Latest News From Sara Schafer

Machinery on the Move

Strong equipment sales boost production

Next Step in Precision Application

The Mitchells strip-till applicator eliminates overlap and distributes fertilizer uniformly in the row

Welding Prize Package

You could be one of three farmers to win high-tech welding products and exclusive welding training

Freedom to Farm

Iraqi farmers face infrastructure mountains to revitalize their agricultural industry

Back to Work

Trucks return to their roots

No-Climb Nurse Trailers

Ground-level controls save time and reduce fatigue

Troubled Waters

This fall, multiple problems combined to make barge rates jump to 18-year high

Trees in Corn and Bean Country

Willow and poplar might work well in less productive areas

Edge Yields Upward

Neatness counts to maximize yield on outside corn rows.

Tech Journal

Repair Shop On Wheels

This boom-equipped service truck provides farmers a lift when machinery breaks down

Cobs for Cash

Precommercial harvest of corn cobs begins now

Bean Bonanza

New soybean genetics begin to break down yield barriers

Rural Life

What''s Running Up Food Prices?

Shop Journal

Perfect Fit Shop; Gerald and Larry Roberts

Beyond Cash Accounting

Why it pays to move past the Schedule F

CropTech

Banishing earworm and a new nitrogen fix

Away in the Manger

Handy feeder corrals round hay bales

Guest Commentary: Betrayed by Our Conservation Partners

It saddens me to see a conservation program as successful as CRP hijacked.

A Sweet Idea

Sorghum holds new promise as a source of ethanol

Rewriting the Global Playbook

Unprecedented actions by financial policymakers

The Race to Capitol Hill

Democrats sense Senate control is within grasp

One Click Cover Crop Info

A new booklet and decision-making tool and an updated reference guide reach farmers via the Internet

Machinery Doc

Round and Round the Hay Field We Go

Trick Your ATV

Add-ons rev up the utility of your all-terrain vehicle

Field Notes

In 2009, our cost of production for corn should be roughly 54¢ per bushel less than with conventional tillage

Risky Inputs

With pricey fertilizer, act early and consider all your options

Bio-Oil Heats Up

A new biofuels source gains interest

Wall Street’s Wildfire

What it means to your bottom line

Outlook

Machinery Makers: Bin Business Ripple Effect

Storage company grows from accessories to industry mainstay

Fit for Soybeans

On the Piepers’ farm in Iowa there’s a planter for every purpose

After the Flood

Memories remain long after the 1993 cleanup