Crops

Damage estimated between $95 billion and $110 billion. Farmers in South Georgia were assessing the damage to the state’s $1 billion cotton crop and $400 million pecan crop now in harvest season.
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Corteva Agriscience Nutrient Maximizer Sales Team members work closely with universities, retailers and farmers to regularly test performance of nitrogen stabilizers and to ensure products provide proven, reliable returns for farmers each year.
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2024 was a challenging season for weed control. Severe weather caused application delays across the Corn Belt, making an already difficult job even tougher.
Michael Ballard faces $120,000 in fines for allowing his farm manager to live on his agriculture operation.
Farm Journal’s field agronomist Missy Bauer says small seed size can have a major impact on soybean yield, causing yields to swing 15 to 20 bu. per acre.
While bulk grain exports would be largely unaffected, the strike would impact containerized agricultural exports: Soybeans, soybean meal, and other agricultural products exported via containers would be affected.
Tips for pre-harvest combine and technology inspections to help your harvest stay on track.
Improvements in fertilizer trading may be on the horizon.
Picket-fence corn stands with photocopied plants – uniform stalks and ears – deliver high yields. Where crops are uneven, farmers need to take that into consideration as they make final yield estimates.
As corn and soybean growers get ready for harvest, they’re counting on high yields, given optimistic forecasts from USDA and the Pro Farmer Crop Tour. But will a hot and very dry final month of the season have an impact?
When Jim Dick broke black soil and struck a silver enigma, he unearthed an 80-year-old mystery.
Farmers in the southern U.S. rushed to harvest key crops like cotton and rice ahead of Francine’s arrival.
Leading into the report, surveys showed analysts expected USDA to decrease yields. Instead, the agency bumped the national corn yield by a half a bushel.
Cereal rye helps Michigan farmer reduce herbicide-resistant marestail and waterhemp.
What started five years ago with Flex-Ro robot, is just starting to scratch the surface on what may be possible in space.
As you begin to rein in production costs, big ticket items such as fertilizer naturally get a lot of scrutiny. Now’s the time to think through how you’ll best allocate available dollars for nutrients.
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The outcome is impressive as a result of using Ferticell Explorer 10-0-0, Nutri-Plus 2.5-0-0 and Micro-Elements 1-0-0 as the starter program and then Explorer 10-0-0, Nutri-Plus 2.5-0-0 and Pro K 0-0-20 for subsequent applications.
As the 2025 seed-buying process ramps up, the financial investment for conventional corn might look promising but you need to consider weed control, insect pressure and market opportunities .
There’s a big crop in the field for many Midwest growers, and it requires fuel. N supplies ears with the energy they need to add kernels all the way to their tips and to pack on weight.
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Two brothers, one name change and a history of foresight to meet the needs of local farmers, that is the path Dairyland Seed took to become a trusted local advisor.
In the absence of new shocks to the weather, the macroeconomy or policy, FAPRI projects prices will generally remain near current levels over the next five years.
Illinois farmer Jamie Walter joins us on Grow Getters to explain how he and his dad diversified their operation by making whiskey with their corn crop.
Based on trials conducted at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, postdoctoral researcher Connor Sible shares tips for getting the most out of your bean crop.
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Fall is getting closer, and as the days get cooler, the window for fall nitrogen applications starts to open.

U.S. corn prices hit a four-year low as the prospect for record corn and soybean crops takes shape in the field. The eroding outlook also appeared in the August Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor.
Tips for retailers to help shape effective conservation conversations at the farm-gate
As harvest approaches in the Midwest, yield potential is definitely top of mind. Please share how your corn and soybean crops look this year versus 2023.
Planting cover crops is one of the many ways growers can implement conservation practices on the farm, but planting them aerially may provide additional benefits.
Pro Farmer Crop Tour wrapped up Thursday night, and to summarize the week, scouts found record yields in portions of the Eastern Corn Belt, but a more variable crop in the West.
On the heels of Crop Tour, Pro Farmer projects corn production below and soybean production above USDA estimates. Here’s the yield breakdown for seven Midwest states.
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