Crops
Farmers looking to gain the upper hand over corn rootworm (CRW) pests have new tools to deploy in the field, thanks to Ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) technology.
These pests have colossal appetites but don’t tend to pack an economic punch.
Grain shipments on some railroads could stop as early as Wednesday, two days ahead of a possible rail strike. A rail stoppage is growing more likely as the country’s main rail unions remain at odds with rail companies.
Be it technology or agronomic practices, it tends to evolve over time into tangible results that slowly tug yields higher. Here are ways your corn fields will likely be pulled in upcoming years.
When it comes to crop protection, one company is building a complete portfolio.
Lingering drought in California has continued to cut into fruit and vegetable production this season and force farmers to make tough decisions about how to allocate their scarce water resources.
When you go on a 2,700-mile personal crop tour through parts of eight states, you see a lot of corn and soybeans and get a sense of where there will be stellar yields as well as below-average results this harvest.
USDA will release an updated look at U.S. crop yields on Monday. After Pro Farmer’s corn yield estimate last month, the expectation is USDA will cut the corn yield, but there’s another major question some watching.
Driver weeds can vary depending on your geography, the time of year and the crops grown.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims Ukraine is cheating on the UN-brokered export agreement and is vowing to look at revising the terms of the deal that allow Ukraine to export its grain via the Black Sea.
Shawn Conley is mad for soybeans: “It’s a crop with more moving parts than anyone except a farmer realizes, and there are so many nuances to work on that have yet to be explored.”
In 2020, Pat Duncanson began a three-year march toward organic certification on 100 acres of corn and soybean ground. After a weed honeymoon, weeds rebounded in 2021, and Duncanson brought in a chopping crew.
Prices have cooled from 14-year highs, but interest remains high for farmers to increase wheat acres or add the crop back to their mix.
Janna Fritz, newly named DF Seeds president, speaks to the need for both conventional and specialty seed products that can fuel farmer profitability and also meet consumer wants and needs.
The early, buck-wild days of hemp farming spawned many a gun-shy grower, but Aaron Baldwin found a sweet spot. He brought hemp processing home and established a corresponding grower group.
Before booking your 2023 hybrids and varieties, reflect on your biggest challenges this year.
No-till and cover crops provide safety and habitat for a common field pest known as the vole. Farmers are trying some simple, natural solutions to fight back before resorting to tillage.
U.S. farmers have long been the envy of the world when it comes to their technological advancements. However, since 2000 other countries have surpassed the U.S. in agricultural research and development spending.
Pivot Bio announced an industry first for farmers this week – the development and introduction of on-seed microbial nitrogen for crops including corn, grain sorghum and spring wheat.
“In late summer, your harvest team should perform preventive maintenance on everything needed for harvest,” says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie.
Corteva Agriscience and BASF Agricultural Solutions are partnering to bring the first four-way herbicide-tolerant trait stack, based on PPO chemistry, to the marketplace for soybean growers.
Two farmers embrace conservation practices to build soil health, reduce GHG emissions and leave a lasting legacy. They’re discovering the potential of ag lands as some of Earth’s largest natural reservoirs of carbon.
For the upcoming crop season, CONAB forecasts Brazilian farmers will produce more than 300 million tons of soybeans, corn, cotton, rice, wheat and soybeans. That’s an all-time high.
Can Matt Miles grow three crops in one year on the same field? Soybeans to soybeans to wheat? Don’t bet against a farmer whose name is synonymous with stellar yields.
With five minutes to go on the farm clock, Max Miller jumped into a river of corn and changed his life’s course, riding the flow to massive entrepreneurial success.
Over the past 30 years of Pro Farmer Crop Tour, John Phipps has noted the reliably repetitive criticism of almost every aspect by farmers, media, and others. He addresses those critics in John’s World.
How do you pass the 28-hours of drive time on Pro Farmer Crop Tour? Just ask our scouts! Check out a few of our favorite #PFTour22 tweets, and cast your own vote.
What prompted Pro Farmer to drop its national corn yield estimate below 170 bu. per acre? The story seemed to be just how much damage the heat and drought did to the crop this year, even since August 1st.
Tune in at 1:30 p.m. central/2:30 p.m. eastern for the live broadcast of Pro Farmer’s national corn and soybean crop estimates.
Soybeans took a hit in Minnesota, which was the western leg’s trend this year. Corn showed more kernel depth and yield on both routes.