Farm Progress 2026 Editorial Content Calendar

2026 Editorial Calendar Advancing Agriculture, Together, Through the Unmatched Power of Our Network.

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PRINT EDITORIAL CALENDARS

American Agriculturist ................................7 Dakota Farmer.................................................8 Farm Press.........................................................9 Indiana Prairie Farmer................................ 10 Kansas Farmer............................................... 11 Missouri Ruralist........................................... 13 Nebraska Farmer.......................................... 14 Prairie Farmer................................................ 15 The Farmer..................................................... 16 Wallaces Farmer........................................... 17 Wisconsin Agriculturists............................ 18

* See editorial calendars for additional distribution opportunities. Editorial reserves the right to change content focuses at any time during the year.

DIGITAL PRODUCT FOCUSES FARM FUTURES Ag IQ Multi-Channel Content ................ 24 Top 10 Tips for Thursday Series.............. 24 Webinars......................................................... 24 FARM PRESS Field Checks Article Series ....................... 26 Where Ag Is...Today Video Series........... 27 Webinars......................................................... 25

SPECIAL EDITIONS & FEATURES

Awards & Recognitions Features........... 12 Farm Futures Business Features............. 20 Irrigation Extra Special Features............ 21 Women in the Field Digital Edition....... 21 Farm Futures Speaking Seminars.......... 22

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2026 Print Editorial Calendars Throughout 2026, Farm Progress will continue delivering the trusted information producers rely on to make better decisions for their operations. This calendar provides a roadmap to the content driving conversations and decisions across agriculture all year long.

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American Agriculturist is published monthly. Each issue emphasizes localized farming information to help readers optimize their productivity, profitability and rural lifestyle. Additionally, high-value crop production and livestock emphasis sections are available in each issue. Advertise in a highly read and respected editorial environment that enhances the impact of your promotional messages.

JANUARY

JULY

• Setting up for success in a troubled ag economy • Tips for getting ready for tax season • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra (MI only)

• Setting up for success in a troubled ag economy • Tips for getting ready for tax season • Mid-Atlantic Master Farmers • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

FEBRUARY

AUGUST

• NEW YORK FARM SHOW (NYFS) OFFICIAL GUIDE • Michigan Master Farmers • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra (MI only)

• Combine/chopper tuning for harvest • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

MARCH

SEPTEMBER

• Regional farmer crop mix stories

• Ohio Conservation Award winner stories • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

APRIL / MAY • BEST OF NEW YORK FARM SHOW

OCTOBER • Fall fertilizer • Success tips for tuning your farm for harvest • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• Ohio Master Farmer • Setting machinery for max efficiency in planting season

NOVEMBER

MAY

• 2027 “Top 5” corn and soybean hybrids • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra (MI only)

JUNE

DECEMBER

• Controlling four-legged crop munchers • Dairy focus • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• 2027 “Top 5” corn and soybean hybrids • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• MAY DIGITAL EDITION: Women in the Field

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Dakota Farmer is published monthly. Each issue emphasizes localized farming and ranching information to help readers optimize their productivity, profitability and rural lifestyle. Additionally, high-value crop production and livestock emphasis sections are available in each issue. Advertise in a highly read and respected editorial environment that enhances the impact of your promotional messages.

JANUARY

JULY

• Farm policy overview • Manage stored grain • Farmer tax prep

• Minor cop feature: cover crops • Alfalfa & hay crop

FEBRUARY

AUGUST

• Technology highlight • Crop rotations and swaps • NATIONAL FFA WEEK FEATURE • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

• Young / beginning farmer features • Summer calving • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

MARCH

SEPTEMBER

• Integrated crop management • Diversify with livestock • Healthy pastures feature

• Holistic ranching • Diversify for next gen

APRIL / MAY

OCTOBER

• SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

• Beef producer feature • Cow/calf production • Managing inputs and CPP • Farm business management

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• Pork producer feature • Farmer mental health

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

NOVEMBER

• MAY DIGITAL EDITION: Women in the Field

• Financial planning for 2027 • ROI of new farm tech • What’s new from the farm shows • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

JUNE

DECEMBER

• Dairy month producer feature • Digital farm management • Legislative session recap • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• Regional harvest overview • Conservation • Build wealth on the farm

MAY

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

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Now one unified publication, Farm Press brings together decades of regional expertise into one powerful platform—reaching farmers across the, Delta, Southwest, Southeast and West regions with trusted insights on crops, markets and on-farm decisions. It connects brands to the producers driving agriculture forward.

JANUARY

JULY / AUGUST

• Fiscal Management • Economic Outlook

• SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

FEBRUARY • Cotton Seed Varieties • Regulatory Roundup • MID-SOUTH FARM & GIN SHOW COVERAGE • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

MARCH • Disease Management • HIGH COTTON SPECIAL ISSUE

APRIL • Weed Management • Pesticide Resistance • Wheat Production

MAY / JUNE

• THE WATER: Scarcity, Tolerant Crops, Adaptation, Technology Advancements, Conservation

• Dialing in Efficiency: Adapting to Economic Challenges • PEANUT EFFICIENCY AWARD

AUGUST

• RESILIENCE: ARE YOU ADAPTING? Innovations, Technology, Crop Varieties, Case Studies

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER • WHO’S NEXT? Young Farmers • Supporting Next Gen Ag Leaders • Diversification into Non-farming OCTOBER • FEEDING THE NATION: Food & National Security, Supply Chain Innovations, Food Distribution • SUNBELT COVERAGE & SHOW PROGRAM • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

NOVEMBER / DECEMBER

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• THE YIELD: Balancing Inputs, Yields and Returns • SUNBELT COVERAGE

• THE SOUTHERN BEEF: Cow/Calf Operations, Forage Management, Stocking, Water • • MAY DIGITAL EDITION: Women in the Field

• YEAR IN REVIEW – GROWING TOGETHER: Major Trends, Challenges and Successes, Expectations ‘27 • ORGANIC GROWER SUMMIT (OGS) COVERAGE • OGS GROWER OF THE YEAR

JUNE

• RICE CONFERENCE COVERAGE

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Indiana Prairie Farmer is published monthly. Each issue emphasizes localized farming information to help readers optimize their productivity, profitability and rural lifestyle. Additionally, high-value crop production and livestock emphasis sections are available in each issue. Advertise in a highly read and respected editorial environment that enhances the impact of your promotional messages.

JANUARY • Drones in agriculture • 2026 farm economic outlook

JULY • Indiana Master Farmers • Fungicide decisions for corn and soybeans

FEBRUARY

AUGUST

• Innovators in Indiana agriculture • Monitor grain storage

• Assess pollination • Indiana State Fair Featured Farmers

MARCH

SEPTEMBER

• Plant corn or soybeans first?: Updates on research • Prep planters for the season

• Get combine ready for harvest • Prep bins for harvest • Grain bin safety refresher

APRIL / MAY

OCTOBER • FPS favorite products

• Crop scouting/what to look for in early season • Mental health resources (Mental Health Awareness Month)

• When/how to seed cover crops – are drones a good option?

NOVEMBER

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

MAY

• MAY DIGITAL EDITION: Women in the Field

• Consider changes to rent agreements • Prep combine for winter storage

MAY JUNE

DECEMBER

• Nitrogen application and testing

• Meet 2026 Indiana FFA state officers

• Meet FFA Stars Over Indiana

• Preview to 2027 land values

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Kansas Farmer is published monthly. Each issue emphasizes localized farming information to help readers optimize their productivity, profitability and rural lifestyle. Additionally, high-value crop production and livestock emphasis sections are available in each issue. Advertise in a highly read and respected editorial environment that enhances the impact of your promotional messages.

JANUARY

JULY

• Sorghum • Farm outlook and the future of carbon revenue streams • Women in agribusiness • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

• Summer crop management • Kansas FFA feature post-convention • Water irrigation topic • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

FEBRUARY • Regenerative agriculture business models • Kansas FFA • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

AUGUST • Fall calving • Data-driven farm management • Next generation wheat management • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

SEPTEMBER MARCH • Kansas Master Farm Family announcement of Class of 2026 • Pre-planting decisions • Next generation livestock technology

APRIL / MAY • Prepare for wheat harvest • Forage and alfalfa production

• Kansas sorghum feature • HUSKER HARVEST DAYS PREVIEW • HUSKER HARVEST DAYS OFFICIAL PROGRAM • Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year • Beef stocker cattle topic • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

OCTOBER • National 4-H/Kansas 4-H topic • Beef feed yards • On-farm storage • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• Corn and soybeans

NOVEMBER

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• MAY DIGITAL EDITION: Women in the Field

• Smart Farm operations management • Military veterans on the farm • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

JUNE

DECEMBER

• Kansas Dairy topic • Supplementary farm revenue streams • Smart corn production • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• Christmas cover • Strategic business planning for 2027 • Maintaining the farmstead • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

MAY

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION PROGRAMS Throughout the year, Farm Progress and its brands celebrate the individuals, operations, and organizations advancing agriculture through a variety of prestigious award programs and editorial recognition features. These programs highlight excellence in leadership, innovation, efficiency, stewardship, profitability, and community impact while showcasing the producers and industry leaders shaping the future of agriculture.

High Cotton Awards

Master Farmer Awards

— Honoring cotton producers

— Recognizing exceptional

demonstrating excellence in profitability, innovation, sustainability, and stewardship.

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farming operations, leadership, stewardship, and community involvement.

PG. 7, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18

Leopold Conservation Awards — one of the most prestigious conservation recognitions in agriculture, honoring farmers and ranchers who demonstrate exceptional stewardship.

PG. 14, 18

Peanut Efficiency Awards — Recognizing peanut growers achieving exceptional operational and production efficiency.

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Organic Grower Summit Grower of the Year — Honoring outstanding achievement and leadership within the organic agriculture industry.

PG. 9

Women in the Field: Producer of the Year Award — Presented at the annual Farm Progress Show, this award celebrates women who exemplify excellence in production agriculture.

PG. 7-18

Coverage for the awards programs can be found in the publications editorial listings.

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Missouri Ruralist is published monthly. Each issue emphasizes localized farming and ranching information to help readers optimize their productivity, profitability and rural lifestyle. Additionally, high-value crop production and livestock emphasis sections are available in each issue. Advertise in a highly read and respected editorial environment that enhances the impact of your promotional messages.

JANUARY • Digital farm management platforms • Farm energy independence • Farm economic outlook • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

FEBRUARY

JULY • Insecticides for top 3 bugs • Water technology & management • Alternative weed control strategies • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

AUGUST

• Carbon farming for improved soil health • Feed efficiency strategies for profitability • Nex gen agriculture leaders • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

• Missouri State Fair 250 celebration • FARM PROGRESS SHOW PREVIEW • Mitigate heat stress in livestock • Harvest preparation • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

MARCH

SEPTEMBER

• Equipment maintenance guide • Agrability feature • Managing stress

• Cover crop management tools • Farm Safety • Fall conservation practices • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

APRIL / MAY

OCTOBER

• Precision planting innovations • Specialty crops • Sustainable economics of dehorning calves • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

MAY

• MAY DIGITAL EDITION: Women in the Field

JUNE • Rural healthcare access • Mid-season crop diseases • Niche dairy farming that pays • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• Value-added opportunities • Farm transition planning • 4-H spotlight

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

NOVEMBER • Farm business structure review • Cyber security to protect farm data • Soil health management for winter months • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

DECEMBER • Strategies to optimize fertilizer investments • MU corn and soybean report • Climate-resilient crop planning • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

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Nebraska Farmer is published monthly. Each issue emphasizes localized farming and ranching information to help readers optimize their productivity, profitability and rural lifestyle. Additionally, high-value crop production and livestock emphasis sections are available in each issue. Advertise in a highly read and respected editorial environment that enhances the impact of your promotional messages.

JANUARY • FFA feature • Yield winners • Legislative farm issues preview • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

FEBRUARY • TAPS CONTEST COVER FEATURE • Farm real estate • N credit for legume crops/nitrogen outlook • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

MARCH • Ag startup feature • Terminating cover crops • Insect preview

APRIL / MAY

JULY • Irrigation feature • Late summer forage planting considerations • Nebraska county fairs preview • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

AUGUST • Crop outlook feature • Crop insect update • Nebraska State Fair preview

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

SEPTEMBER • HUSKER HARVEST DAYS FEATURE • HUSKER HARVEST DAYS OFFICIAL PROGRAM • Farm safety and health • How to save on grain loss in the field/Combine prep • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

OCTOBER • Swine farm feature • Corn maze feature • Pork ambassador program

• Beef cow-calf feature

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• Corn and sorghum yield winners features

NOVEMBER

• New insect pressure in corn • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

MAY

• MAY DIGITAL EDITION: Women in the Field

JUNE • Dairy farm feature • 2025 Leopold Conservation Award winner • Nebraska State FFA convention and officer team • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• Military veteran feature • Farm transition planning • HUSKER HARVEST DAYS WRAP UP/NEW PRODUCTS FROM THE SHOW • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

DECEMBER • Agritourism feature • Financial outlook for 2026 • Takeaways from this year’s TAPS program • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

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Prairie Farmer is published monthly. Each issue emphasizes localized farming information to help readers optimize their productivity, profitability and rural lifestyle. Additionally, high-value crop production and livestock emphasis sections are available in each issue. Advertise in a highly read and respected editorial environment that enhances the impact of your promotional messages.

JANUARY • 2026 crop and economic outlook • Trends for 2026

JULY • Tar spot and fungicide • Farm safety

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

FEBRUARY

AUGUST

• Will fungicide pay?

• Cover crops in front of corn

• Illinois State Fair

MARCH

SEPTEMBER

• Meet the Master Farmers • How early can you plant soybeans?

• Favorite Farm Dog contest winners • Grain bin safety • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

APRIL / MAY

• Weed control in 2026 MAY • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures MAY • MAY DIGITAL EDITION: Women in the Field

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

OCTOBER • New products from FPS • Farmland values assessment • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

NOVEMBER • Field tile and fertilizer • Crop budget outlooks for 2027 • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

JUNE

DECEMBER

• Changing face of Illinois dairy farms • Add Crop scouting: pest outlook • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• Regenerative agriculture • Mental health

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

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The Farmer is published monthly. Each issue emphasizes localized farming information to help readers optimize their productivity, profitability and rural lifestyle. Additionally, high-value crop production and livestock emphasis sections are available in each issue. Advertise in a highly read and respected editorial environment that enhances the impact of your promotional messages.

JANUARY

JULY

• Feature on state Leopold conservation award winner • Looking ahead to ’26 growing season • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

• Legislative recap • Time to adjust marketing plan?

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

FEBRUARY

AUGUST

• State conservationist feature • FFA feature • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

• Soil health feature • Pre-harvest equipment check • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

MARCH

SEPTEMBER

• Soil health and spring preparation • Profit per acre vs. yield per acre

• Farm safety • Livestock health prep for winter • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

APRIL / MAY

• Beef feature • County Fair listings • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

MAY

• MAY DIGITAL EDITION: Women in the Field

OCTOBER • Hog industry feature • Conservation success stories • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

NOVEMBER • Risk management tools • Preview of outstanding conservationist • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

JUNE

DECEMBER

• Dairy feature • State FFA Convention wrap

• 2026 recap, looking ahead to ’27 • What worked, what didn’t • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

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Wallaces Farmer is published monthly. Each issue emphasizes localized farming information to help readers optimize their productivity, profitability and rural lifestyle. Additionally, high-value crop production and livestock emphasis sections are available in each issue. Advertise in a highly read and respected editorial environment that enhances the impact of your promotional messages.

JANUARY

• Crop rotations, fertility management • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

FEBRUARY • Farm management issue

• SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

MARCH

JULY • Iowa State Fair • Crop pest management

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

AUGUST • Harvest preparation

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures • FARM PROGRESS SHOW OFFICIAL SHOW PROGRAM

SEPTEMBER

• Master Farmers • Custom rate update

• New technologies for farming • Storage technologies • Fall agronomic strategies

APRIL / MAY

OCTOBER

• Early-season cropping strategies

• Farm data management • Fall fertilization

• FARM PROGRESS SHOW COVERAGE • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• Early-season weed control

MAY

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

MAY

NOVEMBER

• MAY DIGITAL EDITION: Women in the Field

• Annual outlook issue

JUNE

DECEMBER

• Growing season weed and disease strategies • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• Machinery strategies • Machinery maintenance

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

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Wisconsin Agriculturist is published monthly. Each issue emphasizes localized farming information to help readers optimize their productivity, profitability and rural lifestyle. Additionally, high-value crop production and livestock emphasis sections are available in each issue. Advertise in a highly read and respected editorial environment that enhances the impact of your promotional messages.

JANUARY

JULY

• Feature on state Leopold conservation award winner • Don’t treat your soil like dirt • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

• Wisconsin FFA elects new officers; top award winners • Wisconsin is No. 3 potato growing state – grower feature • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

FEBRUARY

AUGUST

• 2026 UW-Wisconsin Ag Economic Outlook • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

• Staying safe during fall harvest • Cover crops that help dairy farmers boost profitability • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

MARCH

SEPTEMBER

• WI Master Agriculturists to be honored in Oshkosh • Harvesting cover crops boosts feed inventory

• Short on forages? Try an alternative feed • Farmer shares story of surviving serious farm accident • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

APRIL / MAY

OCTOBER

• UW: 80% of family living comes from non-farm sources

• Wind energy helps funds farms, local government • Hixton farm raises Atlantic salmon for Wisconsin grocers • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• How dairy farmers make ends ‘meat’ with dairy beef

• Cow health monitors pay for themselves in one year

MAY

NOVEMBER

MAY

• Wisconsin cranberry harvest is second to none • Organic beef producers find niche market • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures • SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION: Irrigation Extra

• SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

• MAY DIGITAL EDITION: Women in the Field

JUNE • Tornadoes, fires and other disasters: Are you covered?

• Tips to help cows keep their cool in summer • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

DECEMBER • Don’t cut corners with dairy cow nutrition • Wisconsin farm books to add to your holiday gift list • SPECIAL BUSINESS SECTION: Farm Futures

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Special Features, Editions & Opportunities Throughout the year, Farm Progress delivers a variety of special editorial programs and premium content features that provide deeper insights into the topics, people, and innovations shaping agriculture. These highly anticipated editions and sections offer focused coverage on key industry issues while creating unique opportunities for advertisers to align with trusted content and engaged audiences.

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An exciting conversion beginning in May of 2026, Farm Futures will now be a dedicated Farm Futures business section appearing across the Farm Progress monthly publications—bringing national business insights into regionally trusted environments. Still delivering the powerful insights across the nation alongside the powerful set of state and regional print publications.

JANUARY/ FEBRUARY • Kicking the China habit: • Where are markets moving • How commodity farmers can expand their profit opportunity.

• Pre-harvest marketing plan/selling strategies study • NextGen: Compensation conversations

MARCH / APRIL • Where do biologicals fit?

• Do they complement synthetic inputs? Or replace them?

• Can they help reduce production costs?

• Odds of Making a Profit (2026 income update ERS, March Acres) • 10 best ag schools

MAY • Dr. Kohl’s business management commentary • DC policy dialog with Josh Baethge)

JUNE • Weather rally sales study and guide • NextGen: Can farmers take vacations?

• Dr. Kohl’s business management commentary • DC policy dialog with Josh Baethge • More than dirt

JULY • Will Brazil’s bubble burst?

• Mid-term election implications • NextGen: Where do the in-laws land?

• Best business practices for family operations • Farm Futures survey results • Dr. Kohl’s business management commentary • DC policy dialog with Josh Baethge • Marketing strategies with Bruce Blythe

AUGUST • Change production timing and increase profit focus on beef and specialty crops • NextGen: How to balance your on-farm duties with your off-farm job • Dr. Kohl’s business management commentary • DC policy dialog with Josh Baethge • More than dirt

SEPTEMBER • Negotiating land leases • Focus on fertilizer needs, pricing and hedging • NextGen: Separating barn and hearth or business and family.

• DC policy dialog with Josh Baethge • Marketing strategies with Bruce Blythe

OCTOBER • Storage issues including strategies study and harvest basis preview • Technically speaking: Which new equipment plows profit?

• NextGen: Two Generations can lead together • Is agritourism for you?

• Farm Futures survey results

• Marketing strategies with Bruce Blythe

NOVEMBER • Input pricing updates and strategies for bid pricing • NextGen: When personalities collide • The great commodity grain challenge • FARM FUTURES AT HUSKER HARVEST DAYS • DC policy dialog with Josh Baethge • Marketing strategies with Bruce Blythe

DECEMBER • The Money Issue: Cash flow, crop budgets, go big or stay on the home place and taxing questions • DC policy dialog with Josh Baethge • More than dirt, family farm coach and advanced marketing class with Ed Usset • Marketing strategies with Bruce Blythe

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Published each May, the Women in the Field Digital Edition celebrates the women making a difference across agriculture through stories of leadership, innovation, advocacy, stewardship, and community impact. This special edition highlights the achievements and contributions of women shaping the future of farming, agribusiness, education, and rural communities while providing advertisers a meaningful opportunity to align with one of agriculture’s most inspiring and highly engaged audiences.

MAY • Special Women in the Field Digital Edition Release through all Farm Progress Publications • Stories deep dive into women producer stories that are powerful, connective and meaningful.

Irrigation Extra, a special editorial series dedicated to the technologies, practices, and management strategies helping producers maximize water efficiency, crop performance, and profitability. Covering 98% of the nation’s irrigated geography, Irrigation Extra delivers timely insights on irrigation innovation, water management, precision technology, and stewardship across key agricultural regions.

JANUARY, FEBRUARY & NOVEMBER • Special Print Feature Section in most of the Farm Progress Publications. See editorial calendar coverage for details.

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Farm Futures Thought-Leader Stage Content Position your brand at the center of the industry’s most important conversations. Farm Futures Stage Presentations offer a high-visibility platform at premier events, giving sponsors the opportunity to deliver thought leadership directly to engaged, decision-focused audiences.

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THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATIONS WILL BE OCCURRING LIVE ON THE MAIN STAGE AT FARM PROGRESS SHOW, SEPTEMBER 1-3, 2026 IN BOONE, IOWA.

• THE BRAZIL FACTOR How does Brazil’s production impact the global grain market? A farmer/broker panel analyzes South American competition.

This one hour panel discussion will feature Cesar Cruz, director of research at Advance Trading, Inc., Matthew Kruse, president of Commstock Investments and Ben Potter, senior editor and writer for Farm Futures daily afternoon marketing newsletter.

• MARKETING FOR STRONG MARGINS Leading grain marketers and farmers discuss selling into a market roiled by record corn production and contentious geopolitics.

This one hour panel discussion will feature Ed Usset, grain market economist for the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota, Matt Bennett (invited), CEO and co-founder of AgMarket.Net, the Farm Division of John Stewart & Associates, and Vince Reincke (invited), owner and marketing manager of Agriculture Partners LLC and Bruce Blythe, senior editor at Farm Futures.

• HOLDING ONTO THE FARM AND THE FAMILY Experts and farmers offer tips on how to hold the farm and the family together into the next generation.

This one hour panel will feature Mike Downey, a farm business coach and transition consultant with UnCommon Farms, Jolene Brown, farm family business consultant and author, speaker and farmer, and a farmer who will discuss their experiences.

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2026 Digital Product Calendars

Agriculture never stops, and neither does the demand for timely information. These digital product calendars outline the featured content and editorial initiatives planned across the Farm Progress portfolio to assist advertisers in identifing strategic opportunities to connect with highly engaged audiences through trusted digital content and year-round marketing programs.

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Farm Futures Digital Content and Features, Ag Marketing IQ and “Top Tips for Thursday”, are not pre-scheduled-it is what is happening in the moment and the hottest topics occurring throughout the year.

Ag Marketing IQ Multi-Platform Content Ag Marketing IQ delivers timely, relevant analysis for both producers and traders across three distinct formats: written analysis, In-Depth videos exploring key industry topics, and This Week text updates providing a pulse on current trends. This series offers a consistent stream of thought leadership aligned with the evolving needs of modern agriculture.

“Top Tips for Thursday” Content Feature Top Tips for Thursday is a weekly, can’t-miss feature delivering expert insight on the most pressing topics in agriculture today. Each edition brings together perspectives and advice from trusted industry voices — in a quick read, quote-based format —crowd sourced and curated by Farm Futures editors to provide timely, relevant guidance.

Farm Futures Webinars As Farm Progress’ premier business intelligence brand, Farm Futures webinars deliver timely market insights, economic analysis, risk management strategies, and expert perspectives designed to help progressive growers make more informed business decisions. Featuring Farm Futures editors, industry analysts, economists, and subject matter experts, these interactive programs explore the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping agriculture today. Sponsors align their brand with trusted intelligence while engaging a highly targeted audience of producers actively seeking information to improve profitability, manage risk, and position their operations for long-term success.

JULY

NOVEMBER

• SUDDEN TRANSITION: What to do when the primary farmer makes an abrupt exit.

• Market Strategy • Post-harvest strategy for emptying the bins • Cost of storage.

• Impact of interest rates.

SEPTEMBER • FERTILIZER MARKETS: What are farmers paying, what’s the outlook for fertilizer prices and how can farmers hedge inputs.

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Farm Press Webinars Farm Press webinars deliver targeted educational digital content focused on the real-world challenges and opportunities facing producers across key agricultural regions. Featuring expert analysis, producer perspectives, and practical recommendations, each program provides meaningful engagement with a highly qualified audience of growers.

Sponsors benefit from thought leadership positioning, lead generation opportunities, and direct association with the trusted editorial expertise that producers rely on to navigate today’s agricultural landscape.

JUNE

OCTOBER

• NEW WORLD SCREWWORM: Ranchers’ views from both sides of the border. Two ranchers, one from Mexico and one from Texas, provide a boots-on-the-ground perspective on how the issue, which continues to bring challenges to ranchers, has affected their operations, their responses and what they’d like to see happen next.

• RICE: A FOCUS ON MARKET OPPORTUNITIES Where is the rice market now, which way is the economic wind blowing and how can you get the best contracts for next season?

AUGUST

DECEMBER

• WHERE’S THE JASSID? Cotton-focused webinar to discuss the latest on the cotton jassid, the invasive insect that shocked the U.S. cotton industry last year with it’s surprise and problematic appearance. Where are we now with the insect and what is being done to control it?

• LET’S RECAP AND LOOK AHEAD Three to four farmers in the coverage area discuss what went well and what could have gone better in 2026 and what they expect or question going into 2027 season

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Farm Press Field Checks Article Series Farm Press Field Checks is an ongoing digital content article series that brings real-world performance and in-field insights to life across key crop and production topics. Published monthly and aligned with programs like High Cotton and Peanut Efficiency, this series highlights what’s working in the field today—offering brands the opportunity to sponsor content tied directly to relevant crops, practices and outcomes.

It’s a powerful way to connect with producers through trusted, practical insights that influence decisions where it matters most. Articles are released weekly.

MAY

SEPTEMBER

• THE WATER: Scarcity, Tolerant Crops, Adaptation, Technology Advancements, Conservation

• NEXTGEN

JUNE

OCTOBER

• THE SOUTHERN BEEF: Cow/Calf Operations, Forage Management, Stocking, Water

• Agronomic Spotlight is Rice

JULY

NOVEMBER

• Peanut Efficiency Awards Features and Stories

• Agronomic Spotlight is Genetics

AUGUST

DECEMBER

• Agronomic Spotlight on Cotton

• YEAR IN REVIEW – GROWING TOGETHER: Major Trends, Challenges and Successes, Expectations ‘27

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Farm Press Where Ag Is...Today Video Series Where Ag Is Today takes viewers directly to the farms, ranches, operations, and communities shaping agriculture across the West Coast, Southwest, and Southeast. Hosted by the trusted editors of Farm Press, this video series explores emerging trends, production challenges, innovative practices, and real-world success stories from the producers driving agriculture forward.

Sponsors align their brand with authentic storytelling and trusted regional expertise while connecting with highly engaged audiences Videos released monthly.

MAY

SEPTEMBER

• THE WATER: Scarcity, Tolerant Crops, Adaptation, Technology Advancements, Conservation

• NEXTGEN - WHO’S NEXT? Young Farmers

JUNE

OCTOBER

• THE SOUTHERN BEEF: Cow/Calf Operations, Forage Management, Stocking, Water

• FEEDING THE NATION: Food & National Security, Supply Chain Innovations, Food Distribution

JULY

NOVEMBER

• Peanut Efficiency Award Coverage

• THE YIELD: Balancing Inputs, Yields and Returns

AUGUST

DECEMBER

• RESILIENCE: ARE YOU ADAPTING? Innovations, Technology, Crop Varieties, Case Studies

• YEAR IN REVIEW – GROWING TOGETHER: Major Trends, Challenges and Successes, Expectations ‘27

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