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The core of the Corn Belt is forecast to see above normal temperatures and below normal rain next week, and it could hit as the crop is in prime pollination with 50% of U.S. corn planted in a two-week period in May.

There were no major surprises in USDA’s latest WASDE report. USDA didn’t adjust U.S. corn or soybean yields in the July report, but cotton abandonment shows the brutal reality of this year’s drought.

It’s not difficult to rebuild centrifugal spray pumps like the Hypro pumps used on many farms. But there are things that ease the process.

The July WASDE report from USDA shows while soybean production this year is expected to fall due to fewer soybean acres planted across the U.S., USDA is also forecasting a drop in exports.

Non-GMO soybeans at R2 to R3 are seeing weed flushes. You will ‘burn’ the beans to get rid of waterhemp, but that’s a better option than leaving the weed to flourish, go to seed and fill the seed bank for next spring.

With tar spot’s ability to rapidly spread, agronomists fear another wave of the disease will hit the Midwest again this season.

USDA’s crop progress report shows row crop development is lagging, but one Illinois farmer says he is an exception. In the Delta, the rice crop is right on pace.

Farmer DIY: Low-cost, weed-specific automated sprayers built on-farm are on the near-horizon for agriculture.

“Capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that will force a nationwide transition away from the use of coal to generate electricity may be a sensible solution to the crisis of the day,” says Chief Justice Roberts.

Terry Buckler, a Missouri farm kid, shares the story of his time as a Green Beret and the historic raid on Son Tay prison in Vietnam.