s the saga of a field that took too big a hit for soybeans to survive the first time around.

From Illinois farm, Biden announces fertilizer, double crop efforts

May 11, 2022

President Joe Biden says USDA will fund $500 million in domestic fertilizer grants and will extend double crop insurance to nearly 700 additional...

How to scout for common foliar diseases

May 12, 2022

Slideshow: Need a refresher on signs of gray leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight, southern rust and tar spot? Here are some visuals and details to...

4 ways to improve weed control

May 04, 2022

Farmers have become reliant on postemergence weed control, but preplant residuals, timely applications and early scouting are just as important.

4 dicamba rules for Illinois farmers in 2022

Apr 28, 2022

Reminder: The cutoff date and weather restrictions for in-season dicamba application on Illinois soybeans are now permanent. Here’s the rundown.

UW-Madison research uses pigs to solve people problems

May 04, 2022

A unique partnership at the University of Wisconsin allows medical and agricultural researchers to work together.

Technology

Concept image of in-field sensor data from cornfield

Company turns in-field sensor data to precision weather information

May 16, 2022

Benchmark Labs has developed a system that can take local data and boost weather forecast accuracy.

Demonstration board of Digi International's irrigation controller system

Behind-the-scenes tech company honors its partners’ innovations

May 11, 2022

Digi International awards companies, including those in agriculture, for innovative use of its tech tools.

Farmer Iron

Event helps machines talk to one another

Apr 28, 2022

The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation held a “plugfest” in the U.S. recently. What does that mean for farmers?

Video

This Week in Agribusiness, May 14, 2022

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Picture this: Biden on the farm

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May 17, 2022