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5 Tips for Terminating Spring Cover Crops
Iowa State University research suggests cereal rye should be terminated at least 10 to 14 days before planting corn. As…
Time for Some ‘Defensive Driving’ With Beef Cattle
The term “defensive driving” may seem like an odd choice of words to start an article about beef cattle. Stay…
USDA Announces 2019 Loan Rates for Crops
USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced the 2019 marketing assistance loan rates by: County for wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley,…
Field Prep Priorities
With major storm systems working their way across the Plains, Midwest and South this week, planting may seem a more…
Proposed Hemp Bill Would Resolve ‘Glitches’
As hemp enters a new era as a legal agricultural commodity, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he’s willing…
2019 May Be Wild Ride for Pork Producers
A slowing global economy, tariffs and African swine fever are among the challenges buffeting a U.S. pork industry that’s been…
Disaster response as inspiring as damage is heartbreaking
When disaster strikes, farmers help their neighbors. In today’s world, those neighbors may be several states away. But that doesn’t…
2018 County Corn and Soybean Yields-Exceptional Yields in Central Illinois and the Eastern United States
On a national basis, corn and soybean yields were near record-breaking levels in 2018, with exceptional yields in central Illinois…
WASDE Bearish as Expected on Corn and Wheat, Neutral on Soybeans
Following the USDA March Grain Stocks and Prospective Plantings reports, which had corn and wheat stocks in the U.S. much…
Disaster Aid Questioned
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson said Tuesday he sees the need to help farmers with losses in grain bins…