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.

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 ...

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 ...

First, there was Erwin and Ida. Then Roland and Arlene. Today, it’s Ben and Lisa. Ben Riensche intones the names of his ancestors, and adds himself and his wife as he lifts his hand to a photo of the ...

In recent conversations with producers, many questions have emerged about varying aspects of grain marketing and current grain prices. All these questions are top of mind for producers and the overall ...

Market volatility has again reared its head throughout the commodity complex in light of the recent bank collapse. This spooked fund traders who exited long positions in many grain commodities, ...

Farm Progress Show has grown in scale every year since its debut in 1953, and this year continues its lead with all but a handful of its exhibitor lots sold out months in advance. The show will be ...

Farm Progress Show 2022 welcomes a proud voice in support of agriculture and American farmers: country music singer and songwriter Lee Brice. On Aug. 31, attendees will enjoy a special concert ...

While there are no new herbicide modes of action for corn, cotton and soybean fields, there are new herbicide products on the market. New premixes or revised formulations of existing active ...

Management experts need to look no further than rural Nash County, N.C., and sit down with farmer Jeff Tyson for a case study in successful business strategy. At nearly 6,000 acres and producing ...

You’ve made important seed decisions and investments for the growing season. Now, ensure you’re protecting that seed investment from tough, resistant weeds by being a good steward of the herbicide ...