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...

Selecting a soybean herbicide trait system for 2019 will be complicated.

Q: It's time around our place to repack the dreaded wheel bearings on all of our utility trailers. We put it off, and we put it off again, but now we must "bite the grease" and just take time to do it. The big question I can't get answered at the coffee shop is what...

Move over. I'm pulling out my safety soapbox and stepping up.