Q&A with Garry Ridge, CEO of WD-40 Company

"Most people think leadership is about being in charge. Leadership is not about being in charge," says Garry Ridge, CEO of WD-40.

In The Shop: Home-Made Wheel Torquing Stand

Here's how to build a torquing stand that allows one man to easily turn the wheel bolts of a tractor, combine or sprayer.

Is Hemp a Good Fit for Your Farm?

Hemp production is gaining traction on U.S. farms. To support those efforts, Farm Journal has launched a series of Hemp Colleges in 2020 to help growers learn agronomic practices, identify market opportunities and know the legal ins-and-outs for the crop in their state and nationally. Register for one near you today.

Do Tight Corn Spreads Indicate A Potential Futures Rally?

With the markets dropping so much and so quickly, many farmers are simply not selling their grain. This has contributed to the narrowest May/July corn spread since the spring of 2013.

Sugar Beet Industry to Receive $285 Million in Disaster Aid Assistance

Most of the agricultural industry still waits to hear the status on disaster aid. However, sugar beet growers now have some answers to their questions.

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.

John Phipps: Are Monarch Butterflies On the Verge of Extinction?

For those in the range of the eastern monarch population, some clear progress is being made on increasing monarch numbers. The story is different for western monarchs.

Your Guide to Understanding the Markets

During volatile market periods, there is no time to be researching agriculture market terminology or principles. Read up on the market terms you should know.

Beef-on-Dairy Decisions, Opportunities

Breeding a subset of the dairy herd to beef sires is a growing trend in the U.S. dairy business.

Floyd County, IA

I have been lucky so far. I have checked my bins of corn and they are okay. Remember to check yours, too. But be careful in there. Been hearing some horror stories with the corn that just wasn't quite mature. One of the local elevators has been re-drying corn that had been dried and stored in several different farmers bins. You never know, maybe someday that corn will be profitable again.

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