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Today’s agriculture headlines and expert perspectives serving farmers, ranchers, crop consultants, livestock nutritionists and the entire U.S. ag community.
Pay close attention to pre-harvest intervals as drought conditions push an early soybean harvest this year.
The corn and wheat markets saw a weaker trade for the week as May corn closed nearly $.30 lower, while the wheat market slipped $.15 lower.
Corn prices jumped Friday on rumors that China had taken advantage of a recent price break to secure U.S. corn.
Optimal corn producing conditions after late planting boosted yields.
December 12 Corn closed .38 ¾ lower for the week with little explanation.
As harvest is winding down, it is important to have a plan in place to take advantage of any post-harvest rally conditions.
Zac and Amy Harris tell the story of the 2011 wheat crop on their farm near Hobart, Okla., in the southwestern part of the state.
Highlights from the corn harvest that just wrapped up on Baldwin Farms in Kansas.
This video of soybean harvest comes from a farmer in Lebanon, Ind.
Fall herbicide applications are still a good idea this year, despite a later-than-normal harvest.
Improperly calibrated yield monitors can essentially generate difficult to interpret or useless data.
Stop leaving bushels behind. Dan Anderson explains how to optimize combine settings, adjust groundspeed, and manage header feeding to minimize grain loss during harvest.
Check out 10 hours of wheat harvest condensed into a 4-minute time-lapse video.
With acres left to harvest farmers are ringing in the season with Christmas carols and visions of harvested corn and soybeans dancing in their heads.
Farmers and agriculture working to recover to devastating hurricanes in the Southeast.
From set up to winter maintenance, you will want to stay on top of grain bag management practices to make sure the storage system is successful. Here are eight ways to do that:
On Sept. 30 Macon County Sheriffs in central Illinois had unique task of rounding up a camel.
Nine of the 18 states that produce 92% of the U.S. corn crop are projected to have record corn yields this year.
The Substation Fire in Oregon quickly turned those hopes into fear, as the flames threatened wheat, livestock and homes in its way. It’s a fire that’s already destroyed homes and burned 80 square miles of wheat.
Several inches of rain are expected from western Texas into Minnesota over the next five days.
Diversifying his operation and including manure management put him on the road to regenerative agriculture. Today these practices provide him with premiums and new commodity sales potential.
September soybean futures topped $10 on Friday, but with a large crop on the way, are these prices as good as it gets? U.S. Farm Report analysts discuss on U.S. Farm Report.
To provide additional options to farmers, BASF recently acquired L-glufosinate ammonium from AgriMetis.
The agency announced its interim decision regarding these herbicides Friday, answering questions for farmers across the U.S. as atrazine is the No. 2 most used herbicide.