Some pests have a lot of nerve.

As recent hail and thunderstorms moved through our western Kansas community, I was reminded of how little farmers and ranchers control some of the key factors in their business. Not only the weather, but talk of tariffs, the impact of immigration policies, rising interest...

The good old summertime may, at times, not be so good for crop development--especially when new kernels and seeds are forming and filling. Research on corn growth and development indicate that, during the fill stage of the crop, overnight low temperatures in a range of...

Brace roots are the Rodney Dangerfields of the cornfield. The funky, finger-like protrusions have been around since the teosinte, the grass ancestor of maize.

Q: We use a feed-through fly control in our mineral, but I'm afraid we didn't start it early enough. The flies seem to have gotten ahead of us. What is the best fly control to pair with a feed-through?

Being a farmer is a way of life; it's in your blood. However, what our gut says as a farmer sometimes doesn't meet the definition for tax purposes. Because of loss carrybacks, 199A, installment sales, cash basis accounting and other tax provisions, it's important to know...

The 2018 growing season opened with real potential for profits. The outlook was still lean, but years of belt-tightening looked like it would finally pay off. Corn production costs declined $25 an acre from 2017, while soybean costs dropped by $12, according to a study by...