Cow-calf production in the upper Midwest is not historically profitable every year without significant cost savings in winter ...

"First, we're interested in the basic science, how insects survive winter through diapause. Secondly, we're focused on the economic side, because corn rootworms cause significant annual losses ...

Heading into the 2025 planting season farmers in the Northwestern Corn Belt are facing some of the same headwinds as the rest of the country from tariffs to lower grain prices and drought.