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MARSHALL — For agronomy students at Southwest Minnesota State University, learning means getting out into the fields. On Tuesday, Owen Colline led a tour g

Guided in part by the words of one of America’s most eloquent speakers, Matthew Burt has embraced working on the family farm where he grew up. Burt was one

USDA reminds producers that all non-emergency haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts must be discussed and approved with

There have been some questions recently about how to price Conservation Reserve Program or CRP hay.

Farmers and ranchers face a lot of uncertainty in their profession – few jobs are subject to markets and weather like agriculture. That’s why farmers and ranchers depend on the

In Illinois, our historic grasses have been tallgrass prairie species. These include big bluestem, yellow Indian grass and switchgrass. It would make sense that a person wishing to include native

Republican Sens. Eric Schmitt and Markwayne Mullin urge the USDA to provide immediate assistance to Midwest farmers facing a historic drought season that could impact food prices.

Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make...

Last Friday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) led the entire Iowa delegation in urging U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to approv

Recent rains have brought some relief to producers reeling from drought in the Midwest, though many are hoping more will arrive to help usher their crops through the rest of the growing season.