3 Things to Consider Before You Add Technology in Your Barn

“When you trust your employees to use it, they'll in turn have more information at their fingertips and will be able to make better, more informed decisions as they go about their work,” Mogler says.

Take A Look in the Leadership Mirror

You can’t manage what you don’t measure. In that same vein, you can’t improve your leadership skills if you don’t know your flaws.

Agriculture Market Terms: 101

Volatile market periods call for fast decision making. Read up on the market terms you should know to stay informed and prepared.

COVID-19: First Protein Processing Employee Deaths

COVID-19 has claimed the lives of at least three employees of America’s protein processing industries.

John Deere Making Face Shields for Healthcare Workers

Joining many other manufacturer’s, John Deere is partnering with the UAW, Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the Illinois Manufacturer’s Association to make protective face shields for healthcare employees.

Hand-Held Technology is Here

It’s amazing how much your smartphone can do you for you. It’s even more amazing to see how much your smartphone can do for your farming operation. See how to make modern day farming even easier.

Helping Kids Manage Farm Stress

Farm parents, and other caring adults who regularly interact with farm kids, should be on the lookout for signs that farm youth may be shouldering too much stress. A helpful bulletin from Michigan State University lists these warning signs.

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.

USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic H7N3 Avian Influenza in Turkey Flock

USDA APHIS confirmed highly pathogenic H7N3 avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Chesterfield County, S.C. This is the first confirmed case of HPAI in commercial poultry in the U.S. since 2017.

Lancaster County, NE

Predicted weather for April 13th thru April 18....highs 45-50 lows 30-35. Predicted Thursday low (9th) 22. A couple of planters rolling in area, that will be an interesting cold germ test. NH3 going on and pre-emerge crop protection chemicals. Cash corn around 3.00 and beans 8.00, covid-19, livestock prices in the tank, ethanol plants shutting down, exports not good, 97 million acres corn to be planted, hard to get excited for spring planting. Bright side, more family time and meals together as kids are not in school and wife working from home.

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