Reports coming out of New Zealand point to a potentially large increase in beef supplies from the small country, due to a nationwide attempt to eliminate Mycoplasma bovis from all beef and dairy herds.

Sara Shepherd is a sixth-generation farmer who really had no intention of becoming a farmer. Though she grew up on the family farm near Stuart, Iowa, and was heavily involved in 4-H as a child, the thought of being a farmer herself was never really on her radar. "I went...

Ethan Zoerb and his dad, Dale, are trying some triple-row soybeans this year, not that it was in their plan. They are cutting back on inputs on another field, definitely not part of a plan designed to maximize yields. Neither was cultivating out volunteer corn in second-year...

Imagine the America of the 1870s. The Civil War has ended. The first light bulb is about to flicker to life. And blue jeans are invented. Made of 100% cotton, they are designed for the harsh conditions of California's Gold Rush fields. They are as welcome as a gold strike.

Timing is everything when it comes to corn and soybean fungicide applications. To that old adage agronomist Jim Schwartz adds a twist: Timing with the right class of fungicide is everything. "To make the right fungicide selection, you must first understand the differences...

Good fuel management begins in the fuel storage tank, says Ron Jessen, director of product management and business development for Cenex, Eagan, Minnesota. Given tight tolerances for fuel in today's diesel machinery, it's important, he says, to consider the condition of...

Mark Gaalswyk envisions a future in which groups of U.S. farmers or cooperatives could add value to their operations by producing fuels or additives using small, modular processing plants. These miniproduction plants could, literally, be located on the farm.