Drone technology has come a long way in the past decade, as the machines are used for both field applications and crop scouting.  Karl Bobholz from Renk Seed has been using scouting drones to monitor crop health as his team prepares new hybrids for the market, and he says farmers can use that same technology […]

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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly higher ahead of the week’s direct business. April live cattle closed $.95 higher at $238.20 and June live cattle closed $.47 higher at $234.32.  March feeder cattle closed $.02 higher at $367.45 and May feeder cattle closed $.40 higher at $363.20.  Direct cash cattle […]

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A farmer from northwestern Iowa says he’s hopeful state lawmakers can pass legislation that would allow the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project to move forward. Kelly Nieuwenhuis raises corn and soybeans in O’Brien County and is a past president of the Siouxland Energy Cooperative Board of Directors, a farmer-owned ethanol producer. “Here we are sitting […]

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A member of the Purdue Ag Alumni Association says having the right succession plan in place is key to preserving the farm for the next generation.  Jim Bishop, owner of Conjunction Leadership, says there needs to be constant communication between generations. “A lot of times, the plan doesn’t really work out like they thought it […]

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