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Ag groups call for quick confirmation of Vilsack

Jan 22, 2021

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Jan 22, 2021

Prove naysayers wrong on soil health

Jan 22, 2021

Biden administration: What will happen to your taxes?

Jan 22, 2021

Farm economy looking up, but proceed with caution

Jan 21, 2021

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Why I fail at New Year’s resolutions

Jan 15, 2021

Take the focus off yourself, and put it on service to others in 2021.

Find what makes your kids happy, and meet them there

Jan 01, 2021

Have kids, will travel

Dec 11, 2020

Grown children need the support of their parents when they move away from the farm.

Agriculture education program suffers deep cuts

Dec 04, 2020

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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Jan. 22, 2021

Jan 22, 2021

New administration brings policy changes, Tyson reaches settlement agreement and farmer protests continue in India.

Livestock

Cattle markets back on track in 2021

Jan 22, 2021

2021 Southwest Economic Outlook: Southwest economists and specialists weigh in on the 2021 economic outlook.

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Jan 18, 2021

Max Armstrong reports on the management of wolves in the state with the highest population

My Generation

Surprise parades and the stuff that gets us through

Dec 24, 2020

What is it when a friend shows up for your kid — unannounced, with the very best surprise? Answer: the very best of the pandemic.

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3 farmers share why they switched tillage practices

Jan 21, 2021

Don’t let fear stop you from trying new crop management practices on your farm, they say.

Registration for Commodity Classic opens Jan. 26

Jan 20, 2021

Registration for first 5,000 people is free for the March 2-5 digital event; all other registrants pay $20.

XtendFlex or Enlist E3: Maximize your choice for 2021

Jan 08, 2021

Here are ways to make the most of managing those tools once you’ve chosen your technology.

NPPC, AFBF claim California’s Prop 12 impact ‘severe’

Jan 19, 2021

Court filing looks to differentiate itself from NAMI challenge by highlighting hardship to farmers.

Why was Caterpillar at CES?

Jan 19, 2021

Company answers question with a review of its use of autonomous technology.

Biden administration: New trade approach ahead

Jan 21, 2021

A closer look at how the incoming Biden Administration will approach agricultural trade differently.

Technology

VES-Artex could broaden scope of 'smart' dairies

Jan 21, 2021

VES is the developer of DairyBos, while Artex builds pens, gates, hutches and other barn equipment.

Deanna Kovar, vice president, production and precision ag production, John Deere, is presenting at CES, virtually

Deere makes 3rd 'trip' to consumer show

Jan 20, 2021

Pushing the story that technology has a key role in agriculture, the company takes part in CES, but this time from afar.

Farmer Iron

Is there an electric machine in your future?

Jan 04, 2021

Sure Tesla, Ford and others are making headway with cars, but what about on the farm?

This Week in Agribusiness

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8 armchair trips to great Nebraska ag sites

A beef industry event, and new tech for corn

Jan 22, 2021