Farms across the country had to deal with a wet spring this year, creating more challenges for grain planting. Most farmers either had to wait for pools of water to drain out of the fields, or had to come up with ways to make it happen. In some cases, wet fields...
If you made a list of the biggest annoyances to farmers, insects would be near the top. No matter what time of year it is, there are always several types of insects attempting to make a meal out of your grain crop. How do you protect wheat crops from insects? Are...
It’s hard to be an American farmer right now. “Of the roughly 2 million U.S. farm households, slightly more than half report negative income from their farming operations each year,” says an August, 2018 report from the USDA’s Economic Research Service. Out of those...
The ground is wet. Granted, you could probably tell that just by looking out over your field today. It’s been a wet winter across the United States, one that’s caused multiple floods and raised several questions for farmers. But as we look ahead, the biggest question...
As we head toward spring, the snow continues to pile up. In theory, warmer weather is right around the corner. But does warm weather mean it’s time for spring planting? Well, the answer is both yes and no. It all depends on the frost, according to the Old Farmer’s...
