Top kill is a process that happens to varying degrees in cornfields every season. The question to ask yourself is: How soon does it happen in your fields? If hybrids undergo stress 10 to 15 days before black layer and experience top kill that's going to hurt kernel depth and yield.

When the vacuum pump shuts down for the last time and the semi-trailers back up to the barn to load the cows, there is a flood of emotions that escape the heart. Last week, one dairy farm was added to that list, although the family tried to look at selling their herd through a more optimistic lens.

The 2023 Executive Women in Agriculture Trailblazer Award will be given to a female producer who is an advocate for agriculture and represents an innovative farming or ranching operation. Entrants are judged on agricultural advocacy (50%), farm business innovation (30%) and industry or community leadership (20%). The deadline to enter is Sept. 30.

It hasn't made landfall in Florida yet, but forecasters are already concerned about the potential of high flooding in parts of the state from Hurricane Ian. Meteorologist Matt Yarosewick has an update.