Sometimes, the best thing you can do for a winter crop is to leave it alone. While it seems strange, some crops don’t just tolerate cold weather, they embrace it. As this report from Iowa State University shows, cold temperatures and especially frost are critical not...
The winter season doesn’t just bring cold weather. Now is the time to check up on that winter wheat you planted. Winter wheat may not seem like a normal crop to some, but in fact it can greatly benefit a farm. Studies show that growing winter wheat typically...
Even though the fall harvest is in, winter season is still a critical one for your farm. For instance, you can repair grain facilities to better fit long-term storage needs. There’s also a second project just as important but often ignored – planting winter cover...
One of the funniest jokes we ever heard was intended to be serious. After the harvest one year, someone asked what we would do now that “the farming was done.” As most of us know, even when we’re not planting or harvesting, there’s still plenty for grain farmers to...
Grain storage prep is one of the most important things to do for your harvested crop, monitoring your stored grain’s temperature is the other. As harvest season wraps up, it’s time to store the grain you’ve collected. But with export markets currently unstable, this...
As we move through harvest season, one odd problem keeps popping up for American farmers. The issue doesn’t have anything to do with trade and it’s not caused by grain dust. In addition to other problems, low falling number prices have some farmers concerned. It seems...
