If you're out in the field this summer, you might hear a faint "popping" noise coming from your corn. No, it's not the summer heat popping your corn off the cob. Instead, it may be a small beetle pulling the lever on its built-in ejector seat nearby. And, if you happen to...

China has opened its doors to additional biotech traits. The move marks the end of a 1½-year lag in the country's willingness to issue import approvals and comes in time to pose some interesting scenarios for the 2019 planting season.

Murray Bowen, a psychiatrist who practiced between the 1940s and 1980s, was a keen observer of families and, especially, families in crisis. He developed what is known as family systems theory, which holds that in a family, the family itself--not the individual--is the primary...

READER 1: The rear work light on my tractor's fender is driving me crazy. It makes no sense why it won't burn. I thought it was the bulb, because when I stuck the hot wire going to the light, the test light would burn, but, the bulb would not burn. To my surprise, the new...

We have a small group of calves we weaned about two months ago. They've been wormed and vaccinated, and are on hay and a little feed. One is losing weight and has diarrhea. The rest seem fine. What do I need to do?

Approaching the 2019 planting season, the phrase that keeps coming up is "crunch time." I'll bet that every sports fan has mentioned this phrase at one point or another. The final seconds of the fourth quarter; the last at-bat; the back nine. These instances immediately...

Recently, I stood grinding feed on a frosty 30ËšF morning and suddenly became conscious of a drip dangling from the end of my nose. It wasn't the first time it has happened, and, it won't be the last, but, I immediately thought of my dad.