A first-of-its-kind academic analysis looks at labor rates and current autonomous solutions to spur a discussion on the tipping point for when the technology pays. Published by Chad Feichter, ag ...

Explore the history of corn harvesting in American agriculture, from hand-husked fields with horses to early mechanized ...

The Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) Weights and Measures Division issued a consumer alert about the company Corn Xpress, which sold "corn vending machines" to farmers across Missouri in 2021.

Many farm operators provide some type of custom work or use of farm machinery to other farmers during the growing season, and payment is usually made following the completion of the harvest season.

CLAAS is bringing home two farm machine awards from Agritechnica—the world’s leading agriculture technology trade show—after a jury of 21 international journalists recognized the new Jaguar 1200 ...

The tractor coughed but didn’t catch, so the old farmer on the ground yelled up to the old farmer behind the wheel. “The black button,” Don Magee said. “You push it in.” And then it roared to life, an ...

High costs of owning machinery are leading more farmers to hire out custom work on their operation. Kent Thiesse gives a look at how those custom farm costs look for 2025. Hiring custom farm work like ...

Russell Hedrick on his corn farm in Catawba. Corn farmers on food stamps and taking second jobs. Equipment not being repaired. Debts going unpaid. That's the reality for many North Carolina corn ...

A look at harvesting corn using decades-old farm equipment, highlighting how well-kept machines can still handle the job and offer a cost-effective way to work in the field.

Discover how corn shelling bees and early mechanical shellers transformed American agriculture and strengthened rural ...