Free Subscriptions
Here is a list of free print subscriptions to agriculture related magazines and newspapers. Many of these publications are free ONLY to those who qualify. A brief questionnaire determines qualifications. Publishers reserve the right to offer free subscriptions only to those who qualify. However, many have no qualifications, and others are very low. Because they are free, they are supported by advertising only. Higher circulation numbers mean more ad revenue. Please remember to support the advertisers of the magazines you subscribe to. This list is meant to be exhaustive. However, if you are the publisher of a free magazine or if you know of one not listed here, please notify the webmaster.
Iowa Farmer Today
Description: A newspaper style publication serving over 70,000 Iowa farmers. Published weekly with market, crop, and weather reports as well as farming news columns and classified ads.
Website: http://www.iowafarmertoday.com
Subscribe Link: https://subs.leeagrimedia.com/?PC=IFT
BEEF Vet Magazine
Description: The leading cattle publication in America for cattle veterinarians.
Website: http://beefmagazine.com/health/beef-vet
Subscribe Link: https://circulation.farmprogress.com/beefvet.aspx
Farm Industry News
Description: Provides midwest farmers with new product news and industry leading technology information and articles. 12 issues a year.
Website: http://farmindustrynews.com
Subscribe Link: https://circulation.farmprogress.com/FarmIndustryNews.aspx
Drovers
Description: “America's beef business source, is a monthly magazine for ranchers and feedyard operators. As the nation's oldest livestock publication, Drovers provides useful business management and marketing information for all segments of the beef industry. Editorial content includes profit tips, analysis of industry economics and features on business management, marketing and important current issues.”
Website: http://drovers.com
Subscribe Link: http://www.omeda.com/cgi-win/vdrj.cgi?main
Iowa Farm & Ranch
Description: Iowa Farm & Ranch: Heartland Express is a monthly newspaper style publication focusing on agriculture news and issues in Iowa and the nation.
Special Note: Iowa Farm & Ranch is a FREE publication. However, their website does not allow free subscription requests, but rather an online version only. You must call them to request a free subscription. They will simply take down your name and address. Email may also work, but I did not receive a response via email. Calling is best.
Website: http://iowafarmandranch.com
Subscribe Email: ag@bulletinreview.com
Subscribe Phone: (800) 657-5889
Missouri Farmer Today
Description: The Missouri flavor newspaper style publication. Published weekly with market, crop, and weather reports as well as farming news columns and classified ads.
Website: http://www.missourifarmertoday.com/
Subscribe Link: https://subs.leeagrimedia.com/?PC=MFT
SimTalk
Description: SimTalk reaches over 40,000 unique readers that include “Active members, non-member buyers, cattle buyers, extension personnel, industry professionals and new inquiries. 5,000 more are distributed at trade shows and industry events throughout the year.”
Website: http://simmental.org/
Subscribe Link: http://www.simmental.org/site/index.php/simtalk/subscribe-to-simtalk-free
Angus Beef Bulletin
Description: Angus Beef Bulletin is “The Commercial Cattleman’s Angus Connection.” Published 5 times a year, it includes articles on rural America’s ranches and farms who produce beef cattle.
Website: http://www.angusbeefbulletin.com/
Subscribe Link: http://www.angusbeefbulletin.com/abb_subscr.html
Farm Journal
Description: “Farm Journal, the largest national U.S. farm magazine, is a prime source of practical information on crops and livestock for farm families. Published 12 times a year, the magazine emphasizes agricultural production, technology and policy.” When you subscribe, you may also request Top Producer, Beef Today, and Dairy Today.
Special Note: There is no request form. You must email or call to subscribe. I sent an email first, and they replied and told me to call them. So you might want to call first.
Website: http://www.agweb.com/FarmJournal/
Subscribe Email: jstruyk@farmjournal.com
Subscribe Phone: (800) 331-9310
Farming Magazine
Description: -The Journal of Northeast Agriculture. Publishing stories and articles about farming, and the experiences that come with it.
Website: http://www.farmingmagazine.com
Subscribe Link: http://mrm-sub.halldata.com/site/MRM000076KFland/init.do?&PK=
National Hog Farmer
Description: “The business magazine of the pork industry for over 50 years, National Hog Farmer’s award-winning editorial provides professional pork producers with breaking news, business management guidance, and timely production information needed to keep modern pork production systems competitive and profitable.”
Website: http://nationalhogfarmer.com/
Subscribe Link: https://circulation.farmprogress.com/NATIONALHOGFARMER.ASPX
Delta Farm Press
Description: “Delta Farm Press gives in-depth coverage of the region's major crops (cotton, soybeans, rice, wheat, pecans, sorghum, corn), plus the legislative, environmental and regulatory issues that affect their businesses. Delta Farm Press specifically covers marketing, research and technology updates, along with features on area farmers and agribusiness news.”
Website: http://deltafarmpress.com/
Subscribe Link: https://circulation.farmprogress.com/deltafarmpress.aspx
Western Farm Press
Description: “Western Farm Press emphasizes the high-dollar cotton, vineyard, citrus, grain, nut, tree fruit, stone fruit, alfalfa, corn, vegetable and rice segments. Our full-time field staff tailors editorial content to address the production, regulatory, marketing, legislative and technology issues of concern.”
Website: http://westernfarmpress.com/
Subscribe Link: https://circulation.farmprogress.com/westernfarmpress.aspx
Southeast Farm Press
Description: “Southeast Farm Press focuses on issues and interests related to the diverse agriculture of the southeastern United States. Editorial targets cotton, peanuts, tobacco, corn, soybeans, vegetables and fruit/nut operations, in addition to marketing, legislative and regulatory issues. On-farm features spotlight growers' proven production methods.”
Website: http://southeastfarmpress.com/
Subscribe Link: https://circulation.farmprogress.com/southeastfarmpress.aspx
Southwest Farm Press
Description: “Southwest Farm Press offers in-depth coverage of the varied, highly productive agriculture of the southwestern states. Editorial encompasses production, management, research and legislative/regulatory issues affecting growers of key cotton, wheat, grain sorghum, rice, peanuts, pecans, soybeans, corn and vegetable/citrus crops and includes features on the region's producers and agribusiness news.”
Website: http://southwestfarmpress.com/
Subscribe Link: https://circulation.farmprogress.com/southwestfarmpress.aspx
Feedlot Magazine
Description: “To provide readers with the most up-to-date information on the beef industry in concise, easy-to-read articles designed to increase overall awareness among the feedlot community.”
Website: http://www.feedlotmagazine.com/index.html
Subscribe Link: http://feedlotmagazine.com/subscribe/
The Profit Picture
Description: “Published three-times per year for commercial cow-calf producers, stockers and feeders. With a bottom-line focus, The Profit Picture brings together new research and practical applications in one spot.”
Website: http://www.theprofitpicture.com/
Subscribe Link: http://www.theprofitpicture.com/subscribe.htm
The Furrow
Description: The Furrow is a free subscription! All you need to do is buy a new John Deere tractor...... or you could go to their website. The Furrow is a publication produced by John Deere and contains news and agriculture articles as well as A LOT of John Deere advertising (big surprise, eh?). If you’re a regular customer at your local John Deere dealer, you probably already get this. But if you don’t, then use the website to contact your nearest John Deere dealer (or call them and ask).
Website: http://www.deere.com/..../agriculture/our_offerings/furrow/furrow.page
Living the Country Life
Description: “The bimonthly magazine mails to 200,000 rural homeowners. Key topics in Living the Country Life media include machinery and equipment, lawns and gardens, buildings, pastures, ponds, streams, wildlife, natural habitat and outdoor entertaining.”
Website: http://www.livingthecountrylife.com/
Subscribe Link: https://secure.livingthecountrylife.com/bhg/store/checkout/partner/?promoCode=I7095LD03&_requestid=226989
Progressive Cattleman
Description: “Progressive Cattleman provides forward-thinking beef producers with practical, unbiased operation and management articles, timely news, cutting-edge technology and thought-provoking opinions.”
Website: http://www.progressivecattle.com/
Subscribe Link: http://www.progressivecattle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=144
Progressive Forage Grower
Description: “Progressive Forage Grower reaches the largest hay, silage forage producers in the U.S. These producers are looking for information to fine-tune their management and forage-harvesting practices.”
Website: http://www.progressiveforage.com/
Subscribe Link: http://www.progressiveforage.com/proforage/subscribe-to-progressive-forage
Farm & Livestock Directory
Description: Directory of farm industry news and information in a large magazine format. You will get the Midwest, Eastern, or Southern edition depending on where you live.
Website: http://www.farmandlivestockdirectory.com/index.html
Subscribe Link: http://www.farmandlivestockdirectory.com/en/subscribe/
Watt Poultry USA
Description: “WATT PoultryUSA is the integrated poultry industry's leading resource, delivering need-to-know information to industry professionals across the entire poultry supply chain - from farm to fork.”
Website: http://www.wattagnet.com/
Subscribe Link: http://eforms.kmpsgroup.com/jointforms/Forms/Subscription.aspx?pubcode=WPOU
Feed Management Magazine
Description: “WATT's Feed Management magazine is the industry's leading information resource, delivering need-to-know information to industry professionals across the entire feed industry chain on everything from changing nutritional needs of animal agriculture to ways to effectively manage in an era of increasing feed input volatility.”
Website: http://www.wattagnet.com/
Subscribe Link: http://eforms.kmpsgroup.com/jointforms/Forms/Subscription.aspx?pubcode=FEMG&promoCode=DGTL1E
Feed & Grain Magazine
Description: “Feed & Grain magazine is committed to providing targeted editorial that addresses the specific needs of its readers. Subscribers consist of feed manufacturers, integrated livestock operators, pet food manufacturers, soybean processors, builders, designers and millwrights, as well as businesses such as rice mills, country and terminal elevators, flour mills, breweries and distilleries.”
Website: http://www.feedandgrain.com/
Subscribe Link: http://www.feedandgrain.com/subscribe
Egg Industry Magazine
Description: “Egg Industry reports on trends, production practices, processing, marketing and economics for the North American egg industry. Egg Industry is regarded as the information standard on current issues, personalities and emerging technology and our readers are innovators and decision makers in the buying centers of companies producing eggs and further-processed products in North America. Egg Industry readers include commercial egg producers, processors and further processors, breeder farms, hatcheries and other professional communities involved in the integrated commercial egg supply chain in North America.”
Website: http://www.wattagnet.com/
Subscribe Link: http://eforms.kmpsgroup.com/jointforms/Forms/Subscription.aspx?pubcode=EGGI
Hay & Forage Grower
Description: A monthly publication focusing on farmers who grow hay and forage for their livestock or to sell on the open market.
Website: http://hayandforage.com/
Subscribe Link: https://circulation.farmprogress.com/hayforagegrower.aspx
BEEF Magazine
Description: The leading cattle publication in America, BEEF publishes 12 issues a year with a special 13th issue in February focusing on cow/calf operations. They also offer several e-newsletters.
Website: http://beefmagazine.com/
Subscribe Link: https://circulation.farmprogress.com/beef.aspx
Corn & Soybean Digest
Description: Corn & Soybean Digest, the leading publication in the corn and soybean markets, gives in-depth coverage to maximize production and marketing for profit.
Website: http://cornandsoybeandigest.com/
Subscribe Link: https://circulation.farmprogress.com/cornsoybeandigest.aspx
Working Ranch
Description: “Keeping beef cow/calf producers and beef seed stock operations, drovers, stockers and feed lot operators up to date in beef cattle health protocol such as BRD, BVD, fly control and parasites; bull sales; ranch equipment including tractors, hay implements, stock trailers and ATVs; squeeze chutes; ranch fencing; ear tags; pasture, grass and range management; and of course, ranch rodeo including western horseman techniques and tack.”
Website: http://workingranchtv.com
Subscribe Link: http://wor.magserv.com/cgi-bin/subscribe?qt=new&ot=controlled&Keyed_effort=WC300