Ava S. Bullard began her Supervised Agricultural Experience by growing 10 types of flowers in beds around her family’s home and making bouquets. In three years, Bullard’s cut flower operation and sales had grown to cover more than 32,000 square feet and 20 kinds of flowers. To build a greenhouse for her business, Bullard exchanged…… Continue Reading
Dry fall posing challenges for cover crop seeding
An agronomist says the dry fall has made seeding cover crops a challenge. Ryan Gentle, who covers Illinois with Wyffels Hybrids, says some farmers timed it right. “If you’re early enough to do it, like maybe after silage early on, and we caught that half inch of rain, some of those fields look pretty nice.” …… Continue Reading
Major Retailer Increases Their Minimum Wage to $16 an Hour
The move is designed to keep their workers happy. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Kelsea Ballerini Has the Best Nickname for Shania Twain!
She has deep affection and admiration for the icon. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
I Drank Both of Starbucks’ ‘Wicked’ Tie-In Drinks
Have I been changed for good? I’m definitely not defying gravity. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Why Shaboozey’s New Single ‘Highway’ Is Better Than ‘A Bar Song’
Shaboozey’s new country radio single is “Highway,” a heartbreaker that’s not afraid to twist the knife. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
More investments being made into rural energy
Rural electric cooperatives are receiving a second round of funding from the USDA to help upgrade rural energy systems. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says projects will be funded by the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program. “The projects that we’ve announced to date will be delivering cleaner, more affordable and more resilient electricity to approximately…… Continue Reading
Export uptick brings hope to grain markets
There’s some hope among farmers the recent uptick in corn and soybean export sales will improve prices. Bryan Biegler farms in southwest Minnesota. “It’s been nice seeing this little bump coming up here, certainly going to need a little higher prices just to cover input costs for next year.” He tells Brownfield margins are tight.…… Continue Reading
Syngenta partners with Taranis on AI-driven precision service
Syngenta and Taranis are partnering to help farmers use artificial intelligence to make agronomic decisions. Syngenta digital ag solutions marketing manager Meade McDonald says the collaboration has the potential to revolutionize farming using the power of AI-driven precision. “This service will enable retailers to scout more acres more comprehensively from anywhere they can access the…… Continue Reading
Cash dairy market mixed at end of week
Cash dairy prices were mixed Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey remained unchanged at $0.6025, where it’s been for much of the week. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.02 at $1.90. No sales were recorded. Cheese barrels were down $0.0050 at $1.87. Two sales were recorded at $1.87 and…… Continue Reading
