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Could 2025 set a new record for planting pace in Iowa? Ogden, Iowa farmers Ward and Bryant Hunter say they’ll finish planting corn on Thursday – marking the earliest finish ever on their farm.

K-State precision agricultural economist says the Gannon Storm that occurred the weekend of May 10, 2024, and led to an assumed $565 million in losses for Midwestern crop producers was not an anomaly.

Per CEO Bill Anderson in an interview this week, Bayer will have a decision in months — not years — about whether it will remain the only domestic producer of glyphosate in the U.S.

While relationships remain the foundation of the farmer business ecosystem, technology is bringing a new structure to how everyday business is done.

Farmers in the upper Plains, northern Plains and Northeast came up short on snow for the 2024/25 season. In some cases, they experienced the winter that wasn’t, now sitting 10" to 30" short on normal snowfall.

The initial round of ECAP payments will only amount to 85% of the per-acre payment to ensure enough funding is available for all farmers who sign up for the program.

One solution to low prices is producing more bushels. Take a minute to think through some of the best management practices outlined here that will help you accomplish that.

Here are three headlines from Nufarm, Bushel and HGS BioScience you won’t want to miss.

John Moriarity insists the state’s regulatory pursuit of his property is about asphalt—not water.