Slideshow: Before you receive those new bags of seed corn, multiple steps must occur, including breeding, planting, detasseling, harvesting and processing. Here is a closer look.

Seed reps offer expertise and familiarity with available hybrids, but research — both on the farm and in the office — ensures decisions are data-driven and not solely based on sales pitches. Balance ...

Also interesting to watch are the robotic platforms coming to the marketplace. Burro has a proven system that can be purchased or rented. Farm-ng offers modular robotic platforms that can be ...

Reports of Brazil positioning itself as a global supplier for sustainable aviation fuels ring true for Matthew Kruse, president of Commstock Investments. Kruse, who farms in Iowa and Brazil, sees this ...

With beef availability projected to decline sharply in 2023, and beef demand remaining on solid footing, cattle prices are almost certain to rise. The most recent USDA monthly estimates peg the ...

The U.S. ethanol industry continues to fuel jobs and create income, according to an economic impact study released Feb. 16 by the Renewable Fuels Association In 2020, more than 62,000 U.S. jobs were ...

For the most part in recent years, insects haven't caused Alabama cotton growers too much hardship. Good scouting, wise management decisions and cooperative weather help. It's too early to know what ...

It is the time of year when all the talking heads give us their prediction for the new year. This week I have heard some convincing statements that say we are heading for a deep recession that will ...

Kody Beavers is the winner of the 2023 High Cotton Award from the Delta region. He farms about 3,000 acres in Tensas and Franklin Parishes, La., with his wife, Melanie, and partner Jack Dailey. “I ...

The 2023 Husker Harvest Days is gearing up to create a buzz in the agriculture industry, presenting an impressive showcase of new crop and cattle exhibits and products. Scheduled to take place from ...

Make a list. When it comes time to writing the Christmas letter, it always helps me when I make a list of big accomplishments or events that happened for everyone throughout the year. These are things ...