Crops
USDA’s September Quarterly Grain Stocks caused major market reaction after USDA raised the soybean stocks number, with one analyst calling the move “unprecedented.” As a result, soybean futures dropped double digits.
Too much rain fueled disease pressure, double fungicide applications actually paid for themselves in some situations, and hybrid diversification was and is critical to your overall yield success.
An open letter to farmers from an Illinois farmer makes waves on social media.
The emerging bioherbicide market offers an alternative tool.
Ask about root type when selecting your corn hybrids.
A peculiar southeast Arkansas farmhouse conceals an obscure treasure of agriculture, grit, and ingenuity behind its walls—a 19th century steamboat.
University of Illinois gained ground in unearthing genetic code sequencing in non-target-site herbicide resistance.
Create a report card to evaluate your season-long decisions.
These biological products have the ability to increase germination, improve nutrient uptake, enhance nutrient-use efficiency and increase tolerance to and recovery from abiotic stresses.
Growing conditions during the summer showed the Eastern Corn Belt had better crop production potential compared to the West. Naomi Blohm and Bob Utterback talk harvest yield reports and the potential market impact.
Why are you a scout on Crop Tour? How do you use your Tour observations?
Since 2008 Pro Farmer has designated veteran scouts on Crop Tour as Master Scouts.
A theme during the 2021 Pro Farmer Crop Tour, which ran Aug. 16-19, was record ear counts as scouts pulled samples in seven states.
As the 2021 growing season comes to a close and the focus turns to 2022, truths about farming remain one of the few constants in life.
The right timing of nitrogen aplications are important, but K-State’s Chuck Rice is digging deeper to learn how to reduce nitrogen losses by 50%, an impact that’s both economically and environmentally sound.
You’re not alone. The majority of your farming peers also suffer from one-year memories.
Louis Dreyfus Company said Friday one of its soybean crushing plants in China halted operations this week, amid widespread curbs on power consumption that hit manufacturers in a number of sectors across the country.
Plant health is making serious contributions to crop-yield outcomes this year. In some cases, the thanks is due to hybrid genetics while in others, timely fungicide applications paid for themselves.
A team of researchers at Iowa State University is focusing specifically on the use of antibiotics in hog production and the possible impact on antimicrobial resistance. And the key may be conservation prairie strips.
Cutting costs can sometimes hurt your bottom line. Spending “extra” money can sometimes improve your margins.
China’s wheat imports hit the highest level in two decades, currently accounting for 19% of global consumption. The U.S. supplied 3 million metric tons of wheat imports during the last marketing year, or a 28% share.
Jon Stevens is an agriculture heretic: “Don’t argue with me about the awesome changes I’ve seen on my ground. You can argue with my logic and how I arrived there, but not the results.”
Indelicate handling systems can damage germination rates in soybeans.
According to the Soy Transportation Coalition, the 256-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico accounts for 60% of U.S. soybean exports, as well as 59% of corn exports
The disease is shutting down corn crop growth prematurely in parts of Illinois, especially in fields with D hybrids. You may need to harvest those fields sooner than later.
Careful notes and planning will put you ahead of weeds.
Fields wiped out in a matter of hours. Pests marching from grasses and into farm fields and pastures. It’s an armyworm infestation so intense it’s unlike anything farmers and entomologists in Ohio have ever seen.
Bayer still faces exposure from future claims. As long as glyphosate is on the market, there will be a potential for new claims to continue to rise.
Weeds cost farmers money in ways such as yield loss, contamination, harboring insects or disease or even wear and tear on equipment.
USDA’s first field-based yield survey of the year was released on Friday, showing the U.S. is on track to produce higher corn and soybean yields and production this year compared to what was reported in August.