Foster County teams take top honors in the junior and senior divisions.

The prevailing theme fueling land markets since 2007 has been profitable crop production and low interest rates.

Ergot is a fungus that forms in the seed heads of cereal grains and mature grasses.

Mold can develop in wet byproduct feeds under the right conditions.

Soil compaction and nutrient management are two major concerns.

Hay crops are maturing early this year.

Of the fields scouted across the state, about 25 percent had symptoms of stripe rust at varying levels of prevalence within a field.

This technology has the potential to increase yields by increasing nitrogen efficiency and, at the same time, protecting the environment.