With the 2024 season coming to a close, now is the time to prepare for next year. If you’re in the market for new hay ...

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 ...

As Brazil struggles to harvest higher yields, Brazil farmer and U.S. marketing broker Matthew Kruse says additional corn acres will not make up for increased domestic demand and exports from that ...

For farmers, hitting the ground running has a range of meanings. From keeping up on policies that may impact the farm, to getting equipment ready, and even to getting a leg up on crop marketing. It’s ...

Rising fertilizer and input costs are making the decision to plant corn vs. soybeans especially difficult for growers seeking maximum profit potential this season. While some growers are considering a ...

The time to choose which corn hybrids to plant next year is now. Selecting the right hybrids for your farm is one of the most important decisions you will make for next year. No other input that you ...

Non-native invasive plants have been continually on the radar for more than a decade in Minnesota, thanks to state law, local governments, the reporting public and an appointed advisory committee. In ...

How long the value of Iowa land will increase is the real question many are wondering. The recent survey done by the Iowa Chapter of Realtors Land Institute shows another increase in the past six ...