Paula Thompson is Stock Journal's senior journalist. She has been an agricultural journalist for more than 20 years. She ...

A field fire burned more than 60 acres in Franklin County, according to the Franklin Fire Company. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.Crews responded to the blaze in the 5200 block of ...

When you want to make popcorn at home, you usually reach for those store-bought packets. But now I'll show you how to make Homemade Microwave Popcorn with just popcorn kernels and a brown paper ...

A handful of Iowa farmers fired up their combines this week to start harvesting corn, according to the latest crop progress and condition report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.More than a ...

On September 5, 2025, in Ulysses, Kansas, USA, @scottwestacre shared a video marking the start of corn silage season. In the video, a forage harvester is seen cutting and chopping dryland corn plants, ...

With the warm and wet conditions this season, southern rust is on the rise in Midwest corn crops. It may be time to start considering the impact that could have on corn silage and preparing to adjust ...

When I was growing up on the dairy farm, we had three silos, each of them with unloading from the top. Two of them were large concrete-stave silos, but the other one was a small metal silo. Over the ...

Grilling shucked corn (that you’ve brushed with melted butter before placing on the grill) amplifies the intrinsic sweetness and richness of the corn while also adding an extra level of flavor with ...

If you’re planning out your harvest logistics and stumped on where you’re going to store all the harvested grain, grain bagging just might be the solution you’re looking for. Shannon McComas, vice ...