The Indiana AgVets program provides veterans an opportunity to learn about everything from beekeeping to raising cattle.

Joe Ricker wears many hats: army veteran, farmer and nonprofit founder, to name a few.

Brad Dearing checks all the life-lesson boxes from his experiences in military service, decades as a teacher and owning a farm.

When Randy Rosengren graduated from high school, he could not wait to start farming with his dad, but first he choose to complete his military service.

Ever since Corey Trobaugh was a kid, he wanted to either defend his country or help feed it — and he has done both.

The Midwest Pork Conference will be held Dec. 2 at the Horizon Convention Center in Muncie.

American farmers welcomed China’s promise to buy some of their soybeans, but they cautioned this won’t solve all their problems as they continue to deal with soaring prices for fertilizer, tractors, repair parts and seeds.

The U.S. sheep industry reveals what happens when our nation ignores market failure for too long, and it’s a case study applicable to every livestock sector in America.

Paradox seems to be the guiding principle of today’s food policies.

When mastitis occurs, antibiotics are often an important part of getting cows back in the milking string. But not every case needs treatment, and that’s where good decision-making comes in.

Jim Henry shares some long-awaited positive trade news — a meaningful step to reestablishing a stable, long-term relationship with the world’s largest buyer of soybeans.

Working with consumers who want to learn more about how their food is produced sparked Dan Sanderson to write a book about his regenerative farming practices.

Together, we can help farms of all sizes succeed to ensure America’s ability to be food independent long into the future.

With the warm, dry conditions, harvest is almost complete at Riskedal Farms, where some corn and sunflowers remain to be picked.

Jim Henry cautions that President Donald Trump's idea of importing beef from Argentina endangers the already shaky U.S. farm economy.

A virtual version of Stockmanship & Stewardship will be held Nov. 18-19. Cattle producers can register for this unique educational experience, which will take place 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.

Don’t let your Halloween pumpkin haunt the landfill this November.

Agricultural conditions across the Corn Belt are strained in part due to concerns about China’s elimination of soybean purchases and low crop prices, according to a Federal Reserve survey.

The current media narrative goes something like this: Cattle supplies are at a 70-year low, beef prices are skyrocketing and America’s ranchers are receiving the highest prices in history for their cattle.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is accepting nominations for the 2026 Environmental Stewardship Awards.

A heifer that calves late in her first breeding season is already behind — and likely to stay that way.

Working on two dairy farms has resulted in national recognition for Nevin Erbsen as a finalist for the American Star in Agricultural Placement award.

Seeing a fistulated cow at a young age triggered Delana Erbsen’s interest in research that has led her to develop FFA award-winning projects.

Matthias Hefty, a current Purdue University student and former DeKalb FFA Chapter member, is one of four finalists for the American Star in Agriscience award at the National FFA Convention.

In an effort to bring down prices for the American consumers, President Donald Trump said the United States could purchase Argentinian beef.

A suite of action aimed at strengthening the U.S. beef industry that reinforces and prioritizes the rancher’s role in national security was announced Oct. 22.

Today’s beef prices are not being determined by competitive market forces.

The 2026 Redbook from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is now available.

October is National Pork Month — a time to celebrate pork farmers and the delicious meals they provide.

All was running smoothly, until it didn’t, for Ken Ropp while he was harvesting a corn field across from his dairy farm.

Mexico activated emergency controls after detecting a new case of New World screwworm in cattle in the northern border state of Nuevo Leon state, the closest case to the U.S. border since the outbreak began last year.

Farm income concerns along with state and federal issues continue to be a focus of Illinois Farm Bureau.

I admire those older ranchers for their work ethic and their passion to care for their flock, but it is hard to duplicate that in the younger generation.

I’m one month earlier than normal to graze my last farmette, just to give you an idea of how dry it is and how sparse the grass is.

The ducks are pretty messy with their water, but their funny walks and greetings make them fun to have in the barn.

Democratic lawmakers are questioning whether a Boar’s Head deli meat plant at the center of last year’s deadly listeria outbreak will be fit to reopen.

McDonald’s said it plans to invest $200 million over the next seven years to promote regenerative agriculture practices on cattle ranches.

A new tool for dairymen is designed to provide technology to drive efficiency and profitability in their herds.

Effective probiotics can reduce antibiotic use in dairy herds.

Seedstock breeders should be identifying bulls they plan to consign to the 2026 Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale.

The National Cattlemen’s Foundation encourages college students pursuing careers in the beef industry to apply for the 2026 CME Group Beef Industry Scholarship. Ten scholarships of $1,500 each will be awarded.

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture is accepting nominations for the fifth cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders.

The earliest winter calvers were moved to corn residue closer to his home and, as mentioned last month, half of the stocker steers grazing the sorghum-sudangrass also were shipped out to a Nebraska feedlot.

I would like to find some time for some more brush control projects, but I’m concerned that the dry weather may have rendered the target plants less receptive to absorb the chemical than would be ideal and I don’t want to waste the herbicides or the time to apply them.

With the shutdown of the government, there is uncertainty in knowing when we will receive our cost-share funds from the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

The Tanner family’s interest in raising apples goes back to Walde, Switzerland, where Rudolph Tanner ran his family orchard until 1906 when he immigrated to the United States.

The first case of eastern equine encephalitis in Indiana since 2020 was confirmed by the state Board of Animal Health.

Since an early April low, live cattle prices took an upward turn that continued through September, but there are other concerns the industry is facing.

CattleCon 2026, the largest cattle industry event of the year, is heading Feb. 3-5 to the heart of downtown Nashville.

While my father and mother were far from apolitical, neither allowed any signs on our dairy farm. The reason was “the land’s for crops, the barns for cows and politics is for politicians.”