On May 28, 2019, a mile-wide, EF4 tornado destroyed the Leach family farm near Linwood, Kan. Taylor Leach, a digital content producer for Farm Journal, shares how her family has returned to a “new normal” through grit with grace. The animals have returned to the farm and her parents are milking a small registered herd of Holsteins and Jerseys again.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, many ag lending metrics are showing financial strength, according to the American Bankers Association’s annual Farm Bank Performance Report.
Iowa Farm Fields Hit with Hail, Seed Dealer Says Farmers Dealing with Damage in 30-Mile Stretch
Areas of the Corn Belt in need of moisture are finally seeing rain this week, but it came with severe crop damage to portions of Iowa after hail wiped out some farm fields this week.
Small-grain hay and silage can make excellent forage. That is good news for producers because forage supplies will tighten if the drought conditions persist.
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