Farm News

Precision equipment has streamlined farming in recent years. But what happens when something goes awry while the operator is in the middle of fieldwork?

TAMA, Iowa – Beef processor Iowa Premium said it has received USDA approval to export beef to China, making it the first Iowa-based company to gain such approval.

CRESTON, Iowa — Ask three long-time cattlemen the secret to success, and they say surviving the down times and learning from your mistakes are the key ingredients.

Hot, dry weather has kept early season disease risk low in corn and soybean fields in the central Corn Belt, but if the weather turns cool and wet, areas with disease pressure in recent years could see a resurgence of…

It doesn’t matter if you like them hard-boiled, scrambled or soaked in heart-clogging hollandaise sauce: When eggs are this cheap, it’s a good time to get cracking.

ELK POINT, S.D. — Bringing a landmark defamation case to a close, Beef Products Inc. has settled its $1.9 billion lawsuit against ABC News and correspondent Jim Avila over a series of reports that repeatedly referred to BPI's signature product…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — President Donald Trump hit upon many agricultural concerns during his visit to Cedar Rapids June 21, including reaffirming support for ethanol production, infrastructure improvements and renegotiating NAFTA.

The USDA’s June 30 Acreage and Grain Stocks reports could shift attention for a short time, but many analysts expected the markets to quickly focus again on U.S. crop development and exports.

Summer prices are softening in the feeder cattle market.

The EPA announced June 26 a proposal to withdraw the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule.

The condition of the U.S. soybean crop declined slightly in the week ended June 25, according to USDA's June 26 Crop Progress report.

Editor’s note: The following was written by Emerson Nafziger, University of Illinois Extension crop specialist, for the university’s Pest Management Bulletin June 10.

OMAHA, Neb. — As agriculture enters the projected fourth year of lower farm incomes, the question landowners, operators and lenders have is: Where are land values heading from here?

Editor’s note: The following was written by Amit Jhala, University of Nebraska Extension Weed Management Specialist, for the university’s Cropwatch website.

Despite market challenges, the latest USDA trade data show exports of U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) have remained steady due to prices, available supply and market development efforts.

HASTINGS, Iowa — Tina Bakehouse has combined two of her passions to help teach kids about who grows their food.