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This week’s USDA Crop Progress report shows corn planting five percentage points (49% planted) behind average, while soybean planting has slowed to just a single percentage point ahead (35%).
Selective spray green on green is a new tool to help manage resistant weeds while reducing the amount of herbicides applied on a field.
You Can Now Blame El Niño and La Niña For the Extreme Weather Outbreaks, Planting Delays This Spring
From the slew of tornado outbreaks since late April, to more planting delays across the U.S., the extreme weather is caused by a combination of weather phenomena, including the quick switch from El Niño to La Niña.
After two years of consulting with farms ranging in size from 200 acres to more than 10,000 acres, Jeff Kazin and Mike Rohlfsen say they very rarely encounter a farmer with a precise answer.
“Just putting on more of the herbicide isn’t the answer,” Mark Glady says. “Full rates need to be used with the appropriate adjuvants to ensure the herbicide is delivered to the plant.”
Richard Slayman, the Massachusetts man who was the recipient of the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically-edited pig kidney, has died less than two months after the procedure.
On Farm Journal’s new podcast, Unscripted, veteran Washington analyst Jim Wiesemeyer makes a number of bold predictions on everything from the farm bill to the outcome of the upcoming presidential race.
Farmers are moving fast and furious in fields this week, trying to get crops in the ground. But Mother Nature is playing havoc with their best efforts. Ken Ferrie addresses six concerns to help farmers make progress.
A massive solar flare could disrupt satellite systems, including GPS, over the next several days. NOAA says it is the biggest threat since 2005 as experts tell farmers to keep an eye on equipment.
Abiotic stressors can trigger a response in plants called reactive oxidative species that can impair cellular function and growth. Biological products have shown significant promise in mitigating these challenges.
USDA’s May WASDE report sent corn and soybean prices higher, it also caused wheat to soar. However, one analyst questions why the trade viewed the latest report as so bullish.
State officials in Tennessee cannot conduct warrantless searches of private property, a court ruled May 9.
The oilseed could be a fit now for growers in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, southern Illinois, and parts of Alabama and Mississippi. Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables is offering a 2024/25 production program.
Monday, May 13 is the last day for sales and distribution of existing stocks of over-the-top dicamba products in 2024 for Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota.
The math and mental gymnastics to truly understand how much risk your farm can handle can be exhausting, but it can be calculated with enough what-if scenarios.
Chicago wheat futures rose on Thursday as Russia declared a state of emergency in key grain-growing regions due to frosts, while corn and soybeans also edged up.
The Ag Economy Barometer found the majority of farmers are being offered more than $1,000 per acre by companies for solar leasing, and economists say that could also drive up the price of cash rental rates.
When a pair of sisters set out to help the family farm, they didn’t think they’d end up on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list. On the debut of Grow Getters, a podcast about ag’s most creative side hustles, they tell their story.
There are at least 30 fungicides labeled for suppression or control of tar spot in corn with a FIFRA 2(ee) recommendation.
The company is artificially inoculating tar spot in select field test plots this season to study how corn responds. Researchers say the work will help them advance tar spot tolerance for DEKALB and Channel products.
In one bizarre blink, guano ruled U.S. agriculture and the world.
You need to do what you need to do to make your life better. Is it really that simple?
This week’s USDA Crop Progress report shows corn planting overall is currently three percentage points (36% planted) behind the five year average, while soybean planting is four points ahead (25%) of historic pace.
The SAF guidance was more stringent than the biofuels industry hoped for. Eligibility requires carbon capture or farmers adopting Climate Smart Ag practices. However, they consider use of the GREET model a victory.
A quick dispatch from one of the companies present for this year’s Ag on The Mall celebration, taking place this week in Washington D.C.
Pete’s Pick of the Week uncovers yet another decade-plus, four-wheel-drive tractor that fetched a high price at auction. He also has his eye on two upcoming used equipment auctions this week.
The outbreak of the HPAI H5N1 virus in dairy has sent cattle prices on a rollercoaster ride. The market digested both good and bad news this week, but one analyst cautions volatility will continue into summer.
The crop can survive, but it depends on the hybrid, seed quality and temperature. When temps go north of 70 degrees, the likelihood the corn will survive drops after being submerged 24 to 48 hours.
Heath Huisinga is always eager to investigate new tech for his farm in Casey, IL. This year, he’s using John Deere’s AutoTrac Turn Automation, which frees him to focus on the planter rather than on driving the tractor.
Ferticell™ products are different from conventional in form and function. They are absorbed, have higher bioavailability, and are working within three hours of application.