After living in Ghana and working in the ag industry, Sarah Tweeten had the opportunity to come back to the farm. For the first couple of years, she worked as contract labor, keeping her off-farm job. In 2021, she joined the partnership with her parents and uncle. From switching to 100% strip-till this past fall to learning to build seed scripts and planting her first crop as a full-time farmer this spring, Tweeten is focused on making her mark.
From understanding breakeven price per bushel to finding a mentor who persevered through the 1980s, Alan Hoskins with American Farm Mortgage and Financial Service shares pointers for a long, financially sound career.
Today's smart machines require a robust and fast connection to the Internet, so equipment manufacturers and satellite connectivity providers are partnering up and offering solutions to farmers worldwide.
BASF has developed an innovative tool – Nemasphere – that company leaders expect will become the standard for soybean cyst nematode management. The first-ever biotech trait designed to address SCN produces a novel Cry14 protein that when ingested by nematodes interferes with nutrient uptake in their intestines and leads to death.
Nine months ago, high-horsepower tractors were selling for record-high auction prices. This spring, those same models are selling for more than $100,000 less. As prices trend down, the opposite is happening with inventory on dealer lots.
