The world faces many unique challenges in the decades to come, including a rapidly expanding global population. The United Nations estimates that the global population will reach 9.71 billion …
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The Master of Science in Horticulture with an emphasis in Urban Food Systems is for those who want to use knowledge and a deep skillset to increase the availability and nutritional quality of …
The land market momentum that began in late 2021 accelerated into 2022 and was driven by competition for high quality cropland, resulting in record sales and overall increases in land values a…
It was 2011, and Wendy and Doug Needy had just bought a dairy farm near Sedalia. The initial plan was to renovate the farmhouse on the property into a family home, but the Needys wanted all fi…
Plants often are only as strong as the soil in which they grow. While certain greenery may thrive no matter where it’s planted, soil conditions are often key to successful growing. Sodic soil …
Sunflowers symbolize good fortune, vitality, intelligence and happiness. Various faiths have adopted sunflowers to express a symbol of worship and faithfulness, as in the flower’s faithful ded…
Merz Farm Equipment has been in business for over 70 years. In 1953, Nelson Merz purchased the local Ferguson tractor dealership in Falls City, Nebraska. From that point on it has been family …
The first Grass Pad opened as a sod farm in Farley, Missouri. The farm was on 700 acres of land but there was no phone, no water, just two light bulbs, and a barn. Through the years Grass Pad …
Becoming an insurance professional can be deeply personal. For Bryce Hundley, Hundley Insurance Services, said he repeatedly saw friends and family struggling to find the insurance coverage th…
Paul Neiffer of Farm CPA Today, an expert on farming taxes says, "Be specific when writing prepaid expenses. Historically farmers have taken advantage of “prepaid expenses,” but supply chain s…
The massive 1100hp Big Bud tractor received brand-new tires from Goodyear and is ready to go to work again. The tires are not ordinary tires. Imagine a tractor measuring 27 feet long, 25 feet …
Choosing a career in agriculture can be complex. It is not like the old days where you just plant, water, harvest, till and plant again. No, today there are so many complex problems and it can…
Edward “Ed” Derr and Paul Bucher bought Oregon Truck & Tractor in 1947 from Melvin Scheib. In the early 1950s, Ed bought out his partner and it’s been family owned and operated ever since.…
Farms often inspire awe thanks to their beauty and the serenity of the areas that surround them. Though no farms may inspire such feelings as strongly as those in the heart of the countryside,…
Greek myths tell of King Midas who had a maze built to hold his arch enemy, the Minotaur. The origins of mazes can be traced back over 4000 years ago. During the Roman era mazes were used in a…
