Russ Quinn

Five of the eight major fertilizers were priced higher compared to last month for the third week of September 2025. Just one fertilizer, DAP, was considerably higher. DTN designates a...

Operators of both farm machinery and vehicles on rural roads need to pay attention while driving. Several different factors can influence safety on rural roads. Newer farm machinery has features to make it more noticeable to...

Fertilizer prices continued to be mixed for the second week of September 2025. Four of the eight major fertilizers were higher in price compared to last month while the other four were less expensive. One fertilizer, DAP, was...

In this month's edition of Russ' Vintage Iron, we take a closer look at the International Farmall 140 tractor. This was a small tractor mainly used on vegetable, tobacco and small grain farms. A recent photo submission led to...

Every year 9/11 is a day of remembrance. It is one of those days which everyone remembers where they were at and what they were doing when the horrible events of that day played out. That day and those days right after are...

Average retail fertilizer prices continued to be mixed for the first week of September 2025, with prices for four of the eight major fertilizers higher and prices for four lower than last month. The price of one fertilizer, DAP...

The Fertilizer Institute and the Agricultural Retailers Association both praised the Trump administration on Thursday for including potash on the official draft of the Critical Minerals list. The...

In the fourth week of August 2025, four of the eight major fertilizers were higher in price compared to last month, while the other four were slightly less expensive. This marks the fourth week in a row of evenly mixed prices. DTN...

A new report from CoBank shows the U.S. dairy replacement heifer supply is at a 20-year low. Replacement heifer supplies could fall even further over the next two years before a possible recovery begins in 2027. High calf prices...

Fertilizer prices continued to be mostly mixed for the third week of August 2025. Four of the eight major fertilizers were higher in price compared to last month while the other four were slightly less expensive. DTN designates a...

A comprehensive approach to bull management is recommended for cow-calf producers, especially right after the completion of the breeding season. Management should include nutrition supplementation after the season, a soundness...

Four of the eight major fertilizers were higher in price compared to last month. For the first time in nine weeks, a fertilizer had a considerable price move. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more. MAP was 6...

Four of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month. For the ninth week in a row, no fertilizers' price was considerably higher or lower. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.

A recent family trip through Colorado, Wyoming and western Nebraska yielded many interesting vintage iron sightings, including a 1960s International tractor and an unknown chopper harvesting alfalfa. This brought back memories of...

Prices of four of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month. For the eighth week in a row, no fertilizer price was considerably higher or lower. DTN designates a significant...

With high temperatures and high humidity this week, farmers and farm workers need to be aware of heat stress. Symptoms of heat stress can be difficult to recognize but can quickly worsen, causing illness or even death.

Average retail prices for five of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month. For the sixth week in a row, no fertilizer price was considerably higher or lower. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5...

Average agricultural land value in Nebraska decreased in 2025 for the first time in six years, according to the final report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 2024-2025 Farm Real Estate Market Survey. Ag land in the...

Average retail prices for six of the eight major fertilizers were higher during the second week of July 2025 compared to last month. However, for the fifth week in a row, no fertilizer saw a significant price move in either...

Average retail prices for five of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month. For the fourth week in a row, no fertilizer prices were considerably higher or lower. DTN...

Livestock producers need to keep an eye out for cyanobacteria in water sources. North Dakota State University Extension specialists have been getting some reports of blooms in livestock water sources. The toxin, also known as...

Average retail prices for five of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month. For the third week in a row, no fertilizer was priced considerably higher or lower. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5...