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Rhonda Brooks

Agronomy Editor, Farm Journal

Rhonda Brooks is the Agronomy Editor for Farm Journal and AgWeb, covering all aspects of crop production. A Missouri native with a background in agricultural communications, she has previously worked on multiple Farm Journal brands.

Latest Stories
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News
Will Congressional Inaction Force Farmers to Choose Between Health Insurance and Their Farm Budget?
Farmers need to be prepared to pay substantially more for their coverage in 2026, unless Congress acts now to address the impending price surge.
December 15, 2025 04:40 PM
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Retail Business
‘Farmers Can’t Outyield the Balance Sheet Anymore’
Commodity prices have not kept pace with rising costs, leaving many row crop growers struggling to keep their operations on positive footing headed into the new year.
December 12, 2025 04:09 PM
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Retail Industry
Iowa Farmer Battles Today’s Pests While Eyeing Tomorrow’s ‘Mean Sixteen’ Threats
A new report details the need for more ag funding to address existing weeds, insects and diseases as well as agronomic problems that have yet to reach U.S. shores.
December 12, 2025 12:51 PM
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New Products
Living Sensors Turn Soybeans into Fungal Disease Detectives
Preemptive control of heavy-hitting diseases like white mold, frogeye leaf spot, Cercospora leaf blight and others is now possible thanks to specially designed soybeans that act like an early warning system, enabling proactive fungicide treatments and yield protection.
December 08, 2025 03:06 PM
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New Products
New Insect Control Tool Now Available for Use In Corn, Cotton & Cereals
Syngenta’s latest innovation knocks out corn rootworm and addresses a host of other yield-robbing pests in a variety of crops.
December 04, 2025 02:56 PM
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Retail Business
Over $10 Billion Still Available To Farmers In Disaster Relief Program
Paul Neiffer provides an update on SDRP as well as ARC-PLC payments. Plus, are you aware the IRS has released guidance on new bank loan interest deductions? The Farm CPA gives a quick overview of that opportunity, too.
December 03, 2025 04:30 PM
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Retail Business
Hope on the Horizon: Farmers Anticipate ‘Bridge Payment’ Announcement
USDA’s Brooke Rollins says the financial details will be unveiled next week. Some groups estimate payments could total in the neighborhood of $12 billion. “There’s people that can really use them. Everyone can use them…but we’re not getting real solutions,” says one Iowa farmer.
December 02, 2025 03:27 PM
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Retail Industry
Avoid The Pitfall of Leasing Farmland With Low Fertility
Several years of low commodity prices, high input costs and thin margins have taken a toll on soil stewardship in some parts of the country. As a result, farmers need to use caution and do their homework before renting ground that’s coming available in their area for 2026.
December 01, 2025 04:31 PM
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Retail Business
From Harvest to Hardship: Farmers Struggle With Cash-Flow Crunch
Going into the final weeks of the year, many growers across the country are shouldering significant financial strain from land rent payments, rising input costs, and efforts to stay in business and viable until commodity prices improve.
November 25, 2025 01:28 PM
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Retail Industry
Southern Rust Delivers A Harsh Wake-Up Call For Disease Control
Because every growing season is unique, agronomists are encouraging corn growers to make a management plan for the “driver diseases” they’re most likely to encounter in fields next year.
November 24, 2025 04:50 PM
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