I don't mean to start on such a controversial note, but I'm extremely disappointed with Punxsutawney Phil this year. Instead of the early spring he promised, as I write this I am looking out a window where the snow is flying by and somewhere up to 9 inches are expected by...

The impact of record-setting cold accompanied by heavy snow cover was at least Topic 1-A during the winter and early spring producer conferences and trade shows. It's quite likely that no one who experienced the harsh 2018–19 winter will ever forget it.

Successful succession plans don't happen overnight. They take years of planning and strategic thinking to execute.

Birthdays are a big deal in our family.

The family farm is sacred ground.

In a recent peer-group meeting, the owner of a medium-sized manufacturing business described the struggles in growing his enterprise for our farm audience. He referenced Doug Tatum's book "No Man's Land" as a helpful resource, pointing out that, as the business grew, he...

We farm in southern Virginia. What is your opinion on protein tubs? We use the 24% protein tubs. They weigh about 200 pounds and cost $50 each. Our hay this year was cut late, and our cows started calving in March.

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I am having a heck of a time when I am alone and changing back and forth from my front-end loader bucket and hay spear. It seems the tilt cylinders that tilt the bucket back and forth seem to always be out of alignment with the pinholes in my bucket or hay spear. When...

A drawn-out harvest prevented many farmers from completing fall field work. That may increase the susceptibility of many fields to one of our perennial pests, the black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon). And, if the winds blow just right, they'll be paying your fields a visit before...

Songs have been written about it. Farmers often proclaim it. Turns out, it is true: You can smell rain events.

The Philippines, the largest buyer of U.S. soybean meal, has approved Enlist E3 soybeans for import, giving the final nod needed to open the door for planting the trait in 2019.