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While no-till provides many benefits to the soil, the risk of yield loss and disease carry-over means some farmers shy away from the practice.

Tools are available to vary the rate of every input for every soil type in a field. Ready yourself for variable-input technology by following along with this seven-part series.

This series will explain how to react during dry, wet and average weather, for both corn and soybeans.

Pay attention to detail in all soil conditions to achieve fast, uniform emergence

If you suspect an issue, talk with your buyer or elevator

One creative North Dakotan is giving people with window seats something to discuss as his tractor carves messages in his farm fields.  

The billion-dollar pest has proven yet again that it is a formidable foe. In late October Corteva reported to EPA the first case of corn rootworm resistance to the Herculex trait.

The grain markets posted another positive—and wild—week. Soybean prices lead the pack. On Thursday, Nov. 1, President Trump tweeted that he had a productive conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping on trade.

Wednesday the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would renew the label for over-the-top use of dicamba in soybeans and cotton through 2020.

Don’t get caught by higher hay prices later this winter—be as accurate with your hay needs as you can now while you still have time to adjust your feeding plans.

Some estimate that adding E15 to the nation's fuel supply would chew through an extra 2 billion bushels of corn but it may take 15 years to see that impact.

Crop Tech - November 2018

The monster of a weed defies odds, but it isn’t running rampant yet

In recent years, many farmers have turned to alternative storage options, such as bags, to stockpile bin-busting yields.

Don’t get caught by higher hay prices later this winter—be as accurate with your hay needs as you can now while you still have time to adjust your feeding plans.

Even after growing season challenges, the corn and soybean crops are coming in at record or near-record yields in multiple states.

This young farmer has big dreams for his unconventional crop

Some estimate that adding E15 to the nation's fuel supply would chew through an extra 2 billion bushels of corn but it may take 15 years to see that impact.

An interplanter with a disk for cereal rye transforms the planting process and crop growth

Crop Tech - November 2018

China, the world’s biggest soybean importer, cut shipments of the oilseed from the U.S. by more than 80 percent in September from a year earlier.

Are you protected in the case of pesticide damage?

Quirky test shows farmers the amount of microbial activity in their fields

In the next few decades, industry experts from Syngenta expect many changes to take place and for the average farm operation to look different than it does today.

Did you know this not-so-spooky candy has roots in rural Americ

Did you know this not-so-spooky candy has roots in rural America?

Quirky test shows farmers the amount of microbial activity in their fields

Plants should intercept 97% of available sunlight to maximize photosynthesis—and yield

In the next few decades, industry experts from Syngenta expect many changes to take place and for the average farm operation to look different than it does today.

Whether you need a last-minute costume idea or just a cute pick-me-up, take a look at some of these ag related Halloween costumes.

Jared Creed of JJC Marketing Services talks with U.S. Farm Report's Tyne Morgan about wheat exports and the winter wheat crop.

Tariffs on soybeans could mean more producers will be switching to corn next year.

Tariffs on soybeans could mean more producers will be switching to corn next year.

University experts say it’s a soybean cyst nematode issue creeping into many fields unbeknownst to many farmers, prompting the industry to ramp up efforts on the SCN Coalition.

Pencil out your production needs now to capture potential deals .

60% of U.S. sweet potatoes are grown in Eastern North Carolina, but farmers there have seen yields decimated now by two hurricanes.

While some cattlemen have already started weaning spring-calving herds, October and November are prime times for feeder cattle marketing decisions. What is your weaning strategy this year?

The latest 90-day forecast shows colder than normal temperatures throughout much of the country from November into January.

Planting on March 22 is a rare sight on any farm north of Interstate 80 in Illinois. The weather can be unpredictable, which Pitstick saw as snow covered his freshly-planted soybeans. Those fields yielded above 80 bpa.

Almost 50% of cotton producers in Georgia are reporting the state's crop is poor.

While some cattlemen have already started weaning spring-calving herds, October and November are prime times for feeder cattle marketing decisions. What is your weaning strategy this year?

Eating alfalfa, sorghum-sudangrass and sudangrass right after a killing freeze can cause health problems in cattle.

Kyler Laird is about to carve a notch into agriculture history by planting 10,000 acres of soybeans with a driverless tractor. Skeptics beware: Laird has loosed the DIY robots and his operation will never be the same.

Even though corn prices were only up about a penny for the week and wheat prices closed the week 15 cents lower, it could have been much worse, says Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group.

Penny pinching could be the difference between making, or losing, money next season.

Do you plan to change your acreage mix because of soybean prices and the tariffs?

Even in the midst of a crazy harvest, Ditzenberger took time to give three young strangers a ride in his combine. The lessons learned that day may change him forever.

Leaving their partnership with DMI, the Quaker Oats has now branched out into the milk alternative world. 

Penny pinching could be the difference between making, or losing, money next season.

Farmers spend more than $12 billion annually on pesticides, according to the most recent data from USDA. For comparison, farmers only spent $2.3 billion on pesticides in the 1960s.