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Beautiful summer sunrise over fields with hay bales. (Adobe Stock │ #451660073 - Piotr Krzeslak)
Crops, Forage Crops, Hay Range Pasture

Three ways to be more profitable making hay

To be profitable, producers must manage three key factors: equipment expenses, quality and yield. Here's how. Read More

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Corn, Grain Sorghum, Machinery, New Products, Soybeans, Tools and Tech, Wheat

Effective grain management includes modern tools

Extra days on feed means heavier carcass weights and also plays a part in rising numbers of Choice and Prime carcasses. (Courtesy photo.)
Beef, Cow Calf, Feeder, Livestock, Seedstock, Stocker

Certified Angus Beef sets sales records

Texas barbecue has become an iconic culinary and cultural dish. The Brisketeers and pitmasters around the state continue to push the boundaries of the low and slow science behind barbecue. (Courtney Sacco, Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Top barbecue tips from the ‘Three Brisketeers’

  • May 13, 2024
  • By Adam Russell │ Texas A&M AgriLife

OSU forage entomologist discusses alfalfa weevils

  • April 15, 2024
  • By Lacey Vilhauer

USDA announces 2023 upland cotton marketing assistance loan rate

  • November 4, 2022
  • By hpj-editorial

Adversity can open new opportunity

  • October 14, 2022
  • By Zachary Stuckey

Cornstalk quality for grazing

  • November 6, 2021
  • By Jerry Volesky, UNL Extension

Despite weather challenges, USW report details how HRW crop quality meets customer needs

  • October 29, 2021
  • By Julia Debes for Kansas Wheat

Egg quality and food safety academy planned for farmers, agribusinesses

  • April 26, 2021
  • By Abby Leeds, Purdue University

Evaluating bulls for breeding soundness

  • March 30, 2021
  • By Lisa Moser, K-State Research and Extension
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