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See all production data for winter, durum and spring wheat.

At its 2010 national dealer and sales meeting, Great Plains Manufacturing introduced a diversified product lineup.

USDA' s pasture condition ratings for the week ended Aug. 8.

USDA' s cotton progress and condition ratings for the week ended Aug. 8.

The market is all over the burned up wheat in Russia.

Egypt said on Sunday that its strategic stock of wheat is safe and covers four-month needs despite a Russian export ban.

How a disease changed an industry.

An exacting regimen goes into seed production.

Test plots can be more than a showpiece if done right.

Here’s how to plant tomorrow’s top hybrids today

See what farmers think about seed.

Look at who owns who in the dynamic world of seed.

Brazil still holds expansion opportunity, but obstacles are plenty

Jr. High student wins scientific acclaim with soybean inoculant study

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has are received a letter signed by 75 Members of Congress urging USDA to allow limited planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa.

USDA' s corn progress ratings for the week ended July 25.

USDA' s pasture condtion ratings for the week ended July 25.

When it comes to weed pests, glyphosate-resistant waterhemp tops the list, but resistant giant ragweed may be the challenger.

Nematologists are seeing higher rates of nematode pressure in corn in recent years.

Here are USDA's latest crop progress and condition ratings.

Waterhemp continues to defy herbicides

For a crop with the biggest carryover relative to use, wheat has showed a lot of life recently.

The July Supply & Demand report suggests corn prices between $3.60 and $4.10 until the August report.

USDA' s pasture condition ratings for the week ended July 11.

New CME rules are bringing unexpected premiums.

USDA' s soybean progress ratings for the week ended July 4.

USDA' s pasture condition ratings for the week ended July 4.

Cash and futures convergence policies control the wheat market

Rained on hay causes many problems.

University of Illinois weed scientist Aaron Hager discusses current concerns with weeds at the University weed science field day.

Commentary and key tables.

Commentary and tables.

Slight deterioration but better than average.

Percent squaring is well above average; not so for boll setting.

Silking ahead of average.

Counting corn collars is as easy as 1-2-3. Learn this simple assessment tool to help identify the stage of corn.

The authority has shifted back into the hands of the USDA and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service after a 7-1 Supreme Court ruling Monday on the case of Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms.

Corn and soybean crop conditions have dropped slightly this week.

Supreme Court ruling could allow Roundup Ready Alfalfa planting in fall 2010

Court reverses lower court actions.

USDA' s pasture condition ratings for the week ended June 20.

While many factors are weighing on the market, the grain outlook is getting brighter.

Potential boost to corn markets could be derailed by partial EPA approval.

Railcars are loaded with wheat and there are no buyers.

Learn the soybean market patterns.

See the full report figures and learn how your marketing plan should react.

This was a bullish report in the sense that just about every trader was focused on the new crop.