Sorghum

Examples of typical and not-so-common cover crops used in corn and soybean rotations were featured in a recent plot tour on the Farm Progress Show grounds.

Purdue University researchers have developed a new sorghum trait that is safe for livestock and preferred by animals.

We in agriculture have a long tradition of marketing our bounty by more pleasant, if not less-than-truthful, names in hopes that less-informed eaters buy the sizzle rather than the fact.

An excellent feed management program is one of the keys to success for dairy operations with a robotic milking system.

Bayer CropScience submitted an application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a new product containing dicamba herbicide that would remove an over-the-top application in soybeans.

The farm-to-port export chain from Illinois to Oregon and beyond was the focus of a recent tour for 12 South Koreans hosted by Kansas State University’s International Grains Program.

Illinois has the resources to play an important role in the development of sustainable aviation fuel.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will soon meet with farm officials from key trading partners Canada and Mexico.

Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2024 crop year have until March 15 to revise elections and sign contracts.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that agricultural producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2024 crop year.

When agriculture began at the end of the Stone Age, the world had approximately 5 million people to feed, and few, if any, farmers were feeding people beyond their extended family.

Indiana farmer Josh Miller was elected chairman of the U.S. Grains Council’s Board of Directors. Miller is a fifth-generation farmer from Madison County. He grows 2,000 acres of corn and soybeans, primarily as a 100% no-till row crop operation.

The late and wet start for farming season really piled on the projects lately, but the too-dry weather we have been having has been advantageous in getting us caught up. First-crop hay is behind us as is our wheat harvest.

Each year, plant-eating pests account for about 20% of crop losses worldwide. Growers have relied on what were once considered silver-bullet approaches to manage the problem: insecticides and genetically engineered plants.

His journey started on a farm in rural western Illinois. Seven decades later, he has traveled to various foreign countries, has been in the room at some of the most momentous times in agriculture and has seen some of the best and most difficult years in U.S. agriculture.

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack touted new action plans for the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the Commodity Classic in New Orleans.

Kinze Manufacturing will introduce its new 3505 True Speed high-speed planter for the 2023 season, providing advanced technology and improved productivity on smaller farms or small fields.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is in the process of issuing $1.8 billion in payments to agricultural producers who enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2020 crop year.

After writing this article for nearly 20 years I am deeply humbled by the folks that are always coming up to me and commenting that they have read my latest work. Even more so, when I absentmindedly forget to write a piece like last month and I get a number of calls and texts from folks making sure I’m OK.

Pivot Bio’s new nitrogen-producing microbe for wheat, sorghum and barley growers can help achieve more predictable, productive yields.

Farmers can expect favorable planting conditions compared to last year’s spring months, according to Matt Teply, a technical team agronomist for LG Seeds and certified crop adviser.