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Missouri celebrates Rice Month as harvest gets underway
September is rice month in Missouri, with the official proclamation made this week in the Missouri Bootheel. Mollie Buckler with USA Rice works closely with the Missouri Rice Council and
Fendt outlines FarmerCore priorities with international farmers at 2026 FPS
At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, Fendt held an international press conference to meet with international growers on a variety of equipment updates and company priorities. Stefan Caspari is Senior Vice
Durastak, Enlist E3 innovations highlight Golden Harvest’s agronomy zone at FPS
The team at Golden Harvest met with Brownfield at the 2026 Farm Progress Show to provide updates on their latest corn and soybean innovations. Learn more in the radio interviews
John Deere unveils ‘hands-free baling’ at Farm Progress Show
John Deere is offering what the ag manufacturer is calling a hands-free baling experience. Speaking to Brownfield at the Farm Progress Show near Boone, Iowa Wednesday, Deere hay and forage
U.S.-Canada trade tensions complicate USMCA talks
An ag lobbyist says a trade standoff between the U.S. and Canada is complicating efforts to update the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Randy Russell with The Russell Group says he’s concerned. “The
Comfort in a compact tractor
The Farmall® compact A series tractors, featuring the new Farmall 45A, 50A and 55A tractor models, offer straightforward performance, smooth handling and dependable capability for everyday work around livestock or acreage. With
New precision technology for hay producers
The new Case IH WD6 series windrower features a first-of-its-kind Relative Yield Mapping technology. Producers can now view a map of relative in-field yield variations while harvesting. Learn more in this Farm
Iowa Research Shows SCN Continues to Adapt to PI 88788 Resistance
Analysis of more than two decades of data collected by Iowa State University from farmers’ fields in Iowa reveals that soybean cyst nematode (SCN) continues to develop increased reproduction on
Flash drought expands from Southern Plains into Ozarks
A climatologist at the National Drought Mitigation Center says a flash drought has developed in the last two to three weeks stretching from the Southern Plains into parts of the
Tech updates with CASE IH at FPS
At the 2026 Farm Progress Show, CASE IH met with producers about the latest technology platforms offered by the company. Learn more in this interview with Nate Greuel, director of
