Elizabeth Hodges

6 days ago | farmprogress.com | Elizabeth Hodges

In Nemaha County, Neb., June 1 was always when county fair entries were due to the Extension office. This date is seared into my brain because my summer job during college was working at the local Extension office. Many regular county fairgoers might think that putting up displays in the static exhibit building or setting up livestock panels during the week of the fair is the biggest part of preparing for the fair.

2 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Elizabeth Hodges

As modern farm diesel equipment fleets grow, proper storage of diesel exhaust fluid — used in diesel engines to reduce harmful emissions — has become just as crucial as maintaining fuel supplies. Contaminated DEF tanks can lead to thousands in repair costs and days lost during critical farming windows.

2 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Elizabeth Hodges

Fields of corn and soybeans blanket the Midwest countryside. While these commodity crops dominate the landscape, a growing number of farmers are returning to a traditional practice: incorporating small grains into their rotation. The shift might not match corn and soybean profits initially, but small grains deliver returns through improved soil health and other benefits. “With small grains as a rotational partner, those rotational effects go beyond soil health.

2 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Curt Arens |Elizabeth Hodges |Andy Castillo |Tom Bechman

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3 weeks ago | farmprogress.com | Elizabeth Hodges

The biofuels industry boomed over the last five years and is only projected to increase in terms of production. While soybeans are the main contributor to this clean fuel, other feedstocks are being explored to meet demand. Kerry Fogarty is the quality control manager at Incobrasa Industries, a soybean processing and biodiesel manufacturing company in Illinois that got off to a slow start. The company started in 1997 as a soybean crusher but only for a year.