For most of my life, I assumed everyone’s dad worked as hard as mine. It wasn’t until I got older that I realized what I witnessed growing up wasn’t something everyone experienced.

Few special ag interests today slide on more lard than the nation’s highly integrated pork giants.

The use of AI in agriculture has potential to enhance efficiency through precision agriculture, optimize resource use and improved production.

As I walked through the exhibits and visited with producers, industry leaders and exhibitors at the 2026 World Pork Expo, I couldn’t help but reflect on how dramatically pork production has evolved over the years.

A look at women whose contributions significantly shaped agriculture — trailblazers at the national, state or local level — is illuminating.

Pesticides are an important tool for farmers, protecting billions of dollars in damages each year from weeds, insects and other pests.

Life on the farm now smells like hard work, sunshine and memories. It smells like fresh-cut hay drying in the field, warm soil after a rain, leather gloves and diesel fuel clinging to hot tractor engines.

Farmers are invited to submit nominations for the 2027 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest, which comes with cash prizes and bragging rights.

While no one actually says an ag trade deal with China is in trouble, many find it troublesome that China is playing the cool customer.