A beginning farmer says riding in the neighbor’s buddy seat during harvest was his first step toward farm ownership. Zach Wagner tells Brownfield, “My parents had 86 tillable acres, and they rented it out to the neighbor.” “When I was young, my favorite day of the year was when they showed up to harvest the field,” he […]
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An economist with the Center for Farm Financial Management says benchmarking can be a helpful tool to improve the farm business.
Cash dairy prices were steady Monday except for whey and block cheese at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.01 at $0.74. One sale was recorded at that price.
A farm training specialist with Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance says taking a comprehensive approach to risk management could help protect a
A farmer from northern Missouri says profitability is still possible for the farm, despite the volatile prices. Stephen Beck, who farms
The U.S. EPA announced new guidance Monday that aims to protect farmers’ right to repair their own equipment. EPA administrator Lee
A pork industry official is cautiously optimistic about the hog market. North Carolina Pork Council CEO Roy Lee Lindsey says prices
A sustainable agriculture specialist with the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) says some farmers are turning to innovation to survive
An ag economist says a lot of farmers took advantage of the late-fall market rally for soybeans. Tanner Ehmke, lead grains
A mild start to winter has possibly provided extra growing time for winter annual weeds. Corteva Agriscience market development specialist Jason
