Purdue expert shares tips for figuring cash rents 

Source: Purdue University

With prices and input costs fluctuating, people need to review their lease arrangements and adjust for the year ahead, says Craig Dobbins, a Purdue University ...

Lessons Learned From the Financial Crisis for Ag Producers 

By David Kohl

Many in the agricultural industry, particularly the grain sector, are still on the island of prosperity while the rest of the agricultural economy and general economy are circling the ...

Is the party over?  

By Susan Winsor

Most of us knew there would be a hangover from $6 corn, but who would have thought that subprime lending might cause it? Or did it? Our interconnected world has some growers wondering where Wall Street ends and Main...

How Could Wall Street Impact the Farm Gate? 

By Dave Kohl

You would have to be a recluse not to be aware of the huge financial challenges awaiting the U.S. in the next few months...

Farm Income And Expenses Increasing  

By Kent Thiesse

At a time when much of the overall U.S. and Minnesota economy is struggling, the ag economy remains quite strong, especially in the Midwest...

Remember safety when harvesting downed corn 

Source: Purdue University

With windblown corn in various conditions, from leaning stalks to plants on the ground, harvesting may be a challenge this fall, but Randall Reeder, Ohio State University Extension agricultural engineer, cautions not to forget safety in the haste to salvage crop losses...

Watch For Slow-Moving Farm Equipment 

Source: University of Wisconsin Extension

As the harvest season gets rolling, people driving on rural roads are likely to encounter slow-moving farm vehicles. That means it's time for all drivers to be especially vigilant and careful...

No to Importing More Gasoline, Yes to Increasing the Ethanol Content 

Source: American Coalition for Ethanol

With the energy department stating today that 5% of the nation’s refining capacity is still shut down due to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, the American Coalition for Ethanol ...

Upcoming Conference Examines Environmental, Rural Development Aspects of the Bioeconomy  

Source: National Corn Growers Association

Water quality and quantity issues, land use changes and economic impacts are among the byproducts of the evolving bioeconomy to be examined at an...

Fall Herbicide Applications for Winter Annual Weed Control 

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Winter annual weeds are a growing issue in Nebraska row crops. The increase in winter annual prevalence is likely, in part, due to: Reduced use of residual pre-emergence herbicides in glyphosate based cropping ...