It’s normally a two-person job to align a grain auger to the grain bin fill opening: one person on top of the grain bin giving hand signals to the tractor operator below. What do you do when there is no second person to help? The exhausting process begins with backing…

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the proverb observes, which explains why your brand preference generally influences your view of tractor beauty. There are a great many examples of aesthetically pleasing tractors. The Farmall 1206, the Deere 30 Series, the Massey-Harris 101, the Minnie-Mo UDLX, and the Oliver…

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) – The National Academy of Sciences has canceled a workshop on preventing human bird flu infections after being told to stop work on the event by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an email sent to one of the workshop presenters…

Corn planting got off to an uneven start last month across top corn-growing states. Near-perfect conditions pushed some growers ahead, while persistent rain left others stuck on the sidelines.  Even within the same Corn Belt state, conditions have varied widely, creating a patchwork of progress across the region. Here’s a…

In her first 100 days as secretary of agriculture under the Trump Administration, Brooke Rollins has taken aggressive steps to refocus the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of her mission to put “Farmers First.” The policy under Rollins has reprioritized some of the doctrine of Trump’s previous Agriculture Secretary…

1. Wheat Futures Higher in Overnight Trading Wheat futures were higher overnight on some technical buying and unfavorable weather in parts of the Canadian Prairies.  Investors who were short the market, or had bet on lower prices, likely bought back contracts and booked profits after the front-month contract earlier this…