When the rare opportunity arises to buy farmland — arguably a farmer’s most valuable asset — what are some things to keep in mind? Three experts offer their advice to streamline the land-buying process.  Organize Your Finances  Curt Covington, senior director of managed accounts at AgAmerica, said, “Your accountant and…

While we’ve all heard of salmonella in chickens, salmonella in cows is likely unknown to many. Nevertheless, Salmonella dublin is a disease that has been present in cattle herds for decades — in Denmark as well as many other countries. And it is on the rise globally. It causes pneumonia,…

We’ve all heard it said: farming makes up 10 percent of America’s greenhouse gas emissions. It’s been repeated so often, folks take it as gospel. And sure enough, if you dig into the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s reports, you’ll find a tidy number — about 600 million metric tons of…

The Department of Government Efficiency has removed additional USDA offices from its lease termination list, further trimming the more than 100 ag department offices originally listed on the DOGE Wall of Receipts. In total, 18 more termination listings have been removed since Successful Farming first reported the original list had…

After weeks of discussion and an overnight “vote-a-thon” session rolling from Monday morning into Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed a budget reconciliation bill late Tuesday. The bill passed with a 51-50 vote after Vice President JD Vance broke the tie on the floor.  The bill now heads to the House…

Editor’s note: This article was written by my grandfather several years ago before he passed away. I recently found it and made a few modifications to his original manuscript. He left a note on it stating he hoped to have it published. Today’s high horsepower, 4-wheel drive, track units, and…