RealAg Radio: Expanding the beef herd, biofuel stabilization, and access to labour, Feb 20, 2025
Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Corteva Crop Protection! Host Shaun Haney is at the Top Producer Summit and checks in with some of the U.S. growers, including: Bob Birdsell of Stanberry, Missouri; Marc Arnusch of Keenesburg, Colorado; April Hemmes of Hampton, […]
2025 Top Producer of the Year Marc Arnusch Looks for Success Beyond Commodity Farming
This Colorado operation may have faced adversity, but Marc Arnusch’s willingness to reinvent his family farm is why he’s been named the 2025 Top Producer of the Year. As he checks last year’s crops and thinks about the future, Colorado farmer Marc Arnusch and his team are excited about what’s ahead. “At the end of […]
‘We’re in a crisis’: Coloradan farmers urge Congress to pass farm bill
Courtesy Mark ArnuschFarmer Marc Arnusch, like many Colorado agricultural producers, is watching and waiting for Congress to pass a new Farm Bill. The old one was extended through September and it looks like another extension is likely. Marc Arnusch is a full-time farmer and part-time policy wonk. As president of Marc Arnusch Farms in Weld […]
National Wheat Yield Contest Winners
National Wheat Yield Contest Winners 2023 National Wheat Yield Contest Winner Bins 211.98 BPA 10/23/2023 | 11:00 AM CDT By Jason Jenkins , DTN Crops Editor Connect with Jason: @JasonJenkinsDTN JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) — Four new individuals earned the title of “Bin Buster” in the 2023 National Wheat Yield Contest. On Monday, the National Wheat Foundation […]
Use Financial Metrics to Make Decisions
Marc Arnusch’s family began growing sugar beets in Colorado’s Prospect Valley in 1952, so when he decided to exit that business five years ago, it left many in his family scratching their heads. “Everybody thought I’d lost my mind, including myself from time to time,” he said. “It became apparent that was not just a […]
Field Posts Podcast: E123
Ep 123 | View from the Cab with Marc Arnusch Since 2005, DTN Progressive Farmer has been selecting two farmers every year from various parts of the country to participate in their annual View from the Cab Project. These farmers spend a full year getting to know DTN’s Pamela Smith as they work through weekly […]
Father and son find the future of farming
WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Marc Arnush inspects his fields around dawn at his family farm near Keenesburg. “This is maybe my most favorite time of the day,” Marc said. “I try to do this three times a week — every crop, every field.” For about three decades, Marc has been doing things a certain way […]
Colorado Agtech Hits Critical Mass
A third-generation Colorado farmer, Marc Arnusch grows barley and other grains on 2,200 acres in the Prospect Valley east of Keenesburg. His son, Brett, joined Marc Arnusch Farms after he graduated from Colorado State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences in 2018. “We didn’t know if he’d come back to the farm or not,” Arnusch says. […]
View From the cab: Farmers Race to plant 2022 crops
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) — Marc Arnusch jokes that he had to get the dictionary out to look up the definition of puddle last week. After a prolonged drought and punishing winds, rain finally settled the dust on his Colorado farm the week of May 8 — at least for the moment. It was a 1-inch […]
View From the Cab Western Farmer Tackles Wind, Water, and Weather Challenges
DECATUR, Ill. (DTN) — The winds have been howling ominous warnings across Colorado’s Prospect Valley this spring. Marc Arnusch, who farms with his family near Keenesburg, has already destroyed some fields of drought-withered winter wheat and barley. Last week, gale-force winds toppled the tower that transmits global positioning information to the tech-savvy farm. Arnusch is […]