Russ Quinn

Prices in the second week of May 2018 continue to be mostly higher, even though in the last few months, there have been signs that prices may be turning lower.

Average retail prices for seven of the eight major fertilizers were once again higher than last month the first full week of May 2018, and five of the eight major fertilizers are now higher priced than a year ago.

Average retail prices for six fertilizers were slightly higher at the beginning of May 2018 compared to last month, while prices for MAP and urea were lower.

In the Midwest, cool weather in March and cold weather through the month of April has delayed the first harvest of forage crops.

Things have changed, a lot, over the past hundred years, but farming is still farming.

Three of the eight major fertilizers were lower in price compared to the previous month, according to retailers surveyed by DTN.

For the first time in months, multiple fertilizers are lower in price compared to the month before.

A spring blizzard that blasted much of South Dakota late last week and this past weekend killed some livestock, though total losses are not yet known.

Farmers who grow specialty corn in the same general area need to communicate and plan with their neighbors growing different specialty corn to ensure these crops are preserved and premiums...

Two large, still-burning wildfires have already killed at least two people and burned thousands of acres of land and destroyed several homes and ranches in Oklahoma.

Average retail prices for seven of the eight major fertilizers were up the second week of April 2018, while the price of one fertilizer was down compared to the previous month.

In a matter of seconds, people can be trapped, covered and suffocate from grain in a bin or from a pile.

For the last four weeks, prices for most of the major fertilizers have been higher compared to the month prior.

Kerry and Angela Knuth partnered with University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension to study the effects of grazing spring rye on subsequent crop yields on two of their fields. They're starting to see the benefits.

One of the premier programs the Beef Systems Initiative is focused on is an alternative cow-calf production system utilizing different types of forage.

Average retail prices for all but one fertilizer continued to edge higher the fourth week of March 2018. The price of UAN32 was down about 2.5% from the previous month.

While the big, shiny equipment often gets the most attention at the annual National Farm Machinery Show, the smaller products -- many of which were developed by farmers themselves -- can be just as innovative -- and useful.

Microsoft is working to eliminate the broadband gap in rural areas, but says it needs rural residents' help.

Conversations with kids about technology can lead parents to feel rather outdated.

Average retail fertilizer prices continued to inch higher the third week of March 2018.

As grass and alfalfa begin to green up and grow in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, the forage outlook will hinge on how much rain falls in the historically wetter months of April and May.

Prices for all eight of the major fertilizers were higher the second week of March 2018 compared to last month.

Fertilizer prices continued to trend higher the first week of March 2018.

Retail fertilizer prices continued to inch higher the fourth week of February 2018.

A combination of lower yields from last year's crop and higher feeding demand this winter is driving up the price of hay in the Midwest.

Readers share memories of using heat housers to stay warm on their tractors while working outside in the cold winter winds.

Average retail fertilizer prices were slightly higher again the third week of February 2018. For three fertilizers, the retail price is now the highest it has been in almost two full years.

Readers share memories of using heat housers to stay warm on their tractors while working outside in the cold winter winds.

Readers share memories of using heat housers to stay warm on their tractors while working outside in the cold winter winds.

Readers share their stories of heat housers.

From the largest tractors and combines to the smallest hand tools and just about everything in-between were on display last week in Louisville, Kentucky.