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Black Angus cow in tall fescue. (Adobe Stock │ #663974851 - jackienix)
Forage Crops, Hay Range Pasture

High nitrogen prices force a closer look at the numbers

Stockpiled tall fescue remains one of Missouri’s strongest competitive advantages in the beef industry. Read More

Corn, Crops

3 strategies that can help corn farmers

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Crops, Forage Crops, Hay Range Pasture, Soil Health

Forage feeding and soil fertility

Candid advice from high yield commodity winners 

  • November 29, 2025
  • By Lacey Vilhauer

Arnall takes a closer look at small grain management at HPJ Live 

  • November 21, 2025
  • By Kylene Scott

Keys to fall wheat pasture forage production in Oklahoma 

  • November 14, 2025
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
Sara Wyant

A closer look at fertilizer prices

  • November 7, 2025
  • By Sara Wyant
Loveland Extract XC

Loveland Products launches Extract XC

  • November 6, 2025
  • By hpj-editorial
Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Input costs putting a big bite on farmers’ bottom line

  • October 17, 2025
  • By dave-bergmeier

Specialty crops: Short season, high profit potential 

  • August 29, 2025
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
At the end of March, students of Mary Foltz, assistant professor in the OSU School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, placed chambers in Oklahoma State University wheat fields to measure carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Environmental solutions through cover cropping

  • May 8, 2025
  • By hpj-editorial
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