
Author Archives

Raised on the radio
A farm kid gets married and reflects on her life-long place as a part of the farming community

How to haul your grain to the U.S.
Many farmers are looking at State-side selling opportunities. Sarah Weigum digs into the details

Women advancing in agriculture
Sarah Weigum’s advice for young female Grainews readers in the ag industry

Looking at the new crop insurance initiative from AFSC
Farming’s never stress free, but this new crop insurance program could help

Fabas: residues and don’ts
Check your herbicide history before seeding those sensitive fabas this spring

Farmers in Asia, Part 2
In Seoul, on the 2nd leg of her trade and export mission

Export sales mission to Asia
Sarah Weigum travels to Japan to learn more about international ag sales

A look back and a step up
When the next generation moves home to the farm, it’s a time for change and role re-evaluation

You can’t have one without the other
Farmers need plant breeders to keep developing new varieties and breeders need farmers to buy their seed

Rye, oh rye: the second part
Two new hybrid varieties, ergot research and some all-too willing volunteers
Grainews is written for farmers and often by farmers. It is about putting theory into practice on the farm. Each issue also features Cattleman’s Corner for cow-calf producers and farmers with mixed cattle and grain operations.