Especially for a first-time attendee, the National Farm Machinery Show can be a bit overwhelming. Held each February in Louisville (for 2026, it is Feb. 11 through 14), the event eats up 1.2 million square feet of space across its three main exhibition halls at the Kentucky Exposition Center —…

It was a packed house for the 2026 Auction of Junior Livestock Champions, presented by Farm Credit in the new CoBank Auction Arena inside the Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Livestock Center. The standing-room-only crowd drove bidders to set five new records across the top eight animals, including the Grand Champion Market Steer,…

Sometimes when people picture a farm, a picturesque big, red barn, with a small open-cab tractor, a few chickens roaming around, and the white farm house comes to mind. This isn’t just because of movies and books. We’re still in the age where most people (maybe not all kids) have…

Colorado has lost more farmland than any other state in the country over the past few years, and this trend could have a ripple effect on the economy of the state. According to the latest survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Colorado has lost 1.6 million acres of farmland…

A Montana ag worker has filed a civil suit against Nutrien Ag Solutions, claiming that she was sexually assaulted while alone at one of the company’s facilities, and that she had previously expressed concerns to her employer about her safety at work. Brianna Nelson filed the lawsuit in Missoula County…

National FFA Week is coming up fast, landing this year from Feb. 21 to 28, 2026, and chapters across the country are already lining up ways to celebrate agricultural education, leadership development, and the real-world impact FFA has on students and their communities. The National FFA Board of Directors originally…