4 Things to Tell Farmers Just Starting Out

Recently, Sarah Beth Aubrey heard someone say: “There really isn’t very much credit for being an early adopter in an industry that will someday just become regulated.” Cynical, true or somewhere in the middle? Are there advantages to being involved early or is it better to wait?

What do you fix when you have poor singulation, too many doubles and triples, uneven seed spacing or variations in seed depth? Mechanic Dan Anderson details how to find less-common culprits.

“We are talking about fuel produced in 2025, but that is going to use the crop we are growing this year,” says Mitchell Hora.

In October 2023, Arkansas became the first state to ban foreign-owned farmland. More states look to adopt similar laws, but one policy expert says the issue is rooted in politics and warns of unintended consequences.