Tom Askjem is a time traveler. Every May to November, he disappears into the bowels of the earth, descends to depths of 13’-plus and returns to the surface with treasure — bottles and glassware from farming’s past. After 1,800 pits and hundreds of thousands of relics, the North Dakota farm boy is equal parts archeologist, thrill seeker and mole.
If you’re wondering how to pick corn hybrids for the upcoming season — after the weather ups and downs of 2023 — you aren’t alone. Ken Ferrie says he is fielding a lot of questions about where to start the selection process. His advice: Begin with yield potential.
Jon Scheve likes to have full control of his grain sales. The minor cost to carry his own hedge account is almost always offset with better basis values and improved negotiating power.
With soybean harvest behind most growers, significant progress was made in the past week on corn acres. According to USDA’s crop progress report, 93% of corn has been harvested so far – an increase 5% from this time last week.
It you can't decide between turkey or ham this holiday season, how about turporken? That's right -- it's chicken stuffed inside a pork loin inside a turkey with cornbread dressing between the layers.
