Technology, efficiency, and safety were common themes at this year’s Farm Progress Show. Larger machines to provide more power and the ability to cover more acres in a day were highlights of many manufacturers’ displays. A bit of nostalgia played out as well, with some throwback colors and styling drawing…

The month of August is a critical time across the Corn Belt. It can be make or break for kernel fill and overall yield. To understand the month’s impacts on the corn crop, we asked agronomists in some of the top corn-growing states to describe August in a single word,…

By Cami Koons Iowa farmers are gearing up for harvest season, as the latest crop progress and condition report notes 9% of corn acres across the state have reached maturity and farmers have scattered reports of soybeans dropping leaves. The crops continue to develop, with 63% of corn acres across…

The Trump administration’s removal of federal support for solar power, along with eliminating tax credits over the next three years, seems likely to cancel some projects, but industry experts insist that demand growth is too strong to stop solar entirely.  President Donald Trump has termed renewable energy a “green new…

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Thursday the “unease with the current farm economy” many farmers are experiencing is part of President Donald Trump’s larger plan to put America first, and she pledged the agricultural outlook would improve as he completes “even more exciting” trade deals. “These trade renegotiations, opening up…

A half-million-acre stretch of wilderness in western New Mexico, listed for $115 million, has new owners. The Great Western Ranch, one of the largest privately held properties in the United States, sold in July after just 10 months on the market — an unusually quick turnaround for a property of…