Corn
You might have a high moisture grain headache lurking out in your fields. There might be solutions that help you avoid waiting in line at the elevator.
Troubles at planting continue to show up this season, with just 11% of corn and 7% of soybeans harvested, according to USDA’s Crop Progress Report.
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This week Indigo increases its projection for the national average corn yield. As of Sept. 12, Indigo estimates the corn yield to be 159.4 bu. per acre, which is up nearly 5 bu. from its August estimate.
Allen Meissner of Bartlett, Texas finished harvest last month, bringing in a record crop. He said a timely dose of rains helped yields after a wet start to the year.
A technology company called TeleSense, says it’s revolutionizing grain storage, which will help add security to the food supply chain.
This purchase gives the company a stronger foothold into biologicals and asserts their commitment to its ‘Good Growth Plan’ to improve environmental sustainability.
To help farmers in the battle against resistant and tough-to-control weeds, AMVAC is adding two new herbicides to their lineup.
Trust In Food, a Farm Journal initiative, today announced that SIMPAS has joined America’s Conservation Ag Movement as its first Advocate Level Partner.
On Tuesday, Farmers’ Business Network (FBN) announced it would remove membership fees for all farmers, eliminating its $700 per year subscription.
One of the biggest barriers to introducing new pesticides—which includes herbicides, insecticides and fungicides—is regulatory review and its uncertain timing and expense.
Estimates ranged from a high of 200 bpa to a low of 102 bpa, averaging 160-plus.
The area hit encompasses 14 million acres of insured crops, including 8.2 million corn acres and 5.6 million acres of soybeans
Q&A with Justin Wolfe, Syngenta Regional Director North America Seeds
Litigation continues against common pesticides—this time targeting two insecticides and one herbicide. At the heart of the bill, Udall and Neguse claim that EPA and the current pesticide laws do not keep citizens safe.
New technology from BioConsortia could reduce reliance on synthetic chemical fertilizers.
This year will mark 28 years Pro Farmer has completed its annual Crop Tour—an event where scouts from around the Midwest take in-field estimates to determine yield and crop conditions across the Corn Belt.
Tar Spot has been lurking in Midwest fields since 2015—and possibly even earlier by escaping detection. In five years, it has spread to eight states and decimated yield potential in its path.
USDA June acreage report showed U.S. farmers planted 92 million acres of corn in 2020, which is 5 million acres less than March. Some analysts say this could be a game changer for the corn market short-term.
Wednesday Bayer reached a settlement with plaintiffs in its Roundup, glyphosate, lawsuits and litigation concerning dicamba drift and PCB water. The company agreed to a total payment of $10.1 billion to $10.9 billion
Since March 13, ethanol production dropped by about 46%, and idled or reduced production capacity is at or above 50% of normal, according to University of Illinois. Last week production fell to 563,000 barrels a day.
Five farming operations in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Nebraska highlight irrigation adjustments that target dollar per drop in order to tap profit.
Busted grain bins still sit outside of White Cloud, Kansas; the rotting grain is a reminder of how devastating the flood of 2019 is for farmers and residents. Now farmers doubt all their acres will be planted in 2020.
Pivot Bio Proven is the first product of its kind to be marketed in the U.S.
Bob Starke spent his high school years working on farms in northwest Missouri. Today he is still “on the farm,” but his fields are far from home.
Chlorpyrifos can be used in a wide variety of crops including row crops, fruits, trees and vines. It’s restricted in some states and banned in others.
“It’s important to remember 2019 had excess rainfall and high humidity. So, it was a prime environment for a lot of diseases, and with the increase in disease, we have a lot of inoculum in the soil” says Randy Kool
As Bayer continues its mitigation to reach a settlement, Dow Jones is reporting the company could settle its glyphosate (Roundup) legal cases for a sum around $10 billion.
What’s included in the cost of a bag of seed? The exact ratio isn’t known to the public, but at least a portion is dedicated to ongoing research and development.
Chinese-owned Syngenta will contribute $2 billion over the next five years to create innovations specifically targeted to address climate change.