Drew Haines had been working for five years to boost the corn yields he pulls from his Maryland operation. And, he's done well rising to state and national ranking in the National Corn Yield Contest.

Agriculture faces a lot of issues moving into 2019, but none so serious as farm labor.

FS Bioenergia, a joint venture between Iowa-based Summit Agricultural Group and the Brazilian company Tapajós Participações, recently launched construction on its second corn-based ethanol plant in Sorriso, Brazil.

Ohio corn farmer Fred Yoder returned recently from a frustrating week in Poland listening to foreign ministers and others talk about what they think farmers globally must do to address climate change.

Communities across the country are looking for hopeful approaches to combat the scourge of opioid addiction.

Tyler Young's weed-control strategy this year is a battle plan filled with what-if contingencies.

Kim Summers is not hoping for a repeat of 2018 as she looks to forage production this year. Near-constant rains severely limited the amount of hay she and husband, Mark Brunk, were able to sell from their Pennsylvania farm last season.