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  • As farmers start buying inputs for the 2026 crop, how they plan to pay for it is just as important as what they buy. (Jim Patrico)

    Shop for a Lender for 2026

    Lenders offer new credit opportunities as farmers focus on preserving cash.

  • (Douglas Rissing, Getty Images)

    Farmers and Bankers Back FSA Loans, But See Need to Modernize

    FSA loans can be an important financial tool for farmers, but there are changes farmers and bankers would like to see to make the loans more convenient and useful.

  • From left, David White Sr., Heather Malcolm, Caleb Hopkins, Chad Gent, Kevin Kuper (Photos provided by the featured ag lenders respectively)

    Ag Bankers Warn of Rising Row Crop Risks

    Ag lenders weigh in on interest rates and rising financial risks on row-crop farms.

  • Simple strategies can help control the cost of seeds. (Jim Patrico)

    Advice To Save on Seed Costs

    The average price of soybean seed and corn seed has more than doubled and nearly tripled, respectively, since 2006. There are steps you can take to optimize your return on investment in today's tight-margin environment.

  • The height differences among corn hybrids in a FIRST corn plot in northwest Illinois are clearly visible from above. (Aerial photo courtesy of FIRST)

    Trials Offer Unbiased Comparisons of Seed

    FIRST was conceived nearly three decades ago to provide timely, unbiased comparisons of innovative seed genetics and to improve yields and profitability for farmers.

  • The largest seed and trait providers are working to deliver tools to tackle agronomic challenges and drive productivity. (Pamela Smith)

    Product Pipeline Offers Enhanced Genetics and Traits

    Major seed and trait companies invest heavily in R&D to provide farmers with advanced traits and seed genetics. Here are highlights of new products expected to hit the market soon.

  • Professor Cyril Hopkins, right, and his assistant, James Pettit, take soil samples in the University of Illinois Morrow Plots in April 1904. Lessons are still being harvested from these fields. (Historic photo courtesy of the University of Illinois Archives)

    Historic Experiment Fields Offer Invaluable Insights

    Land-grant universities have relied on agricultural experimental fields, some nearly 150 years old, as foundations to gather research to improve farming practices and sustainability.

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