Latest News From Crops

Corn futures have soared, crop condition ratings have dropped, and the world is hearing about risks of U.S. drought driving food prices higher.

Find out where several market estimates expect the average national corn yield estimate to come in at.

USDA crop progress and condition report highlights.

Weekly Export Inspections Report highlights.

Crops, already stressed by drought and heat, are under attack by insects.

There is not a lot of good news for the 2012 corn crop, but recent rainfall in some places has corn silking way ahead of schedule.

Farm Journal's field agronomist likens this year's crop condition to that of 1988.

Notes several negative consequences for pollination.

When drought stops plants from making protein, nitrate poisoning can kill grazing livestock.

Weather will drive the wheat market from here on out, analysts say.

Lowers U.S. corn crop.

Take a virtual crop tour across farm country, without leaving your chair.

This year’s corn needs rain and needs it soon.

If you’re planning to take five cuts this summer, allow two of those cuttings to go to first flower.

The expanded Constituent Sensing capabilities will be able to predict crude protein, starch and fiber.

June’s long-awaited Acreage and Grain Stocks reports fell flat compared with concerns over drought conditions and scorching temperatures.

As drought spreads throughout the Midwest, one of the largest planted corn crops on record could already be dwindling.

18-point checklist to keep cows eating during bouts of hot weather.

Traders expect slight increase in corn acres from June.

Dr. Cordonnier once again lowers his corn and soybean yield pegs.

Ridge of high pressure to build across the heartland.

In what was once a promising start to the 2012 U.S. growing season, conditions have recently taken a turn for the worse for our nation's corn crop.

According to a recent Farm Journal Pulse poll, farmers paid more than $200 for seed corn in 2012.

Potassium deficiency symptoms are developing in corn and soybean crops in some areas of the Midwest.

The brand will be managed by FGI and sold through existing Garst®, Golden Harvest® or NK® brand alfalfa resellers.

Dry conditions continue to challenge farmers and their ability to keep forages growing and productive.

The start of summer has brought sweltering temperatures to the U.S. Corn Belt, where the corn and soybean crops are quickly fading.

Strong winds and high temps making for short week for remaining harvest.

80% of the Kansas crop has been harvested.

Highlights from state crop weather bulletins.

Sees corn, soybean and spring wheat acres up from USDA's March pegs.

Kansas harvest about 75% complete.

Yields for more than 27,000 acres have been reported to AgWeb’s Winter Wheat Harvest Map.

Harvest reports from Kansas producers.

USDA leaves Kansas wheat crop estimate unchanged, notes report..

Although much of the attention in crop markets is rightly focused on the size of the Northern Hemisphere crops, the ongoing pace of consumption is an important measure of demand strength.

Comes partially at the expense of a smaller soybean crop.

See all of the data, coverage and analysis of today's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports.

Notes much-needed rains stabilized the winter wheat crop in areas of the FSU.

Corn exports are projected 50 million bushels lower as shipments and sales continue to fall off of the pace needed to reach last month’s projection.

Harvest in the state passes the halfway mark.

What effect will the longer trading hours have on the markets when USDA reports are released? Jerry Gulke analyzes.

Says western Kansas harvest has been disappointing so far.

A new report from the Climate Corporation says the probability varies widely by geography.

With the mild winter, experts say, pastures and fields are likely to be bustling with young grasshoppers (nymphs).

Harvest of winter wheat kicks off early in many areas of the country, with strong yields.

Weekend rains temporarily slowed harvest.

With record rainfalls in some areas, farmers are concerned nitrogen has been lost to leaching or denitrification.

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Parched soils benefit from rain, but hail not welcome.