Successful Farming - May - June 2025

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15 Minutes With a Farmer
Vermeer Silage Balers
Dairy Insider™: Biosecurity
Cover Story: Pork Powerhouses®
Pork Powerhouses® History
Can Their Problem Be Solved?

Watch Charts During Volatile Markets

Make decisions based on your bottom line — not headlines.

4 mins

Northwest Iowa Farmland Sells for More Than $22,000 an Acre

$22,600 per acre 39.7 acres in Plymouth County, Iowa Feb. 6, 2025 CSR2: 79.3 Farmland in northwest Iowa sold for $22,600 per acre, with a per-tillable acre price of $23,780, and a CSR2 value of $300 per point.

1 min

Get Out and Scout!

Early-season scouting can help you identify potential issues before they become bigger problems.

4 mins

A Mechanical Hired Hand

If you're considering a utility tractor, now is a good time to buy.

3 mins

Kubota Introduces MX4900 Utility Tractor

Their largest cabbed series is available with hydrostatic (HST) transmission.

1 min

From Field to Flight

Here are some tips and suggestions to consider when adding a drone to the farm.

2 mins

Danyelle Chinn

Being a cattle producer gives this livestock economist important insight.

3 mins

Vermeer Silage Balers

The Vermeer Pro G4 silage balers can produce bales ranging 36-72 inches in diameter, and 48 inches in width.

1 min

Katie Cook

An Elanco VP finds sustainable answers to keep livestock healthier and reduce the livestock sector's carbon footprint.

2 mins

Are Probiotics Right for Beef Cattle?

\"Good bacteria\" in feed or supplements can support digestion, and perhaps crowd out harmful bacteria.

1 min

It Starts With a Plan

Recent livestock disease outbreaks spotlight biosecurity measures.

3 mins

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF PORK POWERHOUSES

After two exceptionally difficult years, most of the nation's largest swine producers saw 2024 as a year of recovery.

9 mins

When It Was a Scandal if Packers Owned Pigs

The first Pork Powerhouses® editor looks back on the vertical integration of the pork industry.

5 mins

A New Aid in Navigating USDA Grant Applications

Taranis launched a new program to help farmers apply for conservation practice funding.

2 mins

Should Land Go Into a Disclaimer Trust or Pass to the Spouse?

Problem: A widow wonders if it's too late to fix an estate plan that made no provisions for their one farming son.

2 mins

Bugs on the Ranch

Working with a National Geographic photographer opened Jaclyn Wilson's eyes to the vast diversity of insects that call her Nebraska Sandhills ranch home.

8 mins

The ‘Khaki Farmer’ Embraces Technology

Jason Haglund is a fifth-generation Iowa farmer, tech enthusiast, and founding member of Rural Policy Partners.

4 mins

Bale Handler ATV Loader

A quick and easy way to load an ATV onto a flatbed truck.

1 min

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