Are You Ready If COVID-19 Hits Your Operation?

It’s time to start cross-training—whether COVID-19 hits your farm or not, you’re putting yourself and your operation at risk when you leave vital responsibilities in the hands of just one person.

Farming Five Unites Conservation and Profit

“It’s the chicken or the egg. Money drives conservation on my farm, or maybe conservation drives money,” says producer Tommy Young. “It doesn’t really matter to me, because every day, I see irrigation conservation and money working hand-in-hand.”

Keep Stress Off Your Shoulders

If you suffer from stress and anxiety, you know how difficult it is to manage. Stop letting it consume you and take these seven steps to manage your stresses better.

As Cold and Rain Dominates, Planters Sit on the Sidelines This Week

Cold air is now dominating much of the country, and Mike Hoffman thinks the cold air will stick around for multiple days.

Will Farmers Social Distance Themselves From corn?

With potentially less ethanol consumption, demand for corn will fall. The 97 million planted corn acre estimate from the March 31st USDA report could lead to nearly 3.7 billion bushels of carryout next season.

The Basis of Ag Market Terms

Don’t get left in the dark with agricultural markets lingo. Here is your guide to market terminology.

Economist on Cotton Prices: “They’re Definitely Not Profitable”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says in its Prospective Plantings Planting Survey cotton acres may tally 13.8 million acres, down 2 percent from last year. Industry leaders expect those acres to switch, potentially to peanuts.

Join our $100 Ideas Club

Think you have an idea worth $100 – or even $200? Submit it here! Upon publication in Farm Journal, the Double Your Money winner receives $200. Other farmers featured receive $100 each.

How Your Dairy Checkoff Dollars Are Being Used In the COVID Crisis

Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) leaders on Friday outlined a shift in their business plan to help farmers and the entire dairy industry weather the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Floyd County, IA

I have a relative that runs a fertilizer business. We talked at Easter dinner. They had gotten two of their big three wheel floaters stuck Saturday, spreading fertilizer on fields that were "ready to go." I did see some deep tracks in a field where NH3 was applied also on Saturday, and a neighbor had a tractor with manure spreader planted Friday. However all the fields are white this morning. We fared well, only an inch or two here. That is four snows on my oats. My in-laws around Kasson, MN have several more inches up there.

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