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Yield Results and Trait Package Selection

Farmers should evaluate challenges they faced this year when making seed selections for 2025. In this Managing for Profit, Iowa-based Channel Seed-Pro, Lauren Botine, says local harvest data should factor into trait package selection. The post

Leveraging Nitrogen to Optimize Yield Results

Current market conditions have growers increasingly focused on maximizing the dollars they spend, including their nitrogen investments. On this latest episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services talks about the role nitrogen stabilizers can play. The post

Indiana farmer discusses mixed results from 2024 crop year

Photo: Indiana farmer Don Villwock at the 2024 NAFB Convention in Kansas City (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) A southwest Indiana farmer says the 2024 growing season was unique. Don Villwock raises corn and soybeans near Edwardsport and says, “We had a great early April....

Wisconsin Farm Bureau says election brought mixed results

A Wisconsin Farm Bureau leader says Tuesday’s election brought opportunities and some disappointment. Jason Mugnaini tells Brownfield with Republicans taking the White House and Senate, it’s not the time to take their foot off the gas on important issues for farmers. “Talking about a...

Ag lobbyist says election results have farm bill impact

Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House in the new year and an ag lobbyist says that will likely impact what lawmakers accomplish in the lame duck session. “I still think there’s a very small percentage likelihood we do a farm...

Rice County General Election Results

By Lucky Kidd RICE COUNTY, Kan. — In Rice County, Nick Sowers captured 78 percent of the vote for Sheriff, with a write-in effort by Incumbent Bryant Evans, who Sowers defeated in the August primary, getting 22 percent. 3rd

Reno County General Election Results

By Lucky Kidd HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson voters apparently have turned the westernmost Democrat in the Kansas Legislature out of office. Republican Kyler Sweely, who survived efforts to keep him off the ballot and a primary win over a candidate backed...

Allen County Area General Election Results

By Lucky Kidd ALLEN COUNTY, Kan. — Allen County voters Tuesday turned down a proposed half percent sales tax that would have funded EMS services. Unofficial returns from the Allen County Clerk's Office indicated 52 percent voted against the...

Larned Area General Election Results

By Lucky Kidd PAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. — Pawnee County voters Tuesday approved removing a 30 percent food sales requirement for liquor by the drink sales. Unofficial numbers from the Pawnee County Clerk's office last night indicated 68 percent of...

McPherson County General Election Results

By Lucky Kidd McPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — Beyond the Presidential and Congressional elections, most McPherson County voters had no contested races Tuesday. Local voters gave Donald Trump 70 percent of their votes in the presidential race, with Kamala Harris...

2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey Results

By the U.S. Department of Agrigulture LINCOLN, Neb. — There were 212,714 farms with 53.1 million irrigated acres, which included 81 million acre-feet of water applied in the United States, according to the 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey...