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In a year with razor-thin margins, at best, corn and soybean growers can use a variety of new technology and tried-and-true agronomic tools to score higher yields this season.
Ask most growers what sustainability means to them and you’ll likely hear the word “legacy.” It’s about keeping their land and operation healthy for the next generation and those who follow.
Keeping up with all the product options available and all the latest agronomic strategies is a job in itself, taking time retailers can better spend serving customers and building a profitable operation.
Spend time in any small, rural town, and you’ll quickly realize the vital role farmers play in their communities.
Don’t take equipment to fields too soon and create headaches that will linger all season. While you wait for the right timing, consider doing prep work and projects that can help set you up for yield success.
Corn growers can use this free tool to understand which hybrids have which traits, as well as evaluate insect problems and herbicide needs in-season.
To get a measure of what an average ag retail location looks like, the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) partnered with The Scoop to gather data to better understand retailer attributes and behaviors.
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Marcus Construction expands offerings with single product dome and arch barrel building storage options.
Cash and essential healthcare products are being donated to aid relief efforts, the company reports.
Warren Buffett has been the chairman of Berkshire Hathaway since 1970. He is routinely asked for his advice by students and others in the business. Here are a few of his tips.
The price rally that started in the fall of 2020 definitely attracted more corn acres in 2021. That was confirmed in USDA’s June Acreage report.
True armyworm (not to be confused with fall armyworm) is moving into Midwest wheat and corn crops now. Many are newcomers from the South, but homegrown populations are also concerning in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.
USDA’s weekly Crop Progress Report shows 14% of the nation’s corn crop and 9% of the soybean crop is planted. Farmers in Missouri and Tennessee are planting at a rapid pace, but the upper Midwest is already behind.
A new partnership between Corteva, Bunge and Chevron to create proprietary canola hybrids will boost vegetable oil supplies to fuel the renewable diesel market while also creating a new revenue stream for farmers.
Varying production methods, as well as inputs, complete your transition into precision farming
If your traditional approach to fungicide applications in corn is to wait until you see signs of disease pressure, it could be time to rethink your strategy.
South Mill Champs, Kennett Square, Pa., has added a third operation to its company with the acquisition of Loveday Mushroom Farms, Winnipeg, Manitoba, said Michael Richmond, vice president of sales.
Villita Avocados Inc. has a couple of major projects in the works.
John Moody was stranded and thought he was paralyzed after his tractor ran over him last March. His rural mail carrier found him, repaired the fence, got John’s belongings, and still finished his mail route that day.
The best Halloween costume ideas come straight from the farm. And from the looks of pictures sent in by our readers, you do, too.
Freight costs are likely to remain elevated through the winter, despite the recent decline in crude oil prices.
Iowa farmer blazes trails in the U.S. and across the globe.
Wet weather brought a myriad of problems in 2019. Aside from planting and harvest delays, it helped spread diseases, many of which could show up again in 2020.
David Widmar, an agricultural economist and partner at Agricultural Economic Insights, gave his perspective on the outlook for 2017 in this article which he posted online last week.
The Vidalia onion industry is planning for an aggressive promotional season, said Bob Stafford, interim director of the Vidalia Onion Committee in Vidalia, Ga.
The White House is moving forward in the “race to 5G” and is also investing more money into rural broadband, helping better connect underserved areas of the country.
Startups focusing on row crop innovations can now apply for a chance to pitch their idea before a national audience of leading farmers, retailers, farm advisors, and agronomists at Farm Journal’s 2019 AgTech Expo
FMC Ventures announced its first portfolio investment in Trace Genomics, Inc.
According to a senior administration official, the presidents are still planning to meet but there’s “too much work to do” in too short of a time period to flesh out a deal with China.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has said that he will not immediately act to remove the Phase 1 trade agreement, which President Donald Trump inked with China, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.