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.

EMBRACING A NEW GENERATION • Thinking differently opens the door to continuous improvement.

Successful Farming

HOMETOWN HERO

DEREK AND CARRIE REDDEN • This Minnesota couple started an organic dairy from scratch.

COMMODITY CLASSIC 2023: PREPARING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION • THE SUCCESSFUL FARMING TEAM WILL SEE YOU IN ORLANDO MARCH 9-11!

THEY SAID IT

Q & A WITH STEPHANIE GREENE • Seed curator at genetic resource preservation facility

STANDING TALL • After two skyrocketing years, what’s next for land prices?

INVESTING IN THE FUTURE • Beginning farmers get help to secure capital.

LOCK IN ANOTHER GOOD YEAR • Fine-tune your three-step marketing plan.

OFF-FARM HEIRS AS LANDLORDS? • Problem: Our off-farm children want to inherit land and rent it to our farming son; do we really need farm succession planning?

PLANTER TRACTOR SUPPLIES • Late-model inventories, particularly 2022 versions, are improving.

PUTTING TECH TO THE TEST • Studying technologies alongside a producer to see what is worth implementing on the farm is why Tyler Strahl became a precision ag specialist.

WEATHER CHALLENGES FOR CHINA • Increasing threat for heat and dryness in the growing season

YOUR TIME WILL COME… • Stagnating leadership in agricultural organizations can lead to ineffectiveness during changing times. Four insiders offer solutions so industry organizations stay relevant.

LEADING A LEGACY • Four sisters steer the family farm into a regenerative future.

VIDEO GAME LEADS TO REAL-LIFE FARMING • Revenue from a YouTube channel fulfills Grant Hilbert’s agricultural dream.

HOW TO POSITION A FARM FOR THE FUTURE • Getting an early start earning carbon credits prepares the farm for growth in the carbon marketplace.

WEED MANAGEMENT TAKES FLIGHT • Drone technology offers new approach to combating weeds.

HEALTH CARE LAGS IN RURAL AMERICA • Rural residents are less likely to have health insurance and access to medical professionals than those in urban areas.

A WORKING VACATION • Conferences are one way to get the farmer to leave the farm for a few days.

CHICKEN KIEV • This crispy, buttery comfort food will warm you on a cold winter’s day.

GRAIN TRAILER SCALE • Idea of the Month: Using air-ride system to keep truck weight legal also helps track bushels.

CATCH OF THE DAY

MISCANTHUS TOWERS OVER SPECIALTY CROPS • This emerging crop doesn’t need pesticides and requires much of the same equipment as other crops, making it a viable alternative.

2 NEW CLAAS MACHINES • The Axion 900 TT with Terra Trac technology and a Trion combine for midsize operations join the lineup.

DISCOUNTING DILEMMA • Problem: Valuation of assets is tough. Land, machinery, and entity discounts are all challenging.

CYBER IRON SECURITY • Selling and buying online are more secure, but you still need to avoid risks.

BEWARE OF HIGH-NITRATE FEED • Drought can cause trouble with nitrates in some forages.

JOHN DEERE W2OO SERIES DESIGNED FOR EFFICIENCY • Windrowers’ new features offer faster speeds and produce...