Proceeds from the breakfast (Thursday, Oct. 24, 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Yolo County Fairgrounds) will benefit higher education ...

It pays to know what your farm liability insurance covers. “Planning is important,” says Ray Massey, University of Missouri Extension economist, “but even the best plans do not always succeed in ...

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The formula for profit on corn or soybeans sounds simple: Yield times price minus cost. But plans made in winter and reality at harvest can result in something completely different. All three ...

On Nov. 16, 2023, the United States Congress approved a one-year extension for the 2018 Farm Bill. Status quo remains for another year, however, there is an exception for 2024 Effective Reference ...

Vestaron Corporation, a developer of insect control products derived from naturally-occurring peptides, announced June 24 that its VST-006330-EP bio-pesticide has received a product registration and ...

Specialty crops offer unique opportunities to include cover crops in the rotation because they are often harvested earlier. This opens a wider window for a late-summer or earlier-fall seeding in which ...

While farmers are hard at work harvesting corn and soybeans, there’s another job close at hand – mapping out strategies for profits in 2023. Tight U.S. stocks give growers a chance to lock in 10% to ...

Fertilizer prices are high, but the degree of sticker shock largely depends on timing. Figure 1 shows the estimated expense for a 180-70-70 corn fertilizer rate – using anhydrous ammonia. Prior to ...

Right now is a great opportunity to set some goals for the new year. You may have already started on business plans and goals for your farm operation. Maybe you’ve even written them out as part of a ...

Managing for tar spot in 2023 boils down to selecting hybrids with tolerance, scouting early and often, and applying effective herbicides at the right time with sufficient coverage. Those are key ...