I'm writing this article as my "break" from reviewing tax returns. Let me tell you, this has been a challenging year. Between new tax laws, new tax forms and certain state's nonconformity, this will go down as a top-five worst tax season. I was going to write on some of the...

There was a defining moment when I realized my husband, Chris, and I were no longer newlyweds. It went like this:

While Marilyn Monroe sang about diamonds being a girl's best friend, this blonde excludes herself from that notion. Instead, this spring I'll pull my preferred "diamond" from the shed to the hayfield.

A calf was born two days ago to a mature, healthy-looking Angus cow. The calf, which weighs about 50 pounds, was too weak to get up. We started it on colostrum replacer two hours after birth. The calf is alert, but its front legs are crooked. We have never experienced...

Kubota Corp. has announced a partnership with Buhler Industries Inc. to build a new, larger line of Kubota tractors in a horsepower range exceeding that of its M7s. Those units offer engine options up to 170 hp.

Williamsburg, Iowa-based Kinze Manufacturing plans to have its new 4700 planter available for the 2020 planting season. Initially, it will be available in a 36-row, 20-inch configuration with Kinze's 4000 series cast row unit.

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I have a 1974 Ford 5200 diesel tractor--a 12-volt system with a generator. The generator and starter were shot, so I had them rebuilt. I also replaced the voltage regulator. My question is how can I tell if the generator is charging the battery when running?

Farmers and ranchers are risk-takers. Their livelihood depends on acts of faith and uncertainty. The economic results of planting a crop or raising an animal are heavily contingent on factors outside of their control: commodity prices, weather and government policies. Las...

There's a little patch of middle ground in the beef business today that has bankers taking notice. Cattlemen call it a "grow yard." Lenders call it an "economic entry point" to the industry. Thomas Allen calls it a path home to Texas.

Fields could turn into lemons without lime.

"No. You missed that," Scott Johnson says, correcting a caller. He and his wife, Jean, were traversing a part of eastern Colorado on one end of a long-distance struggle with cell service. The caller had entirely missed the point Scott made about holistic management. It is...