U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy urged producers to expand their herds when he addressed the crowd at the 2026 Cattle Convention in Nashville. Prices have been too high to ...

In Q1 2025, 12% of small pork operations exited the market or shifted production away from breeding due to compliance costs ...

The Top Producer awards (Top Producer of the Year, Next Gen and Women in Ag) recognize outstanding farmers with achievements in management, innovation and advocacy. “This year is about going back to ...

If I met you on the street and gave you two options, you pay me $50 or I pay you $25, which option would you choose? It seems simple. Yet, emotions run rampant when the same profitability spread is ...

The University of Minnesota and the Southern MN Agricultural Center of Excellence released the 2024 Farm Business Management Summary for southern Minnesota earlier this spring. The summary showed that ...

So you want to farm, but you’re not sure where to start. Farming at any scale – whether it’s a countertop herb garden or an acre of land – can be intimidating. But if you’re ready to get started, ...

In June 2025, the Linking Agriculture and Aquaculture Farm Vitality and Health Forum was held to connect agriculture, aquaculture, and health care community members and to discuss the physical, ...

Rayne Faulconer, left, instructs Gage Singer as he flies a drone on a MU Extension field day on May 10 in Montgomery City. Singer traveled from southwest Missouri and said he’s interested in becoming ...

"Barn Talk," a podcasted recorded in the renovated loft of a barn north of Washington, is a show about many things. The list often includes agriculture, politics, business news and whiskey, a good the ...

IN the rolling uplands of Aurora, a quiet shift is taking place: farmers who have spent generations cultivating rice, corn, and vegetables are now learning how to turn those crops into market ready ...