During the USDA’s 97th Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum that took place in the last week of February, “Connectivity in Rural America” was the focus. Three virtual presentations centered on the importance of rural internet were followed by a panel discussion....
When we first started our blog for farmers a few years ago, our first post was titled, “How Agri-Tech is Reshaping the Way We Farm”. Since then, we’ve talked a lot about how precision farming has grown and shown benefits not just to the farmer’s bottom line, but also...
You probably aren’t short of things to do on the farm this winter. But, here are 13 farm tips to get your farm operation functioning with ease this year. We cover everything from manure application to drying your boots faster. Each farm tip comes straight from farmers...
As January 2021 comes to an end, farmers have approximately seven weeks left to sign up for two essential farm programs. An unusually short deadline was given to register for either Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC). Farmers have until March...
The Midwest is already well-known for having impressive grain producers. Superior production is the norm around these parts. The real separation between farmers who are prospering and farmers who are just getting by comes down to operation management. At least, that’s...
In a recent podcast of AgriTalk, host Chip Flory checked in with Dan Basse from AgResource Company on the current and future state of the global corn market. According to Basse, demand has been the driving force behind fall corn prices and the future looks even...