What's Making News
When a fire broke out in Kansas in 2016, Vince Hoffman of Rochester and several other northern Indiana farmers gathered together to support the ... Read entire story
Ryan Waite has been growing no-till soybeans for 20 years, but, regarding conservation farming, he wasn't "all in" until just five ... Read entire story
This Week's Farm Operations
It seems like this time of the year I am always writing about the weather. It must be because it changes so much from one day to the next or from one ... Read entire story
Like a grey sky threatening to cancel a picnic, the American pork industry is keeping a close watch on African Swine Fever (ASF), a disease that 2... Read entire story
This Week's Market News
You'll recall January milk production was down 1.1% from a year ago and the January Dairy Products report shows that milk was directed away from the vat ... Read entire story
The value of cropland increased in 2023 from the previous year, while the rates producers pay to rent cropland (cash rents) showed a slight increase at ... Read entire story
Weekly Columns
On March 2, the 13th World Trade Organization ministerial ended like most previous ministerials. After its 164 member-ministers discussed the ... Read entire story
March 19 is National Agriculture Day, a day set aside to celebrate farmers and agriculture's bounty! ... Read entire story