In this February 2025 Today's Farmer Magazine

ON THE COVER
More than just a trophy
Pursuit of prizes isn't the real reward for show pig breeders Ryan and Mandy Duling

Photos and story by Emily Kummerfeld

Connecting on common ground
Fourth annual Emerging Leaders conference brings together young producers for networking and knowledge
Photos and story by Allison Jenkins

Protecting your profit in 2025
The right crop insurance coverage is crucial to limit risk
By Mike Smith, principal agent, MFA Crop Insurance

Faces of farming
Thad Becker, MFA Incorporated District 7 Director
by Allison Jenkins

Celebration of conservation
Stanton Family Farms honored as Missouri Agriculture Stewardship Award recipient
Story by Missouri Farmers Care

Annual meeting goes mobile
MFA Incorporated hits the road with regional town-hall forums
by Allison Jenkins

2024 in review
A look at opportunities and challenges of the past year
by Allison Jenkins

NOTICE OF DISTRICT MEETINGS & ELECTIONS
Click to view as published

- - - OPINION - - - 

Country corner
Protecting global trade has local implications
by Allison Jenkins

 Upfront

 Fordyce tapped by Trump as USDA undersecretary

Western Farm Show returns Feb. 21-23 in Kansas City

 CoBank report examines forces that will shape the U.S. rural economy in 2025

  
Livestock
Fly-control strategies can keep the buzz at bay
by Dr. Jim White, MFA Director of Livestock Nutrition 

Agronomy
Seed treatments help jumpstart crop success
by Garrett Imhoff, MFA Research Agronomist

Markets
Sowing uncertainty: Are global price patterns changing?
Is 2025 the peak year for cattle prices?
CLICK TO VIEW AS PRINTED

Recipes
Back to the mac
CLICK TO VIEW AS PRINTED

Viewpoint
A company is nothing more than its people
By Ernie Verslues, MFA President and CEO

- - -

CLICK TO VIEW AS PRINTED VIA A FLIPBOOK - CLICK HERE

You may subscribe to the Today's Farmer Magazine HERE.