Earlier this year, 205 custom operators and farm managers responded to a 2026 survey, submitting nearly 4,700 expected custom ...

(CFAES) — Farming is a complex business and many Ohio farmers utilize outside assistance for specific farm-related work. This option is appealing for tasks requiring specialized equipment or technical ...

Mychal Neumiller, secretary for the U.S. Custom Harvesters, says they have seen some issues with harvesting fall crops, including wetter corn and poor soybean performance. As of Nov. 16, the USDA crop ...

Corn farming is an important economic contributor in the U.S., not only to growers and rural communities but across 506 industry sectors in all 50 states. That’s according to the new “Study of the ...

SHEFFIELD, Ill. — A Bureau County agriculture business is taking precision agriculture to the skies. Two years ago, Gripp Custom Farming Corp. started exploring using drones as a large-scale method ...

U.S. corn production is no small potatoes. In 2023 alone, corn farming contributed an estimated $151 billion to the U.S. economy, including $62 billion to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).¹ The ...