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Claiming the class action lawsuit over its Viptura brand is built on “fundamental errors,” Syngenta filed an appeal of a federal judge’s ruling allowing the class-action litigation to proceed.
The Hoosier state has 87 percent of corn and 91 percent of soybeans out of the ground, but this year didn’t come without its weather extremes.
Even with less from China, world supplies will be biggest ever.
USDA will release its latest supply and demand report Wednesday, and markets are getting ready for adjustment from yield expectations.
Ethanol plant near Mitchell to celebrate decade of operation
With the USDA predicting an average corn yield of 173.4 bpa and 51.4 bpa for soybeans this fall, some farmers in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota are wishing they have more bin spacing.
Closing market commentary from Pro Farmer Editors.
Eastern Iowa is well into harvest but some pockets are waiting for fields to dry and high water to go down after torrential rains hit the upper Midwest two weeks ago.
One of the more intriguing age-old farming myths is that on a quiet moonlit night, you could go out to your cornfield and hear the crop literally growing. Turns out that’s not true – at least not exactly.
Corn and soybean prices reached their height in 2012 but have since plunged, resulting in a 42 percent drop in farm income.
Farmers say herbicide-resistant weeds are a growing problem, costing time, money and management.
Crop experts say the recent heat and humidity that has hit Illinois is ideal for the state’s soybean and corn crops.
Tornadoes and high winds swept through Indiana on Wednesday, damaging buildings and crops.
There’s little argument that Indiana corn farmers have been in a bit of a slump. The Hoosier State saw corn yields clock in at 150 bu. per acre in 2015, with the three-year average slightly above that at 155 bu. per acre. But is the state capable of higher yields in 2016?
Investing in a small motor can tell you a lot about problems on your planter ahead of planting season, says Bill Bauer, B&M Crop Consulting.
Malawi is so desperate for food to stave off a hunger crisis that the government may buy a type of corn that the country mainly uses as livestock feed.
There’s a dearth of corn needed to feed all of the hungry chickens in Brazil, the world’s biggest exporter of the meat.
The flow of nitrates from farm fertilizer and treated wastewater into the Illinois River that contributes to a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico has fallen, a new study says. Researchers believe one likely factor, the use of newer, more robust varieties of corn, could make the drop a long-lasting one.
Hail across many pockets of the Midwest means some farmers face tough replant and crop insurance decisions.
As a part of its most recent marketing efforts, NASCAR released a promotional video professing its love for American ethanol.
The fund-led rally in soybeans is presenting a selling opportunity. While not as strong, there’s also a selling opportunity in the corn market on the corrective rebound.
AgWeb.com will have full coverage of USDA’s April reports, following the 11 a.m. Central Time releases.
USDA’s March planting intentions were much higher than expected for corn and lower than anticipated for soybeans. This was likely the highest acreage figure the market will see for corn and the lowest for soybeans this year.
AgWeb.com will have full coverage of USDA’s March 9 reports, following the 11 a.m. Central Time releases.
Too much supply, not enough demand and limited prospects for a significant improvement in export demand leave the grain and soybean markets grasping for bullish news on the weather front. A summer weather rally may happen, but I wouldn’t use pen if writing that into your marketing plan.
Curtis Thompson, weed management specialist, has compiled information about seven corn herbicides newly available for the 2016 growing season.
Weekly Export Inspections Report highlights.