Latest News From Crops

This is the best time of year to put your data to the test, says Nathan Paul, DuPont Pioneer services applications manager.

Weekly Export Inspections Report highlights.

China will produce 210 million tons of corn this year on slightly lower acreage but a 2% increase in average yield.

In what started out as a pretty ugly week in the corn market, December corn actually managed to scratch out a $.005 higher close for the week.

You can still achieve decent prices for just-harvested crops, but you’ll have to work at it. Here's some advice.

Wheat futures rose this morning amid expectations that demand for supplies from the U.S. and Europe will increase as exports from the Black Sea region slow.

"Cheap corn" could gain a new definition as prices adjust and new plateaus are established.

Ethanol gained for a second day on speculation that increased demand for gasoline will spur consumption of the biofuel.

Wheat for March delivery rose 0.5% to $6.56 a bu. on the Chicago Board of Trade by 7:21 a.m.

Pro Farmer's weighted Crop Condition Index.

The Syngenta corn variety corn is approved in other countries.

Cumulative soybean inspections now running ahead of year-ago.

High ending stocks and a record corn crop this year likely will cap the upside price potential for wheat next season, experts say.

Markets cycle and looking forward, Jerry Gulke says grain prices are on the downward slope. It’s time to focus on profit potential, over price.

Pro Farmer's Chip Flory and Julianne Johnston discuss recent price action in the corn and soybean markets.

As his harvest drew to a close this month, farmer Ron Brooks of Waupaca explained how he thinks the corn crop became so successful.

While it’s still too early to say, some analysts expect hay growers who converted marginal stands into cornfields over the past few years to shift back into alfalfa.

Wheat rebounded from the lowest level in eight weeks as biggest importer Egypt tendered to buy the grain and amid signs demand is expanding for supplies from the U.S.

Assess all areas of your farming operation for energy efficiency to save energy and reduce costs.

Irrigation equipment can be used to land apply manure with a solids content of up to 2-3 percent depending upon the type of equipment used and nozzle size.

Consultant leaves South American corn and soybean crop estimates unchanged.

Pro Farmer's weighted Crop Condition Index.

USDA published its most recent Crop Progress report Tuesday afternoon following the Veterans Day holiday.

Get the "fact-check" on these claims.

The report says farmers have been plowing under conservation land to plant more corn for ethanol, harming the environment.

Farmers who want to treat fields of continuous wheat with a cheat herbicide have a big decision to make.

Since first appearing in the soybean fields of several Georgia counties, kudzu bugs have spread to more than 12 states and can limit yields by munching on plant stems.

Poor distribution of manure on your field can result in uneven crop growth.

In light of wet harvest conditions this fall, the three-model S8 Super Series of combines from Gleaner seeks to limit compaction concerns with a comparatively light combine pass.

Farmers are accustomed to making incremental yield gains from year to year.

A booming overseas market for alfalfa is a key driver not only for baler manufacturers but also hay exporters.

Soybean production is forecast at 3.258 billion bushels, up 109 million as higher yields more than offset lower harvested area.

Three farmers introduced to Kinze Autonomous technology last season leased the systems this year and used them on their own.

Would you describe your soil as fairly weatherproof, able to handle harsh conditions and poised to bounce back quickly? That’s how Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie described healthy soil.

In a field where slope is undetectable to the naked eye, a topographic map shows where to place surface drainage ditches so they will channel water off the field.

Get ready—it's likely that corn prices will be below break-even over the next several years. But there's also a chance break-even prices could drop.

Depending upon the location of your operation, weather conditions may have wreaked havoc on your crops this year, making forage, specifically haylage availability, a challenge.

While the U.S. Drought Monitor still shows dry areas across the state, the soil moisture profile is well on its way to being full again.

Brazil is poised to surpass the U.S. as the world’s largest soybean grower, expanding a record surplus of as global output exceeds demand for the fourth time in five years.

Imports from Mexico blamed.

Meteorologist Gail Martell provides her weather insight.

Should you apply nitrogen fertilizer now or wait until spring?

Commissioners voted 3-1 to approve the proposal.

China is hoarding a record amount of cotton, increasing the risk of a supply surge that would tip prices into a bear market.

The grain touched $4.2525 this morning, matching yesterday’s intraday low that was the cheapest price for a most-active contract since 2010.

Innovations range from tractors to combine technologies.

When Sunland Inc., declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy early in October, growers in eastern New Mexico and West Texas were collectively out millions of dollars.

Attache left its import forecasts unchanged, which represent increases from year-ago.

Is there any hope for corn prices next year? Market analysts Bob Utterback and Greg Wagner offer their thoughts on five wild cards to watch.

USDA will finally have the chance to update its 2013 production estimates on Friday. How high will they come in? Jerry Gulke provides insight.