This family farm has a four month waiting list for its beef. Plus, they have other local producers that have joined their effort to supply their on-farm store that has become quite popular. These Ohio corn and soybean farmers share their personal story that helped make them one of the 2026 Top Producer of the Year finalists.

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This week we meet a farmer using a combination of crop techniques to promote better soil health, reduce costs and improve margins. Some of the ideas are time proven methods such as cover crops, but the way this operation seeds those covers and integrates them with livestock provide opportunities to thrive.

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This week we visit with a farmer who is the recently retired secretary of agriculture for his thoughts on key trends impacting the ag industry. What are the important market moving factors that will impact farmers of all types? What are the opportunities to change our operations to increase profits and build a sustainable, multigenerational operation?

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Tim Nuss is this year’s Top Producer Next Gen Award Winner. He shares his story of coming back into a family operation and finding ways to take advantage of profit centers by identifying new and changing markets that his farm can help supply. He shares some of his top tips that have worked for his operation and lessons we apply in our own business.

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Machinery Pete has been logging machinery sale data for over three decades so it’s hard to surprise him with anything that happens in the industry. However, he recently reported a trend that he’s not seen in his lifetime. We discuss how tight crop margins are impacting the new and used machinery market and what to keep in mind when making a trade. 

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It may be tempting to try to improve crop margins by cutting your soil fertility program. However, some cost saving measures may wind up hurting ROI in the end. What are the most important decisions to make and how do you allocate your dollars in the best way possible?

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Wireless fencing is technology being adopted by some farmers and it could make rotational grazing an option for more people since it lowers the amount labor needed to move electric fences. This week I visit with a farmer who is not only rotationally grazing his cows and calves, but he’s also using it as an opportunity to better utilize crop residue and use some unique intercropping systems in his Illinois corn fields. 

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It’s once again time to take a look at the latest Practical Farm Research (PFR) data. The field trials cover just about anything you’d want to know about growing more corn and soybean bushels, plus there were some new items added to this year’s research. We break down the results and what are some proven ways to consistently grow a bigger crop.

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Animal agriculture is sometimes the target of activists who want to radically change or even attempt to ban raising animals for food production. What are the latest targets of these groups and how are measures at the ballot box and in the state house seeking to impact the livelihood of farmers and ranchers.

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To begin the new year we begin with a fun story that might just inspire you to make your own New Year’s resolution. We meet a father and daughter who accomplished something that it is believed no one else has done. They raced the Cannonball Run coast-to-coast race together. Many of us may only know of the race from the movie in the 1970s. Here’s the story of the race and their cross country trip.

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