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Record heat, a rare Pacific hurricane triplet, and a wobbly South American monsoon are the latest signs of a historic El Niño, and Nutrien’s Eric Snodgrass says it’s about to squeeze this fall’s harvest window, too.
Barbell, beer can and banana are descriptive names for abnormal ear shapes that show up every season and cause yield losses — problems growers could avoid more often by tuning into three factors researchers refer to as GEM.
Oregon-based Pratum Cooperative joins the retailer-owned distribution company as its 13th owner.
After decades of planting beans after beans, Greg Anderson continues to test maturity groups, planting dates and harvest timing to spread risk and capture more value.
The monitor overseeing the court-supervised sale of 274,000 acres can begin designating winning bids as of Sept. 1.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announces new approach to streamline reporting, improve acreage and yield estimates, while expanding privacy and transparency across agricultural data.
As you prepare for 2027, don’t let hungry soil microbes starve your plants. Ken Ferrie shares how to manage residue, adjust tillage timing and use a strategic fertility program to bypass spring nutrient tie-up.
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As combines roll, Mosaic agronomist Tryston Beyrer says the fertility decisions made in the next 60 days — not next spring — will set the floor under 2027 yields.
Designed as a conversational partner, the artificial intelligence assistant answers farmers’ questions in real time using customized insights generated from their own field, machine and operational data.
Filing a notice of intent to participate makes a company a party of record in the case—and it does not require taking a position on the merger.
Analysts Dan Basse and Chip Nellinger say $6 corn is looking likely this year. While there’s always risk as the funds post such a long position, there is another factor that could push prices past $6, and that’s tied to El Niño.
Environmental factors are behind this year’s crown rot surge. The disease is appearing in hybrids that agronomists say are rarely prone to having the problem.
Farmers face potentially thousands in added costs as diesel inventories hit 40-year lows.
AGI (Ag Growth International) has rebranded and expanded its fertilizer blending lineup under the new “BlendPro” name, introducing three Legal-for-Trade systems designed to deliver verified weight accuracy for fertilizer retailers and agribusinesses.
The co-op announced the project a little more 18 months ago.
The farmer-owned cooperative is backward-integrating into fertilizer production to drive value back through the channel that sells it.
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The joint venture could “cut roughly in half” finished imports of phosphate fertilizers.
Red crown rot is now active in at least eight Midwest states. The significance of the disease is building. The Crop Protection Network estimates 7.7 million bushels of soybeans were lost in 2025 versus 121,000 bushels in 2024.
Beyond replacing a loader operator, the technology could reshape facility design, staffing and service models.
Yield champions Randy Dowdy and David Hula saw hybrid performance differ significantly this season in the same fields under the same management practices. Their evaluation process went beyond yield and can help corn growers working on their seed decisions for 2027.
Fifth-generation farmer partners with AI sprayer company to help family farms cut costs.
Research from Michigan State University links an early seeding window and 5‑inch row spacing with more wheat heads per square meter and double‑digit bushel gains.
The biologicals market is growing quickly—and with that growth comes a flood of competing claims, products, and information.
Led by Blue River Technology co-founder Jorge Heraud, the startup says it can improve fertilizer placement.
Union rejection centers on how to share the company’s multi-billion-dollar profits amid market uncertainty.
Iowa State research reveals PI 88788 resistance is losing effectiveness at 2% per year, with yield losses potentially reaching 9 bushels per acre by decade’s end if management practices are unchanged.
Saturated soils and high winds have downed corn and sparked disease risks for it and soybeans. Here is how to adjust your harvest equipment and strategy now to save yield.
Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts discovered a corn crop that didn’t live up to expectations, with Pro Farmer pegging the national yield at 173.2 bu. per acre, well below USDA’s 180.7 current estimate.