Corn
In 2016, corn and soybean farmer Jim Backes learned he held the keys to unearthing a legend that had haunted his town since its founding.
A fraud case that has already netted guilty pleas from a grain broker and three Nebraska farmers has also forced a Missouri farmer to plead guilty to involvement in fraudulently selling organic grain.
Jay Vroom, who retired last year as CEO of CropLife America, has been tapped to chair Farm Journal’s Trust in Food initiative advisory board
Farmers sign agreements every year to plant patented seed—a practice those outside the ag industry frequently question.
While Midwest states still reel from recent flooding, BAMWX meteorologists say snow is on its way. Before the good weather makes way for bad, here’s what farmers should expect into the next couple weeks.
In 2019 experts expect net farm income to reach $69.4 billion, 2018 hit $64.2 billion and the 91-year average (adjusted to 2019 dollars) is $84.2 billion.
Bayer AG plans to cut 12,000 jobs and exit its animal health business in an effort to mollify Wall Street.
On Nov. 1, 2017 FMC closed on a large number of DuPont assets, thereby rocketing itself to become the fifth-largest global chemical company. Post-acquisition the company plans to deliver 16 new products in four years.
Pipeline Foods LLC., U.S.-based supply chain solutions company focused on organic, non-GMO and regenerative food and feed, will acquire a 3.4-million-bushel grain elevator from ADM Company in Atlantic, Iowa.
Syngenta announced Wednesday it received EPA registration approval for Vibrance Cinco fungicide seed treatment. It is labeled for use in corn against seed- and soil-borne diseases.
A rout in commodities deepened as the threat of a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies intensified, hitting markets from steel to soybeans.
Chris Novak is leaving NCGA to be the new CEO of CropLife America.
Bayer AG is days away from a transformation into the world’s biggest maker of seeds and agricultural chemicals.
Liam Condon, president of Bayer’s Crop Science Division, has been tapped to lead the crop science executive leadership team of a new, merged company.
Bayer AG cleared one big hurdle for its $66 billion takeover of Monsanto, winning European Union approval for the deal after agreeing to bolster BASF SE by selling it seeds, pesticides and digital agriculture technology.
Tim Urban of Bracewell Technologies has advocated for clients on business tax issues, extension of temporary tax provisions, and federal tax policies within the energy sector.
New gene editing tools could dramatically change how new seeds are developed and what traits can be brought to market, but Monsanto’s head of research says the industry must do a better job of explaining the tools.
As of Thursday, June 7, 2018, Monsanto stocks are no longer available on the NYSE, Monsanto shareholders are getting fat checks and Bayer is among the largest global seed and ag chemical companies.
Today the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont announced its opening of the Bay Area Innovation Center in California.
President Donald Trump signed H.R. 2, the Agriculture Improvement Act, better known as the 2018 Farm Bill, in a ceremony at USDA Thursday afternoon.
USDA’s August Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) produced a few surprises, both when it came to possible crop supplies and adjustments to demand.
As scouts prepare to hit the fields across seven states, our team of experts gathers to frame expectations ahead of this annual August ritual.
There were no major surprises in USDA’s latest WASDE report. USDA didn’t adjust U.S. corn or soybean yields in the July report, but cotton abandonment shows the brutal reality of this year’s drought.
The effects are already visible, with declining French barley exports to China and the U.S. struggling to sell corn for the new season.
All substance and no flash might best describe the fertilizer strategy Wisconsin farmer Clark Riemer is banking on to fuel his 2025 corn crop.