Crops
Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.
Cool temps are expected to prevail in most areas from the Plains eastward.
Cool, dry conditions are expected for the area this weekend.
Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.
Our weighted Crop Condition Index shows ratings improved across most major corn producing states.
Cool air is expected to move into the region next week.
Our weighted Crop Condition Index reflects notable improvement with Kansas’ crop over the past week.
Our weighted Crop Condition Index shows Kansas led the decline in ratings after the recent wintry blast.
Our weighted Crop Condition Index reflects deterioration with both the SRW and HRW wheat crop.
But scouts noted a high degree of uncertainty due to the recent snow storm in western areas of the state.
Improvement in Kansas helped push the HRW wheat crop rating up nearly 6.7 points.
A positive USDA report sent grain prices higher this week.
Consider input prices, market opportunities and agronomic challenges.
Before EPA’s October 27 announcement, Bayer and BASF had each announced several new products, including seed and chemistries, that relied on dicamba’s approval for full use.
Illinois farmers can predict how much nitrogen loss they might prevent using a cover crop such as cereal rye—and also assess field conditions to manage covers alongside cash crops such as corn and soybeans.
Iowa’s damaged on-farm grain bins might take through 2022 to rebuild.
Big questions remain over how a Joe Biden administration might administer the nation’s biofuel law, the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), and the stakes are high for both the farming and oil refining industries.
Farm Journal Associate Field Agronomist Missy Bauer says maximizing yields requires a complete understanding of the soybean plant.
One of the most devastating crop insurance frauds in history allowed willing farmers to collect on fake claims and sell hidden yields. At a minimum, $100 million was stolen at all levels of the agriculture industry.