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Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie offers insights and counsel on how to go about making adjustments to your 2027 cropping plan.
Industry leaders say the products must deliver consistent agronomic results and measurable economic returns to earn their place in farmers’ input lineup.
Voraxor adds a new PPO active, trifludimoxazin, to a burndown that already leans on a PPO partner; Zidua PLUS is a repositioned premix.
After watching farmers battle severe lodging this harvest, one agronomist believes a key solution lies in planting 20,000 to 30,000 fewer seeds per acre.
Bigger harvests mean more nutrients leave the field. Evaluating your crop nutrient removal rates can help as you start planning for next season, recommends one field agronomist.
Farmers like North Dakota’s Jay Myers are combining soil testing, alternative resistance sources and crop rotation to stay ahead of the pest—and new technologies are on the way.
Viriterra launches its first herbicide this fall, with company officials reporting they plan to build a multi-year pipeline of crop protection products for U.S. farmers.
Yield monitors are telling one story this fall. Settlement sheets are telling another, reports Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist.
Farmers could see record ARC and PLC payments by the end of October, but estimates of $13.2 to $13.8 billion fall short of early projections, and payment limits could trim individual checks.
Despite a mid-season flash drought and a 10-inch September soaking, Matt McCarthy is seeing near-record yields and better margins — though quality concerns and a race against drydown loom.
The soybean tentiform leaf miner feeds inside soybean leaves and can be difficult to detect. Confirmed in seven Midwest states, it’s prompting researchers to expand monitoring and encourage farmers to scout field edges.
Jeff Cecil steps into the top role with a mission to integrate cutting-edge technologies and accelerate innovation as farmers navigate economic headwinds and volatile markets.
Repeated wetting and drying cycles are causing mold, seed discoloration and pod shattering in Midwest fields from Nebraska to Ohio. Here’s how to prioritize harvest and protect grain quality.
From sudden death syndrome and soybean cyst nematode to emerging red crown rot, University of Nebraska researchers are uncovering yield losses that can be difficult to not only see, but even harder to diagnose.
With global supply, production costs and geopolitics all in flux, corn and soybean growers face a tough call on how much of their 2027 crop inputs to price this fall.
Kernels left behind in fields this fall could become a 22% yield loss in your soybeans next year. But fixing the problem starts with the right diagnosis, says one seasoned farmer.
Grain quality problems are raising red flags in parts of the Corn Belt. Timing a call to your insurance agent could be just as important as timing your harvest this year.
A new report commissioned by NCGA and ASA found 90% of 1,200 farmers surveyed say they are more or equally concerned about their farm financials than a year ago.
One Minnesota family is breaking with tradition and reserving fall fieldwork for acres where it can make the biggest contribution.
Ken Ferrie walks through the problems plaguing this year’s corn crop and shares his strategy for salvaging yield and protecting grain quality in storage.
Kess Berg of Advanced Agrilytics says one of the solutions is connecting better with your existing data to identify what’s working well and where simple management changes could boost returns.
As Trump and Xi prepare to meet, economists say China’s soybean purchases have little to do with supply and demand — and everything to do with political favor and easing trade tensions.
Starting small on less productive acres gave Whalen Farms room to learn — and eventually cut fertilizer costs across 2,000 acres.
Two Midwest farmers share how ongoing cost pressures are reshaping their approach to harvest and planning for 2027.
Crop protection, seeds and digital tools could be rolled into a standalone company by middle of next year.
The Evansville facility will be Wisconsin’s first large-scale soybean crush plant — processing 80 million bushels annually and lifting CHS’s total crush capacity by more than two-thirds when it opens in 2028.
Warm fall conditions could push back the window for safe, effective anhydrous and manure applications across parts of the Midwest, says Iowa State agronomist.
Planting soybeans months before wheat harvest sounds risky. But farmers Brian Tanner and Jason Mauck find it dries wet fields faster, cuts input costs and gives wheat a profitable place back in Corn Belt rotations.