A new disease is plaguing cornfields across the Midwest. Phyllachora maydis is the fungus that causes a corn disease called ...

In the world of precision agriculture, drones have created many new opportunities. While drones used to be small with limited ...

A farmer in south central South Dakota says widespread dryness has been good for spring fieldwork, but not good for winter ...

Ear count, not just population, makes corn yield. The first step to more ears per field is stand and ear counts. Determine the causes of gaps, late-emerging plants and missing ears so you know how ...

The chief science fellow with Nutrien Ag Solutions says many farmers will have short planting windows this spring. Eric ...

Maize and maize byproducts are the raw materials mostly used in poultry and swine diets. Nutritionists prefer to incorporate ...

Texas crawfish production is faring better than last year’s dismal harvest, but the industry has not fully recovered.

The direct impacts of climate change are also important. Shorter, drier (less snow), and warmer winters aid in pig survival.

Drought’s presence is currently being felt in 44% of the continental U.S., more than double what would historically be ...

A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving corn, cereal rye, soybean and winter wheat, found that the three-year ...

Having overcome off-field issues that affected his play, the former All-Star shortstop, in camp on a minor-league contract, is committed to being better.

Brian Naber says growing up in a farming family in southwest Minnesota helped prepare him for the rigors of leading the ...