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Daily Cash Grain Bids

Daily cash grain bids from St. Joseph, Atchison, and Kansas City on Yellow and White Corn, Soybeans, Hard and Soft Wheat, and Sorghum.

This is What a Massive 500 Gallon Propane Tank Explosion Looks Like

If there's one thing that you want to avoid with anything that's propane powered from your grill to your heater, It would most obviously be a situation that would put the propane tank in danger of building up enough pressure to explode and send shrapnel flying everywhere. While these tanks are fitted with safety...

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

Is Scott's Lawn Fertilizer Safe for Kids?

Is Scott's Lawn Fertilizer Safe for Kids?. Having a beautiful, thick, green lawn is the goal of most homeowners. But many worry that having a nice lawn is not worth the possible hazard it will cause to any children who will play on the lawn. Scott's fertilizers are popular choices that give great results, but it is vital to understand the possible...

Looking At Organic Lawn Fertilizer: What's In It?

Organic Lawn Fertilizer is not created equally. Learn about Weed Pro's Holganix Fertilizer and how it delivers less chemicals and greater results for your lawn.

Is Hemp Seed a Good Livestock Feed?

There’s been a lot of speculation that hemp seed cake – the byproduct of crushing hemp seed for oil – would make an excellent feed for beef and dairy cattle,

Is Lawn Fertilizer With Weed Control Poisonous to Dogs?

Is the grass greener on the other side of the fence? If you are

What’s inside? Understanding your lawn fertilizers

With spring in full fling, it’s a good time to evaluate your landscaping company’s fertilization program and see how it’s performed in the past and whether or not you should choose a new fertilizer for this year. If the fertilizing products you’ve been using don’t seem to be working as well as they should or […]

She Warned the Grain Elevator Would Disrupt Sacred Black History. They Deleted Her Findings.

A whistleblower says a plan to build a grain elevator on an old plantation would disrupt important historic sites, including possibly unmarked graves of enslaved people, and that her cultural resource management firm tried to bury her findings.

Mistakes to avoid when applying lawn fertilizer

Fertilizing is an important step in lawn maintenance. Find out what mistakes to avoid when applying lawn fertilizer in early spring here on Total Landscape Care.

No sign of health or nutrition problems from GMO livestock feed, study finds

A new scientific review from the University of California, Davis, reports that the performance and health of food-producing animals consuming genetically engineered feed, first introduced 18 years ago, has been comparable to that of animals consuming non-GE feed. The review study also found that scientific studies have detected no differences in the nutritional makeup of the meat, milk or other food products derived from animals that ate genetically engineered feed.

7 tips for family meetings on the farm

Carving out time for family meetings gives the whole family an opportunity to address issues that affect the family and farm and, hopefully, resolve a few.

Farm Smarter: Time Management Tips

The problem is, our labor is an asset like any other on the farm, and whether it’s a labor of love or a labor for profit, how we spend it has grave impacts on the course of our businesses, personal lives and the land we steward.

What on Earth Is an Urban Farm?

Learn about urban farming including how it differs from typical gardening and larger farms. Urban farming involves both plant and animal life.

How To Improve Nutrient Management On Your Farm

Improving nutrient management is becoming a more significant part of every farming operation.

How a heat wave affects animals on the farm

How will Ukraine’s farms fare?

“I cannot imagine trying to farm in a country under siege.”

What it takes to farm hemp

Huston will be growing and testing four different strains in the ground and five different strains in a greenhouse.

What Are Dry-Farmed Tomatoes?

By now we know that a tomato isn't a tomato isn't a tomato: the difference between the industrially-produced pale pink softballs from the grocery chain and your backyard beauties is astonishing