I hope that everyone has had a great fall, and that the harvest has been bountiful! High feeder, fat cattle, and milk prices have improved the outlook for those in the livestock business, which is a nice change...

Weeds seem to persist regardless of the current or extreme weather situation...

Now that warmer weather is upon us, everyone starts to get that itch to dust off the equipment and pull it out of winter storage...

As we get into the new year, a lot of farmers are concerned about cash flow on their farming operations...

The offseason is a time of year when you can get unexpected phone calls and possibly a few visits from sales people who are trying to pedal their agricultural wares...

As we look ahead to the next haymaking season, I’m sure some people have begun to accept the new norm for equipment costs...

NOW that hay season has wrapped up for a majority of the country, it is the time to take a look back at the past year’s production and evaluate what was done well and identify those areas where improvement is needed...

Summer seems to pass by faster and faster each year. For the most part, it’s because I work too much and can never seem to slow down...

As planters are “getting after it” across the country, many people have been upgrading their old toolbars with new precision, high-speed equipment...

Most of the country is on the downhill side of what has been a pretty tough winter for the West, although the moisture was welcomed in many areas. It’s almost time to put the planters in the dirt and get the mowers ready to lay down that first cutting, which usually provides our highest yield of the year. We can’t always bank on summer rains these days, so the first cutting that comes from winter moisture is crucial...