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Official results from the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour.
Seasonal Drought Outlook calls for drought to linger across the western half of the country.
Take this advice to heart, whether you’re using social media to share—or receive—updates from the annual Pro Farmer event through the Midwest.
The rest of the Midwest is expected to stay dry through week’s end.
See what percentage of new and old-crop corn and soybeans market advisers have priced. Pro Farmer’s Brian Grete explains the situation.
The lag-time for the crop development will stretch as the weather cools.
Text highlights from USDA’s August 2013 Supply and Demand Estimates Report.
See which states have the healthiest crops with USDA’s Aug. 5 crop progress and condition ratings.
Vegetative health map reflects large area of key production area under stress.
Genetically modified (GM) seed is the cornerstone of modern crop production, boosting corn and soybean yields and making it possible to feed a rapidly multiplying global population, but clouds loom on the horizon.
The foundation of success with high populations is hybrid selection, says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie.
What’s the best way to gain valuable farmer insights? Just ask them. Here are four farmers explaining, in their own words, why they prefer to plant seeds with or without biotech traits.
Key seed companies agreed this past fall to a seed patent accord for biotech products that offers potentially big benefits to farmers of all major crops.
As popularity for bulk packaged seed increases, so do the farmer innovations to help ensure safe handling.
Genome-wide selection (GWS) is the “new wave” of technology that plant breeders are riding.
Taking a soil physical is one way to find the strengths and weaknesses in its overall health.
Raven technology plants two hybrids by prescription in what they hope will be a win-win in precision.
State-by-state breakdown of crop condition and progress details.
Warm temperatures and adequate soil moisture boosted plant populations, according to the Doane Advisory Services Co. crop tour.
In an increasingly competitive landscape, independent seed companies have managed to increase their share of farmers’ business.
Meteorologist Gail Martell provides her weather insight.
Through thorough, random sampling and applying knowledge of your crop, you can produce a reasonable yield estimate.
See which states have the healthiest crops with USDA’s July 21 crop progress and condition ratings.
Corn dropped for the second time in three days and soybeans declined as more rain is forecast for U.S. fields next week, boosting crop prospects.
Seasonal Drought Outlook calls for drought to linger across the western half of the country.
State-by-state breakdown of crop condition and progress details.
Brian Grete discuss how traders are starting to pay more attention to new-crop fundamentals.
Corn inventories in the U.S. will gain more than the government forecast last month as lower feed use and exports offset a smaller harvest of the rain-drenched crop.