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Farmers are entering into spring planting season with drought covering a most of the western half of the country. A new study looking into the problem shows dry periods between rain have become longer in the West.

USDA’s latest Crop Progress Report revealed 85% of New Mexico is seeing short to very short topsoil moisture conditions, and 83% of North Dakota is seeing topsoil conditions that are desperately dry.

U.S. soybean farmers could be in for a volatile price ride this year. With already tight stocks with robust demand, Blue Reef Agri-Marketing’s Chip Nellinger says soybean prices could see extreme volatility this year.

May corn futures closed in on $6 Wednesday, a price move being driven by a number of factors. Brian Doherty with Total Farm Marketing says corn’s performance is one for the record books.

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The resources of the Foundation exist as building blocks for the maintenance and future of professional crop management practitioners.

This July, the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers will hold its annual Education Week once again after being virtual in 2020.

Do more per planter pass this spring

Getting plants up and running is important to a successful growing season. To do that many farmers are using well-placed fertility to Win the Furrow.

To win the furrow this planting season means making sure plants have all the nutrition they need early. There are plenty of options for farmers to consider during the planter pass.