Curt Arens

1 week ago | farmprogress.com | Curt Arens

After harvest is done in the fall and the snow starts blowing, you close your machine shed door for the winter, and maybe you don’t even try to open it until spring. Before inspecting the door, observing whether it is frozen down or iced in — or even looking at the door hardware — you hit the “open” button.

1 week ago | farmprogress.com | Curt Arens

Milk and dairy products are always in the news. Whether it’s the debate over whole milk vs. low-fat milk, or the debate over the complex issue of Canadian tariffs on U.S. dairy products, milk and dairy farmers gain a fair share of press. When dairy farmers gathered recently in West Point for the annual Nebraska State Dairy Association convention, they discussed the economic challenges, policy debates and production concerns that are on the minds of dairy producers across the nation.

2 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Curt Arens

It is a real problem for green ash trees across the U.S.Emerald ash borer was first discovered in North America in Canton, Mich., in 2002, but this native to Asia probably has been around since the late 1980s, destroying the nation’s ash trees. The pest came here through shipping materials, and over the past 23 years, it has spread to 37 states, the District of Columbia and numerous Canadian provinces. It has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees.

2 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Sarah McNaughton-Peterson |Curt Arens

On this Farm Files episode of FP Next, Curt and Sarah talk about the growth of the ag tech market and one of this generation’s most popular innovators, Elon Musk. From Starlink to social media platform “X,” Musk brings networking and connectivity to producers and other rural communities. Plus, other advances in precision agriculture bring productivity and cost-savings to farmers and ranchers. Hear this and more on the latest episode of FP Next, powered by John Deere.

2 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Elizabeth Hodges |Curt Arens

Maintaining a healthy and sound bull battery is of utmost importance for breeders. There are many factors that go into making sure sires are ready for the upcoming breeding season. How ranchers develop their yearling bulls can have a big impact on the success of their herd down the road. At the recent Three-State Beef Conference, Kacie McCarthy, beef cow-calf Extension specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, discussed best practices for producers who are developing yearling bulls.