John Phipps: EVs and GMOs Have Much in Common

It is hard for farmers to take electric vehicles (EVs) seriously, yet all major brands are gearing up for a switch to EVs over the next decade.

Sustainability Goes Mainstream

Under intense pressure to meet demand for products that measure up to consumers’ personal values, U.S. food companies are feverishly working to rejuvenate their brands with green initiatives.

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.

How Conservation Can Ready Soils for Planting After Tough Weather

No-till and other conservation practices could enable planting after excessively wet seasons.

In The Shop: Those Darned Electrical Connectors on Planters

Get Dan’s solution for taking apart special electrical connectors on your row units/seed meters.

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.

In Celebration Of Ron Farrell

Name a significant milestone in the business from the past 30 years, and Ron Farrell was either in the room or influencing the process along the way.

Important Market Changes You Should Know

So many headlines, so little time. Get the news right from the source! With AgWeb’s monthly USDA Update you can receive expert analysis of the markets and a snapshot of what’s really going on in the industry.

2020 Pork and Beef Demand Looks Promising, Steiner Says

As experts expected, final calculations for 2019 demand indexes showed strong increases for both beef and pork, says agricultural economist Len Steiner in his Daily Livestock Report.

Johnson County, IA

My corn will make 300 to 400 less dollars per acre than the year before because of dock on moisture, low test weight and lower yield. Beans will be around the same as the year before. Thanks for the kind words from Delaware county, I think the reason we get so sour is the insurance,fertilizer, seed,chemical companies and end users begged us to plant so they all got their money, we get rewarded with extreme docks, poor yields and poor price. Most of us that can't wait to get out have done this for way too many years and know it will never change.

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