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Crops, Agronomy and Commodity Magazines
Crop production, soil health, no-till, forage and commodity association magazines for corn, soybean, wheat, sorghum, cotton and other growers.
This section of FarmPress.org profiles 23 publications. Each profile covers the title's history, its current publisher and format, what it is publishing now, its editors and staff, and links to the agriculture authorities and sources behind the facts.
- Corn TalkCorn Talk magazine, the official publication of Minnesota Corn since 1981: its history, quarterly content on research, E15, advocacy and editor Nate Gotlieb.
- Cotton GrowerCotton Grower magazine profile: Meister Media's Memphis-based cotton title, its Cotton Achievement Award since 1970, podcast, content and editor Jim Steadman.
- Cover Crop StrategiesCover Crop Strategies, Lessiter Media's digital cover crop publication launched in 2019 with the National Cover Crop Summit: history, content and editors.
- CropLifeCropLife magazine from Meister Media Worldwide: the former Farm Chemicals, now the ag retail brand behind the CropLife 100 and Retail Week, and its editors.
- Crops & SoilsCrops & Soils magazine from the American Society of Agronomy: born in 1948, relaunched in 2007, now a free digital monthly offering CEUs to crop advisers.
- Hay & Forage GrowerHay & Forage Grower history from its 1986 premiere to its 2015 revival by W.D. Hoard & Sons, its alfalfa and forage coverage, and its editors.
- Illinois Field & BeanIllinois Field & Bean, the Illinois Soybean Association magazine relaunched in 2020 for 43,000 soybean farmers: history, checkoff coverage and recent issues.
- Indiana Corn & Soybean PostIndiana Corn & Soybean Post, the checkoff magazine of the Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Marketing Council: its publishers, issues and coverage.
- Iowa Soybean ReviewIowa Soybean Review, the Iowa Soybean Association monthly since 1989, mailed to about 37,500 checkoff payers: history, coverage and editor Bethany Baratta.
- Journal of Nutrient ManagementJournal of Nutrient Management, the quarterly manure and nutrient magazine from the publisher of Hoard's Dairyman: its readers, coverage and digital issues.
- Missouri Soybean FarmerMissouri Soybean Farmer magazine, published six times a year by the Missouri Soybean Association in Jefferson City: history, checkoff coverage and staff.
- No-Till FarmerNo-Till Farmer magazine history from its 1972 first issue to Lessiter Media today, the National No-Tillage Conference, and editors Lessiter and Dobberstein.
- Peanut GrowerPeanut Grower magazine, founded by Cathy Andrews Kvien in the late 1980s, covers peanut production for farmers, consultants and shellers in the South.
- PrecisionAgPrecisionAg from Meister Media: one of the first ag technology media sites, the PrecisionAg Professional magazine launched in 2017, its institute and editors.
- Progressive ForageProgressive Forage, the free hay and forage magazine launched in 2000 by Progressive Publishing of Jerome, Idaho: its history, content and managing editor.
- Rice FarmingRice Farming magazine from One Grower Publishing: rice production coverage on varieties, water, fertility and policy for U.S. growers, plus its editors.
- RootsIowa Corn Roots magazine from the Iowa Corn Growers Association and Iowa Corn Promotion Board: checkoff roots and issues on biofuels, policy and farmer leaders.
- Seed WorldSeed World magazine, covering the seed industry under that name since 1915: its history, Seed World Group publisher, global editions and editor Aimee Nielson.
- Sorghum GrowerSorghum Grower magazine from National Sorghum Producers in Lubbock, Texas: the only U.S. magazine just for sorghum farmers, its history, content and staff.
- Soybean BusinessSoybean Business magazine, the official bimonthly of Minnesota's soybean growers from MSGA and the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council: content.
- SoybeaNebraskaSoybeaNebraska magazine, the quarterly for Nebraska soybean growers covering the Nebraska Soybean Board checkoff and Nebraska Soybean Association programs.
- Strip-Till FarmerStrip-Till Farmer magazine from Lessiter Media: from a 2010 e-newsletter to a quarterly print title in 2017, the National Strip-Tillage Conference and editors.
- Wheat LifeWheat Life magazine, the monthly of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers in Ritzville: history, advocacy coverage, readers and editor Trista Crossley.
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