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On an early January morning, Quint Pottinger is contemplating changing his 2022 corn fertility program for the third time in as many months. 'We had it figured out in November, [...]

Byline: Lee Allen 'We take it day-by-day, cautiously placing one foot in front of the other,' say indigenous farmers Ramona and Terry Button. This is a husband-and-wife team and both [...]

Byline: Darren Frye If you're like most people who own and lead a farm business, chances are you're a rather busy person. Since you're the owner, you know you ultimately [...]

Byline: Doug Hensley The momentum and strength in the late 2021 and early 2022 farmland market has been amazing to observe, and a lot of fun to work in. I [...]

Byline: Darren Frye When you're the next generation leader on the farm -- the intended successor leader -- it can seem like a lengthy process to figure out what strengths [...]

BY MID-OCTOBER, harvest is in hill swing in central Iowa. Giant green combines crawl through rows of withered corn until well after dusk as Webster City's farmers hurry to gather [...]

Fledgling oyster farmer Chris Matteo quit a job managing money to spend days knee-deep in mud and water on Chadwick Creek, near Bayboro on the Pamlico Sound. 'Actually, it feels [...]

The nitrogen (N) landscape is changing briskly. The number of tools to assess the amount of N available to the crop and the options for making late-season applications are growing [...]

Twenty years later, Paul Booras still remembers the taste of a locally grown tomato. Working at an upscale Boston restaurant, he took a road trip with the chef when the [...]

Is there an ideal background for farming? The short answer is no. Business, agronomy, animal science, even engineering serve producers equally well. While most farmers grow up on farms and [...]

In our December 2014 installment of Nutrient Navigator ('Plants Need Boron to Thrive'), we outlined how power-packed boron plays a critical role in yield. To review, the micronutrient helps: * [...]

There are times when a moment of crisis can be turned into an opportunity. A perfect example has been running in rural Ladakh since 2002: a homestay programme that's using [...]

The passing on of land by Ron Mapes, an Illinois-based farmer with 47 years experience, to his son Brad Mapes is discussed. Their belief that the future of agriculture lies in the hands of next generation is projected.

Strawberry and tomato grower Tommy Brock can barely hide his amazement. For decades his family has been hiring Mexican workers, relying on the Social Security cards and other documentation they [...]

In many ways, farmers were the most important people in ancient Egypt. After all, it was they who fed the country. During the flood season, farmers were also called upon [...]

Description of a strategy by which dairy farmers, Lyle Guralski and Pearl Guralski , their employee Enos Martin, establish his own dairy farm, is presented.

The career drive in farming evolved in Joel Stola of Minnesota through summer jobs during vacation, which took him back to farming from his engineering career, is discussed. He also offers tips for farm aspirant.

The need for effective government policies, to revitalize Australian farming sector, is examined.

A survey among cotton producers was conducted in Mississippi and Texas. The results indicated that cotton acres positively influence polling and negatively influence cash sales.

These days Stan Jones lives his life around Clover Bend, farming his rice and soybeans, running his hunting lodge. But that is really nothing new. Jones and his roots are [...]

Every risk has its reward. With zone management, the reward is higher yields and profitability. Farmers who want to vary inputs such as seed and nitrogen have to first get [...]

Darrell DeBoer partnered with other farmers around Corsica, S.D., to share equipment in order to reduce costs. He joined an existing partnership of Russell Metzger, Lowell Bye, Don Oakland, and Alan Scholten. The farmers formed Frontier Leasing L.L.C. in a structure under which the farmers can lease and own the machinery they share without having to merge their operations.

A group of farmers in Oregon claim that water that was intended for their 10 small farms was illegally diverted to supply larger area farms. The growers are seeking nearly [...]

Byline: Maggie Lawrence, Alabama Cooperative Extension System Fall armyworms were found in millet in early June in western Mobile County, Ala. Armyworm caterpillars are detrimental to cattlemen and forage producers. [...]

Byline: _ Agriculture experts have advised farmers to closely monitor wheat crop at a delicate growth stage of grain formation and warned them to beware of Aphid attack and Rust [...]