Successful Farming

Successful Farming magazine serves the diverse business, production, and family information needs of families who make farming and ranching their business. Get Successful Farming digital magazine subscription today and learn how to make money, save time, and grow your satisfaction in the farming business. True to its name, Successful Farming magazine is all about success. Every issue is packed with ideas readers can take right to the field, barn, shop, and office to increase their profit and to position their farming business for growth and success in the competitive and global industry of agriculture.

EVOLVING WHILE STAYING TRUE TO OUR ROOTS

Successful Farming

AGRICULTURE STEPS UP

THEY SAID IT

NEW FACE AT THE USDA • Trump selects confidant for agriculture secretary.

NORTHEAST IOWA FARMLAND SELLS FOR $17,600 PER ACRE

THE BEAR MARKET OF 2024: AN UNUSUAL PATTERN • What is ahead for 2025?

GREAT PLAINS 60-FOOT PL5905 PLANTER • The planter is available in 15-inch spacing with 47 rows, or 30-inch spacing with 24 rows.

INTEGRATING BIOLOGICALS • Key considerations include individual farm goals, agronomic management, and on-farm trials.

GRAIN HOPPER TRAILERS HOLD THEIR VALUE • Trailers are available — if you know where to look — and prices are steady.

PLAN FOR A PROFITABLE NEW YEAR • Three experts offer planning tips.

8 EGGCELLENT IDEAS FROM SUCCESSFUL FARMING • Scroll below for a link to these ideas.

GIVE IT AWAY? • Problem: Could the estate tax sunset create a problem for our farm?

DISCOVERING HIS GRANDFATHER’S TRACTOR • Collector and mechanic brings Grandfather’s tractor back to family.

PROMISES MADE. PROMISES KEPT? • Commodity groups have set bold sustainability commitments, but how farmers will reach those targets is unclear.

THE FUTURE OF FERTILIZER • How “green” fertilizer is defined will determine which practices and products deliver a premium to farmers.

WHERE THE WATER BUFFALO ROAM • A trip to Italy inspired this North Carolina couple to start raising water buffalo and producing their own cheese.

SMART SPRAYING • Answers to frequently asked questions about precision sprayer technology.

THREE-WAY CROPPING • Drip irrigation supports a rotation of wheat, row crops, and cattle on this Missouri farm.

FROM WELL TO WHEELS • A look at ethanol’s life cycle emissions.

BRIAN LUNDELL • Coffee dates and phosphates in small-town Iowa.

LIFE IN AG

HEALTH LEADS TO PROFITABILITY • Using the latest technology has helped this Wisconsin family keep their cows, their soil, and their community healthy.

A LEGACY OF HOPE • Join us at Commodity Classic to preview and discuss this new film.

HEALTHY HAM AND EGG MUFFINS • Start the day right with a warm breakfast! There are only 156 calories in two of these muffins.

PORTABLE OIL CHANGING STATION • Make oil changes on the go with this farmer-built station.

AMERICA’S MOST WANTED WEEDS • Take action now to develop a counterattack to herbicide-resistant weeds.