Latest News From Crops

Pay close attention to pre-harvest intervals as drought conditions push an early soybean harvest this year.

“The first significant rainfall to moisten the upper soil profile will stimulate microbial activity, causing a flush of nitrate nitrogen to be released into the soil system,” says Kurt Steinkewith Michigan State University.

With an early harvest on the horizon for many farmers, air temperatures will likely be warmer than during typical October conditions.

August-planted oats can yield two to three tons of dry matter per acre, more than double that of other fall-seeded small grains or winter wheat.

USDA hacked estimate corn yields this week. Jerry Gulke explains what that means for prices this year and beyond.

Ending stocks for 2011/12 corn were increased by 118 mil. bu. to 1.021 bil., as higher prices are causing demand to slip.

The short hay crop and high demand mean livestock producers already are paying almost twice what they might in a normal year.

Find out what the big news could be with Friday's USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports.

AgDay's Tyne Morgan takes us to the Show-Me State where the heat has pushed this year’s crop to be ready a month early.

Soybean meal rose 45% in July.

Even though LaSalle County’s average corn yield was lower in 2011, its 177.3 bu. per acre was enough to pull off a win.

At the moment, however, New Mexico dairy producers are struggling with margins $2/cwt. below breakeven. Feed prices and a shrinking Class III basis are to blame.

2012 corn yields are a mixed bag, according to a recent Farm Journal Pulse.

The entry deadline silage entries for standard and brown midrib corn silage for the 29th Annual World Forage Analysis Superbowl is August 16.

In the Corn Belt, favorably cooler air is starting to arrive, along with highly beneficial showers and thunderstorms.

As the weeks continue to pass without any significant rain in the Midwest, it is getting increasingly difficult to find feed for livestock.

Submit photos of your awful-looking corn and you could win an AgWeb hat.

How will your soybeans yield? Watch this video to determine your plants' stress level.

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled yesterday that pesticide drift is “intangible” and thus not trespassing.

Though it’s possible some Texas producers could ship hay north, it might not happen for a number of reasons.

Early next week, cooler weather will spread from the Midwest into the Northeast.

Conditions in the nation’s third-largest corn-growing and fourth-largest soybean-producing state are rapidly deteriorating.

Yield estimates are dropping as steadily as prices are climbing. How will end users manage high-priced grain? Jerry Gulke explains.

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Prepare now to prevent seedling disease in your fields.

Companies manage risk and needs on the production end to guarantee farmers have seed at planting.

Take a virtual crop tour across the country and globe, without leaving your chair.

Meteorologist Gail Martell talks crops in the U.S., Europe and Russia.

U.S. forage supplies will be lower this year, especially in an area stretching from Kansas east to New York and north into Manitoba and Wisconsin.

The special harvest ends August 10 for prairie grasses and August 30 for cool season grasses.

Across the Plains and Midwest, a cold front’s passage will provide significant mid- to late-week relief from extreme heat.

USDA crop progress and condition report highlights.

Hold on to your hat. Corn and soybean prices reached all-time highs this week and could go even higher. Jerry Gulke explains.

Farmers heard presentations on the state of the economy, outlook for ethanol and agronomic management practices that can help contribute to higher corn yields.

“It’s the most common mistake we see,” says Chris Wacek-Driver, VitaPlus Forage Program Manager.

Crop conditions in the northern Corn Belt were holding on, but that may not longer true.

As you suffer from drought and begin to think about crop insurance, here are some things to keep in mind.

Weigh the potential crop yield versus your need for forage.

The anticipated pattern could be described by the adage that "short crops have long tails."

Knowing the rumen degradable starch content might provide the opportunity to look at a cehaper byproduct ingredient that offers starch.

Most seed companies have yield vs. ppa charts for different hybrids. Here are some online tools to help you estimate your needs.

Indiana farmer Ben Moore explains his soybean planting methods.

USDA crop progress and condition report highlights.

More than 1,000 irrigators were ordered to stop pumping from rivers and streams until drought conditions improve.

USDA Weekly Export Sales Report highlights.

Average yields for corn and soybeans could drop dramatically lower, unless it starts raining and continues to rain hard every week across the central Corn Belt.