For several years, Missy Bauer, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, has been in the market for a planter — specifically a corn planter she could call her own to use in plots. She focused her search on a ...

In the past 30 years, according to a recent USDA Economic Research Service analysis, GMO seed costs have increased 270%. But commodity prices rose just 56% in that same period. As farmers cut expenses ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Iowa (AP) -- The old wooden planter was covered in red barn paint and the metal wheels were silver when it was up for auction in Norway. Parke Miller, a 4-H Club member from Williamsburg ...