Expert says U.S. cotton needs to shift focus toward demand to compete with higher-yielding countries. A bill in Congress can ...

Management of perennial broadleaf weeds such as dandelion, Canada thistle, horsenettle, hemp dogbane, milkweed, smooth ...

Corn over wheat. Like most of the Midwest, Iowa was settled by farmers moving west, growing what they knew best — until they ...

First starting out, Jerry McBride found a used 40-by-200-foot chicken barn the owner no longer wanted, tore it down and built his first shop on his farm in Hardin County, Ohio. He repeated that ...

The Chippewa County farmer credits luck and his family for much of his success. George Polzin finds it somewhat ironic that he got started in farming because of a bull that injured his father and ...

First authorized in the 1985 Farm Bill, CRP continues to have an important role on farms and ranches across the country.

Red, white and blue colors attracted attention at the 2026 National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Ky. But it wasn’t the colors of farm machinery. Instead, they were patriotic colors representing ...

The 2026 Prairie Farmer Master Farmers embody innovation, integrity and selfless dedication, leaving a lasting impact on their farms and communities.

Seed costs for both corn and soybeans are high, but with the soybeans’ ability to compensate when using lower planting populations, seed placement is much more critical with corn. Consider these ideas ...

Any restorer knows that it takes a village to tear down a rusty old tractor and build it back up good as new.  The ability to ask for help is sometimes more valuable than skilled wrench-turning. “If I ...

Farm Progress America: Mike Pearson tells listeners how the senate democrats target big meat with sweeping divestiture bill.

Despite what social media trends suggest, the sun’s ultraviolet rays can seriously damage human skin. It is important to protect yourself.