As we go into the heart of the spring 2018 season, producers in the U.S. Southern Plains are dealing with not just a dry pattern but a full-on drought for the second time within the past 10 years. It's a bout of dryness that will likely resonate throughout the entire...

I'm sitting here reviewing tax returns and thinking about questions clients have asked throughout the busy season. With the low commodity prices and tax law changes, many clients have asked about purchasing or leasing equipment. Discussions on leasing go beyond clients...

By the time you read this, the weather situation in South America will have subsided, harvest largely wrapped up for both Brazil and Argentina, and Brazil's second corn crop (safrinha) will be in the ground and growing. We will have a better idea of the damage South...

Having a website and social media pages isn't just for larger organizations--farms of all sizes can benefit. Whether you're looking to hire additional labor or secure more land to rent, or you want to obtain new credit or financing, having a healthy presence on the internet...

Q: We have a heifer that is cycling all the time. What could cause this, and what do I need to do?

Troubled by the work of hooking up his gooseneck trailer by himself, John Cornette, King George, Virginia, came up with a cheap and easy fix. He ran a bungee cord across the bed of his truck (from side to side) right over the point where the ball and the hitch meet. To...

Q: I have a New Holland 315 twine baler that I bought from a friend. He told me that it came right out of the field. But, he failed to tell me why it came right out of the field. Seems it has a tying problem on the right knotter. The problem (really my problem now) is that...

So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. –Matthew 7:12

You don't have to have one foot in the 60s or be a Jimi Hendrix fan to be in a purple haze this time of year. Purple deadnettle, followed by the slightly more bluish henbit, are among the first weeds of spring.

John McGillicuddy thinks there are too many soybeans in your field.

DowDuPont's Agriculture Division is rebranding itself under the new name of Corteva Agriscience. Crafted from two words meaning "heart" and "nature," the name is said to be a signal of the company's commitment to "enhancing farmer productivity as well as the health and...

There's a lot of body-folding required to reach the furrow when you're lanky like Jeff Brown. But, each spring, this Blue Mound, Illinois, corn farmer drops to his knees and puts nose to the row to watch for those first spikes to emerge.