Some businesses are just meant to be. The Goodwin family of Burns, Kansas created a line of smokers to help make ends meet. Later on, they began tinkering with making miniature farm toys and haven't looked back.

A heifer that gives birth for the first time needs a little extra TLC. She’s still growing herself so be sure her nutrition is sound.

Cyber attacks never seem to end. Even on the farm, you have to protect yourself against thieves who will try almost anything to get your personal information. Doug Jacobsen is the Director of the Center for Cybersecurity Innovation and Outreach at Iowa State University and has some tips to help you keep your information safe.

Corn and cover crops don't always play nicely together. Researchers in 16 states are trying to find out why cereal rye cover crops in particular are the bully on the cornfield playground, leading to a potential reduction in corn yield.

Sam Eathington always thought he would work on his family's six-generation farm. Today, he is a plant breeder and the chief technology officer for Corteva Agriscience. Successful Farming's Executive Editor for Crops Technology, Gil Gullickson, chats with Eathington about his observations of the industry and its future.

In the early 20th century, John Deere, Ford, and International Harvester were racing to enter the tractor marketplace and change modern farming. John Deere historian and author Neil Dahlstrom joins me in this podcast to talk about the birth of modern agriculture through his book, "Tractor Wars".

Transitioning the farm to the kids also includes their spouses. Author and expert farm family coach Elaine Froese talks about communication between parents, kids, and how to deal with the in-law factor on the farm succession journey.

Who's planting what this year, and what are the expectations? Successful Farming's Mike McGinnis and Al Kluis of Kluis Advisors discuss the 2022 grain market outlook.

In just 18 months, Zack Smith learned how to "bio-hack" his way into higher crop production levels and lower costs. His stock cropper method includes sheep, pigs, chickens, a barn on wheels - and an Xbox controller. Successful Farming's Bill Spiegel has the interview.

Life was lonely for rural folks on the frontier until they discovered they could hack a barbed wire fence and send a telephone signal to their neighbors. Rob MacDougall is an Associate Professor of American History at Western University in Ontario,Canada, and talks about how their ingenuity built a communication revolution.