USDA plan to move jobs out of D.C., draws mixed reviews
Thu, 09/18/2025 - 8:39am
In July, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins dropped a plan in the form of a 5-page memo to shake up the USDA.
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47% of beef producers plan to build herd size
Thu, 09/18/2025 - 8:39am
Takeaways from the 2025 State of Beef Industry survey reflect the industry is currently thriving financially but facing long-term structural challenges around herd rebuilding, succession planning and maintaining competitiveness through innovation and efficiency improvements.
Midwest farmers learn how iron, flames can take out weeds
Wed, 09/03/2025 - 10:14pm
On a hot August day in central Iowa, a few hundred farmers from across the Midwest gathered in demonstration fields at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station.
Ag economy sees farmer suicides on the rise
Thu, 08/21/2025 - 8:38pm
Signs of stress in the farm economy are everywhere you turn, and with corn futures hitting fresh lows again this week, crumbling commodity prices are painting a dreary outlook for 2025, and the financial pressures are causing another bleak reality: farmer suicides are also on the rise.
New wheat hybrids on the horizon are being tested by Kansas farmers
Thu, 08/21/2025 - 8:38pm
It was 1874 when a large influx of Russian immigrants settled in Kansas bringing with them a hard red variety of wheat.