Despite the continued political battles about the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare," farmers in most of the country have been left largely with the same health insurance options this year. A new experiment in Minnesota, however, is focused on building a farmers health...

The sticky traps in Iowa corn fields last summer were an open invitation to rootworm beetles. However, scientists are still scratching their heads over the abundance that showed up for the party.

Editor's Note: This is the third story in the Tackle Resistance series to help farmers better understand how to manage herbicide resistance.

Phosphorus management requires a balancing act between maximizing yield potential and minimizing environmental risk for farmers in sensitive watersheds.

Stand establishment can be a challenge in cotton, and evaluating plant populations is the first step to taking proactive measures. Research is showing putting an unmanned aerial system (UAS), often called a drone, in the air could be an option to the spring chore.

When Steve Briggs's father died seven years ago, he had doubts about keeping the 540-acre farm in the family. The Briggs farm is set down near Winona, in southeast Minnesota. About 100 acres is tillable, much of the rest is in timber.

Dive below the soil surface, and you'll find millions of microbes hard at work. Just like you, they do many different jobs. Some can cause crop disease, but the vast majority of microbes are laboring away to deliver minerals, vitamins, nitrogen and amino acids that feed and...