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NOAA and CPC issue an official El Niño watch with a 62% chance of forming by late summer. Meteorologist Drew Lerner explains why it’s coming sooner than expected, but warns the extreme forecasts may be overstated. What it could mean for global crops this year.
New technology from Syngenta can pinpoint the microscopic pests in your fields with 90% accuracy.
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Learn how careful monitoring of your corn crop in reproductive growth stages can help protect yield potential.
There are at least two solid reasons for using an N “stabilizer” in your fields this spring, as well as one scenario when it doesn’t make financial sense.
The new seed technology offers growers a significant boost in productivity and resilience, even in stressful, water-limited environments.
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Track early corn growth stages to time input applications. From V1 to tasseling, protect yield potential with a proactive management plan.
While farmers are facing higher fertilizer prices due to the Iran conflict the inability to move fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz is also threatening spring supplies.
A wet, active weather pattern across the Eastern Corn Belt could delay early planting this spring. Meteorologist Matt Griffin says repeated rain events through March and April may keep fields too saturated for fieldwork east of Iowa.
Prioritize timing and placement to ensure young corn plants have access to enough N to withstand any disruption from microbial immobilization.
Fifth-generation farmer Justin Wylie is testing algae to rebuild soil health in orchards. By boosting soil microbes through irrigation, he hopes to improve water infiltration, reduce inputs and build resilience in high-cost Central Valley agriculture.
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Is the billion dollar bug threatening your bottom line? Don’t let corn rootworm get a foothold in your fields.
The situation in Iran drove fertilizer prices higher this week while raising shortage fears. Analysts warn higher input costs could shift up to 1 million 1.5 million acres from corn to soybeans this spring.
From putting ‘three in the pre’ to making a herbicide pass before flowering, field agronomist Mike Hannewald breaks down the layered approach needed to protect your soybean yields and reduce the seed bank.
USDA is urging farmers to respond to 2026 acreage surveys as skepticism grows over recent corn acreage revisions. Officials say stronger participation is key to maintaining the accuracy and credibility of crop reports.
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Yield losses from corn rootworm exceed losses from all other corn invertebrate pests combined. Learn how to scout for infestations.
Companies expand their portfolio of innovative solutions to knock out broadleaves and grasses as farmers prepare for the 2026 season.
The rise of generic products has eroded the company’s competitiveness in manufacturing the herbicide, motivating a shift in its production focus to plinazolin for U.S. farmers.
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Balancing Early-Season Nutrition, Efficiency, and Stewardship
Farmers detail how they navigated the strip-till learning curve and offer some tips you’ll want to know before making the move.
As La Niña Looks to Make One of Its Quickest Exits on Record, Strong El Niño Signals Are Now Brewing
Pacific waters are warming rapidly as La Niña fades. Meteorologists warn the shift could reshape U.S. rainfall, drought conditions and severe weather risk during the 2026 growing season.
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Farmer says Enlist® weed control system offers options to control waterhemp, marestail and giant ragweed
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Why environmental stress, resistance pressure and consistency are shaping in-season fungicide recommendations across the South.
Barbell, beer can and banana are descriptive names for abnormal ear shapes that show up every season and cause yield losses — problems growers could avoid more often by tuning into three factors researchers refer to as GEM.
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Soybean rust can cause yield losses up to 50%. Early detection and timely fungicide application is key.
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Don’t let SDS impact your yield. Learn how early planting with seed treatments and tolerant varieties can help.
At Commodity Classic, analysts say a slower rollout of EPA’s pending RVO decision, or even delayed clarity, could leave spring planting decisions hanging in the balance.
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SDS is one of the most damaging soybean diseases in the U.S. Learn how to spot it early.
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Don’t lose yield to frogeye leaf spot. Learn to identify FLS symptoms and protect your crop.
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Plan ahead to protect soybeans from frogeye leaf spot with fungicide applications during R2 to R4 growth stages.