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Cool, dry conditions are expected for the area this weekend.
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Our weighted Crop Condition Index shows ratings improved across most major corn producing states.
Cool air is expected to move into the region next week.
Our weighted Crop Condition Index reflects notable improvement with Kansas’ crop over the past week.
Our weighted Crop Condition Index shows Kansas led the decline in ratings after the recent wintry blast.
Our weighted Crop Condition Index reflects deterioration with both the SRW and HRW wheat crop.
But scouts noted a high degree of uncertainty due to the recent snow storm in western areas of the state.
Improvement in Kansas helped push the HRW wheat crop rating up nearly 6.7 points.
A positive USDA report sent grain prices higher this week.
Accurate and complete year-end financials not only reflect performance from the past year, they serve as resources for securing operating loans and meeting the long-term farm goals of your operation.
John Deere leaders said this acquisition target illustrates its goal to provide technology that provides for its farmer customers to make data-driven decisions.
Consider input prices, market opportunities and agronomic challenges.
Although interest rate swaps have been around for years, they’re attracting more attention from farmers these days as interest rates hover near zero.
Before EPA’s October 27 announcement, Bayer and BASF had each announced several new products, including seed and chemistries, that relied on dicamba’s approval for full use.
Illinois farmers can predict how much nitrogen loss they might prevent using a cover crop such as cereal rye—and also assess field conditions to manage covers alongside cash crops such as corn and soybeans.
Data provide a foundation of facts that farmers can use to share their specific stories with consumers.
Iowa’s damaged on-farm grain bins might take through 2022 to rebuild.
Big questions remain over how a Joe Biden administration might administer the nation’s biofuel law, the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), and the stakes are high for both the farming and oil refining industries.
Despite election uncertainty, soybean prices surged this week, topping $11. Those price levels are the highest U.S. farmers have seen on the CME since the summer of 2016. So, is this the start of a bull market?
John Phipps says we may already be getting a glimpse of the future of rural broadband. He explains in John’s World.
Remote learning and working has brought rural broadband struggles to the forefront again, but is Starlink a viable answer? John Phipps explores in John’s World.
Farm Journal Associate Field Agronomist Missy Bauer says maximizing yields requires a complete understanding of the soybean plant.