MITCHELL, S.D. — The warm, dry weather is putting some farmers ahead of schedule in 2020, with silage cutting underway for some producers in and around the Mitchell area. “We started (cutting silage) ...

Corn silage in western Nebraska is being harvested. The silage is the result of chopping the whole corn plant and packing it in a way that will ferment. The corn is still green, but it has stopped ...

Rowan County farmers reached a crossroad this year when it came to harvesting corn. Due to the hot weather and lack of much-needed rainfall throughout the reproductive stages, many farmers came to ...

The scents of a late summer night are sweet and evocative. I sink into them as into a cool, northern lake. To tread on bergamot or gill-over-the-ground in the darkness is to be instantly enveloped in ...

These are generally operated by contractors called in to produce quality silage that passes stringent new feed tests that look for consistent and optimum moisture content. “It’s not just baling up a ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

FILER — Hot, smoky days are pushing southern Idaho’s corn crop to maturity faster than some growers had expected. Smoke holds the heat in, depriving the plant of a chance to rest, Dave Heimkes ...

It’s a big investment but it enables us to choose when we cut and saves on contractor costs. Plus, we just love machinery ‘Farming is tough work at the best of times and we should be careful not to ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A week of mostly dry, warm weather helped South Dakota farmers with silage cutting and late-season haying. However, the Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report ...