One of the joys of my career was the fascinating people I had an opportunity to get to know.
Editor's note: This is part of a series on recent winners of the Women Impacting Agriculture award sponsored by Iowa State University Extension.
Mark DeVries laughs when he is asked what he likes the most about the beef industry.
In his career in the cattle business, Ted Cunningham enjoys the continual pursuit of getting better and learning more about how to raise good cattle.
In January 2023, Cattlemen’s Heritage Beef Company announced it had finalized the purchase of a 132-acre site for its planned 2,000-head-per-day beef processing facility in Mills County, Iowa.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series on farmers with unique hobbies or businesses.
BROOKS, Iowa — The original farmland’s grassy surface is most likely similar to what David Fuller’s great-grandfather found when he moved to southern Adams County, Iowa, from Ohio in 1873.
SkyView Farms in Nora Springs, Iowa, not only raises grass-fed, antibiotic-free beef sold directly to customers, but the operation recently opened an on-farm store featuring their products as well as those of other farmers.
Hard to imagine, but it’s been nearly 40 years since Cat introduced its rubber-tracked tractor for the ag market — way back in 1986.
Widespread drought and the subsequent reduction of the national cattle herd have impacted cattle feeders, although so far national cattle on-feed numbers have hung on.
A man who was hurt during the April 26 tornado in Minden, Iowa, has died of his injuries, according to the Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency.
With most planters having hit the field at the beginning of May, the focus will quickly turn to early-season management — and there is plenty to watch for in 2024.
Trevor Maiers, 26, of Quincy, Illinois, may be a young farmer, but his family is not new to the business. He said he has family farms on both sides going back six generations.
Wheat grows on Mills County, Iowa, farmer John Stouder’s field near Pacific Junction. The southwest Iowa farmer expects to harvest the field in early July and will follow that up with soybeans.
Cattle on feed numbers continue to surprise the experts.
Corn has been riding an apparent demand increase to a planting season rally, which may help those farmers looking to sneak in a few extra acres.
AMES, Iowa — As corn and soybean farmers begin planting, drought remains a concern and market conditions suggest profits will be tight.
Marty Marr farms near New Berlin with his wife Sheila and two sons, Martin Jr. and Evan, raising corn, soybeans, hay and cattle. They also do some commercial hauling of various commodities. In recent years Marr served as a director in the Illinois Corn Growers Association and was president o…
Kyle Dionne works at a large-scale mixed vegetable operation in McHenry County. He also owns his own small-scale mixed vegetable organic farm with his wife, Rebecca, and the couple runs a seed business in Marengo. “Any time not spent at work or the farm I enjoy spending time with my family. …
Matt Herman is originally from Olney but currently lives in Mt. Carmel. He is the owner of Herman Ag Services with an aerial drone mapping and application business partnership with Beck’s Hybrids seed dealership. He is heavily involved with the family farm and conducts various on-farm resear…
Brad Weger is a third-generation farmer who lives in Robinson in Crawford County. He studied ag business at Vincennes University in Vincennes, Indiana, before returning to the family farm full-time in 2010. His family operates a conventional-till row-crop farm growing corn and soybeans. Brad…
Luke Burling farms east of Carthage, growing corn, soybeans and hay alongside a cow/calf operation. The farm also consists of his dad and uncle. He and his wife Kortney have four children, Annie, 11, Brooks, 8, Ry, 3, and Ronnie, 10 months. Burling helps coach the Illini West Charger basebal…
Ross Albert and his wife Kathleen are first-generation farmers and landowners. He has a passion for all things farmland. He has been licensed in Illinois as a real estate broker since 2013. He has had roles in agronomic, commodity and farm finance consulting. The couple and their four childr…
Art Bunting farms in northern Livingston and southern Grundy counties with his two brothers, Lee and Don. They grow mostly corn and beans with some wheat and a few cows on some pasture ground. He serves on the Illinois Corn Marketing Board.
John Hopkins, a second-generation farmer, farms with his dad, Lyle Hopkins, and brother-in-law, Justin Rahn, in Ogle County. They grow corn, soybeans and alfalfa, and raise beef cows and feeder cattle near Polo. They are trying more cover crops these days. Hopkins’ sister Ellen (Hopkins) Rah…
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