FBN Blog

Learn to identify and treat cattle heat stress. Our 2026 guide covers the THI index, fly control, and hydration strategies to protect your herd's productivity.

Horn flies, stable flies, face flies, house flies — each one damages your herd differently and requires a different control method. Learn which flies are costing you the most and exactly how to stop them.

Most ag lenders recommend farmers hold 20–40% of gross revenue as working capital. Learn how to calculate your farm's needs — and what to do if you're falling short.

Learn how interest-only loans work for farmers, how they differ from traditional ag loans, and why flexible payment structures can improve cash flow on the farm.

When to apply, whether to go curative or preventive, and how to build a tank mix that handles both insects and disease in one pass — here's what growers need to know before they spray this season.

All 9 herbicide mode of action groups explained — what they are, how they kill weeds, which active ingredients belong to each group, and how to rotate them to prevent herbicide-resistant weed populations.

Explore spraying strategies to minimize spray drift, improve crop yield and keep your neighbors happy. 

Learn about scour prevention strategies including pre-calving scour vaccines, the types of vaccines available and how to use them properly from Dr. Steve Dudley, DVM.

Maximize beef production by learning how to properly implant cattle, including the equipment needed, proper administration techniques and more.

Planning to buy land? Learn the 6 critical factors for assessing farmland value, from soil quality to comparable sales, and discover free tools to estimate price per acre.