Consumers Prefer Real Beef Over Alternatives

Alternative protein products may have drawn rave reviews and national headlines this year, but consumers still prefer real beef produced on real farms.

Texas Tech University Meat Judging Team Is Cut Above The Rest

Collegiate meat judging is a competitive sport. In fact, it's so competitive, some team members at Texas Tech University are recruited in middle school.

Farm Journal Wants Your Opinions!

Get a $25 Cabela's gift card when you spend 5-7 minutes taking this online survey: www.farmjournal.com/survey. One gift card per person.

Proposal Could Stop All New Livestock Operations In Nebraska

Earlier this week a coalition of Nebraska citizens joined together to push against large livestock operations in the state. If the petition is followed, it would put a temporary stop to confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the state.

This Is What Can Happen

Could it be that a new star has emerged? After weeks, if not months of languishing in the wings as the big names, corn, and beans, were hogging all the attention, a trio of wheat performers burst onto the stage yesterday and grabbed the spotlight with an inspired upside performance that left many in the crowd gasping.

DMI Executive Salaries Under Scrutiny

Recent articles in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and USA Today questioned the salaries of executives at Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the organization that facilitates the dairy checkoff program.

Chinese Pork Prices Escalate, Consumption Plummets

As the Chinese people look to celebrate one of their seven national holidays this week, there’s one activity that’s less likely to occur in abundance because of escalating costs: eating pork.

Location
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota

Corn and soybeans still grass green. Last year started combining soybeans this upcoming week. This year looks like a month off. Looked at pod count, very poor. I think frost will finish crop off. Too cool and cloudy to get ripe decent. Good chance of frost last week in September. Grand solar minimum causing the cooler temperatures. Corn is not all dented yet. Looks like wet light test weight corn. If it's too wet, it will be better to leave in field than go broke trying to dry it. I think its time to cut my losses and quit. It's getting old fast.

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