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With good growing conditions this summer and an outlook for big crops, the hope was that feed costs for 2011 would be low. But high feed exports and renewable fuel demands are clouding that once sunny picture.

Dairy producers across the country have complained about low milk fat this year, though nutritionists have been hard-pressed to explain it.

A properly equipped and maintained planter makes the difference between success and failure

Preplanning makes variable-rate technology cheaper and easier to manage for application of nitrogen and seed

Tight water supplies force ethanol efficiency

Northern plantings of winter wheat help save ducks in the flyway

Survey of wheat growers shows desire to inject traits

Compare different feedstuffs to make the most economical choices.

Recent work by Dairyland Labs in the Upper Midwest shows that nearly 30% of the corn silage samples coming through for analysis are inadequately processed.