Georgia farmer Alex Harrell says precise soybean singulation and planter maintenance were key to record 218-bushel yields, proving stand uniformity drives profit.
From a fading La Niña to a possible El Niño, early 2026 weather signals point to cautious optimism for U.S. yields - but drought risks remain in the Southern Plains.
Brady Janzen, a partner in Riverview LLP, explains why the Minnesota-based ag company reached an agreement with the Arizona Attorney General's Office over water usage.
The fog that set in between Christmas and New Year's in central North Dakota was hard to escape, both physically and metaphorically, Jenny Schlecht says.
If you live on a farm with ample opportunities for manual labor, you're probably not making New Year's resolutions about physical fitness. At least we didn't back in the day.
It's fair to say that 2025 has been a year of meaningful progress for agriculture, on top of some very big challenges. Farm Bureau helped farmers and ranchers across the country navigate the roller-coaster ride.
Ann Bailey ponders what Christmas was like for the generations who lived in her home before her and is thankful for the memories she and her children have of their family and its holiday traditions.
There were very few opportunities to market corn and soybeans at profitable prices during 2025, and sugarbeet producers had one of their worst profit years in decades.
Mychal Wilmes writes how all the preparations for Thanksgiving were perhaps unnecessary, but oh so much a part of tradition as the farm welcomed in family for the holidays.
The "Big 4" packers are on trial to determine if they suppress cattle bids in a thin cash market, underpay farmers and ranchers, and control what consumers pay for beef.