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Wheat prices reach unprecedented levels

May 17, 2022

Who are the biggest absentee landowners in Illinois?

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

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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 teenagers and semi-adults.

Teamwork makes the (Illinois ag) dream work

Apr 06, 2022

Just keep going and other lessons from a musician

Mar 25, 2022

Good music education programs can be found in rural America — and where they are, the lessons go far beyond reading music.

Getting it done in the barn

Feb 25, 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.

Farm Policy

Vilsack updates Ukraine agricultural needs

May 17, 2022

Ag secretary travels to Europe on multi-day trip for G7 Agricultural Ministers meeting.

Farm groups battle UFW again over card-check bill

May 17, 2022

Proposal vetoed by three California governors appears headed back to the Assembly floor.

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?

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ET technology gets boost from software system

May 05, 2022

Tule Technologies and HotSpot Ag give growers the hardware and software tools they can use to simplify irrigation schedules.

Crop scouting goes autonomous

May 05, 2022

Tommorrow’s Tech Today: New-age robot promises scouting information without the drudgery of walking fields yourself.

Diverse products for around the farm

May 06, 2022

Slideshow: From an electric skid-steer loader to a modern windmill, these products can make work on the farm more efficient.

Controlling perennial bindweed takes persistence

Apr 05, 2022

This invasive perennial makes itself at home by sinking roots as much as 9 feet into the soil and can stay for 20 years.

Wear protective gear when working with pesticides

Mar 29, 2022

Here are five pieces of equipment farmers should have on hand before mixing ag chemicals.

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.

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.

Max Armstrong's Daily Updates

Farm Progress America, May 16, 2022

May 16, 2022

Max Armstrong reports on the state of wheat production in the United States, which continues to slide.

Video

This Week in Agribusiness, May 14, 2022

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Picture this: Biden on the farm

Farm Progress America, May 17, 2022

May 17, 2022