The FFA tribute this week goes to Tucker Rohrig, the Iowa State FFA South Central Vice President. Pearson talks with Rohrig ...

The CDC shares concerns that the bird flu may have changed and could be becoming more infectious. Two house cats died after ...

As cotton producers prepare for #Plant25, over 20 new cotton varieties are commercially available. Here is the annual roundup, featuring the 2025 releases that provide an array of options for farmers ...

Rain is a good thing – though farmers are constantly facing the challenging reality of too much or not enough of one of their occupation’s most critical resources. In Louisiana, where corn planting ...

Looking back at 2021 should put a smile on most producers’ faces. Strong prices, good production, and lower input costs have made healthier balance sheets as we wrap up the 2021 crop and marketing ...

Preparations for next year’s growing season start as soon as you make that pass through the field with the combine. Managing your corn residue properly will ensure you give next year’s crop a good ...

Last week, I began a series of articles describing some of the hedging blunders I have seen over the years. By definition, a hedge is a market position in a market off-set by opposite position in ...

In 2023, the U.S. planted 94.6 million acres of corn and 83.6 million acres of soybean. Looking ahead at the corn to soybean ratio, those acres will likely shift in 2024. There is much to consider, ...

As the numbers ticked by on the yield monitor, Mark Wieberg couldn’t believe it, so he stopped the combine, hopped out and checked calibrations. Sure enough, everything was working correctly, allowing ...

The January WASDE and quarterly stocks report is notorious for starting off the new year with a shot of volatility and this year was no different. While the quarterly stocks report came in pretty ...

The 2024 growing season will go down as one that produced good corn yields in many locations. Despite its fits and starts, if you avoided extremely late spring planting delays and summer flooding, ...

With barely a month left in the year, 2023 crop chores are winding down – just in time for 2024 operations to start taking shape. Planting rotations, fall fertilization and juggling pre-paid expenses ...