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Daily Cash Grain Bids

Daily cash grain bids from St. Joseph, Atchison, and Kansas City on Yellow and White Corn, Soybeans, Hard and Soft Wheat, and Sorghum.

What's The Difference Between Ranch-To-Market And Farm-To-Market Roads?

Farm-to-market and ranch-to-market roads have helped rural Texans get around since the 1940s. But what happens when these roads become completely

How to Use Complete Feeds to Stretch Your Hay Supply

Fiery blazes, drought, and poor growing conditions have made hay difficult to find and expensive to buy in many locations throughout the nation. These conditions have left horse owners with the difficult task of finding an affordable source of quality hay

Farm Management Minute: A cash flow option if storing grain

Due to low commodity prices, many of you are planning on storing grain until prices get to a profitable level.

Researchers look into more ways of turning food waste into good livestock feed

A lot of perfectly good food goes to waste every day, especially in developed countries. Researchers believe that some of that food waste can be converted into animal feed for livestock, a biological means of recycling food into a fresh supply.Redirecting otherwise wasted food to animals would r

How Drones Came to Your Local Farm

Relatively cheap drones with advanced sensors and imaging capabilities are giving farmers new ways to increase yields and reduce crop damage.

Farm Loans 101

“Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization” (Daniel Webster). We love our farmers and believe they are the backbone of this nation. If you are new to farming or if it has been in your family for years, it’s important that you know about farm loans. Here are the basics you should be familiar withFSAWhen talking…

Researchers test industrial hemp as a potential feed source for cattle

As the movement to legalize marijuana across the country expands, many are left with confusion about the hemp plant that it comes from, and its other by-products such as oils, seeds and fibers.

Did You Know? Add an RSS Feed

Did You Know? Add an RSS Feed You can add an RSS feed as a new folder in Zimbra, so you can quickly and easily see new RSS content. To add an RSS feed: 1. Click the gear icon for Mail Folders, and select New Folder. 2. Name the folder, click the Subscribe to RSS/ATOM […]

Creating a seed bank in a few simple steps

Question: How can we better package and store seeds for a long-term, mini seed bank in our homes If there was ever a shortage of ...

Is the mustard seed the smallest of all seeds?

No, the mustard seed is not the smallest of all seeds. Jesus was speaking proverbially. That is, He wasn't making a statement of absolute fact but using a proverbial style of communication.

How to Make a Seed Bomb

Do you hate those blank vacant lots on the side of road and city streets? Have you wanted to put a flower garden in one of those lots but have been afraid of being...

Seed Saving for a Delicious Future

My greatest reward is harvesting seed. I find it miraculous that a single small seed can reproduce, often thousands of...

GROW!: Saving seeds for the next planting