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soybean seedlings in the field

Track cause of soybean stand problems Track cause of soybean stand problems

Soybean Watch: Missing plants could mean planter problems. Now is the time to find answers.

byTom J. Bechman

Jun 9, 2023|

3 Min Read

Dan Dennison, of Knoxville, checks for a tassel on the early sweet corn

It’s all about taste for sweet corn producer It’s all about taste for sweet corn producer

byJennifer Carrico

Jun 9, 2023

9 Slides

Spiderwort flowers

Carefully manage tropical spiderwort in cotton or watch it spread Carefully manage tropical spiderwort in cotton or watch it spread

Jun 9, 2023

2 Min Read

Greeneye Technology boom retrofitted onto a high clearance Sprayer machine

Focus on new tech to tackle weeds Focus on new tech to tackle weeds

Jun 9, 2023

6 Slides

farmer examining soil

USDA to invest $3 million to soil research projects USDA to invest $3 million to soil research projects

byJoshua Baethge

Jun 8, 2023

1 Min Read

Fuel nozzle and soybeans representing renewable diesel

Renewable diesel costs spark pullback Renewable diesel costs spark pullback

Jun 8, 2023

4 Min Read

corn in dry field

Drought or no drought for corn

Drought or no drought for corn

Jim Farrar, University of California’s Integrated Pest Management director

Pesticide use down, but pest numbers up

Pesticide use down, but pest numbers up

Smoke taint testing in vineyard

West Coast researchers battle smoke taint

West Coast researchers battle smoke taint

Vineyard irrigation

Scientist: Irrigation at roots is best

Scientist: Irrigation at roots is best

Ship at grain port

Export Report: Soybeans solid, corn and wheat struggle

Export Report: Soybeans solid, corn and wheat struggle

No-till farming

Regenerative ag: No-till farming boosts soil health

Regenerative ag: No-till farming boosts soil health

byHeather Smith Thomas

waterhemp weed

7 stories for weed control best practices

7 stories for weed control best practices

byStephanie Sokol

Garlic is pictured here with tops on in layers on a wagon in a high tunnel

Trial rates garlic-handling practices

Trial rates garlic-handling practices

byKara Lynn Dunn

forage harvesting equipment in the field, chopping triticale and ryelage

Boost feed inventories with alternative forages

Boost feed inventories with alternative forages

cotton gin

$50 million cotton infrastructure grant denied

$50 million cotton infrastructure grant denied

byShelley E. Huguley

sliced watermelon

Watermelon yields up, May rain hurts quality

Watermelon yields up, May rain hurts quality

young plants in a field

Perfect storm leads to sugarbeet root maggots

Perfect storm leads to sugarbeet root maggots

Bulk storage of chemicals in farm building

Dispose of unwanted pesticides

Dispose of unwanted pesticides

byTom J. Bechman

Dry, cracking soil in corn field

Feedback from the Field: Dry soils haunt growers across the country

Feedback from the Field: Dry soils haunt growers across the country

byJacqueline Holland

Cotton

Ariz., Calif. may match planted cotton acres in '23

Ariz., Calif. may match planted cotton acres in '23

byTodd Fitchette

Young Rice

Mississippi rice acreage, prices up

Mississippi rice acreage, prices up

bySusan Collins Smith

Sukup Mixed Flow grain dryer and elevator

Farming Equipment

When it comes to grain dryers, size matters

When it comes to grain dryers, size matters

byDeborah Jeanne Sergeant

Cotton seedlings in commercial field.

Acephate-resistant cotton thrips confirmed in North Carolina

Acephate-resistant cotton thrips confirmed in North Carolina

byDominic Reisig

Heron Castillo LRGV cotton

South Texas crop prospects cited as ‘beautiful, fantastic’

South Texas crop prospects cited as ‘beautiful, fantastic’

silhouette of cowboy at sunset

Ending the silence around rural mental health

Ending the silence around rural mental health

byJennifer M. Latzke

June corn

Texas corn farmers praise USMCA dispute settlement filing

Texas corn farmers praise USMCA dispute settlement filing

byStephanie Pruitt

Grain bin

Stored grain strategies in an inverted market

Stored grain strategies in an inverted market

Get out in your fields before it's too late.

Scouting is a necessity each and every season

Scouting is a necessity each and every season

Corn and soybeans with money

Farmer sentiment sours as crop prices decline

Farmer sentiment sours as crop prices decline

byCompiled by staff

Midwest Digest, June 6, 2023

Midwest Digest, June 6, 2023

Midwest Digest, June 6, 2023

corn seedlings flagged for emergence in the field

Corn emergence rate hinges on weather

Corn emergence rate hinges on weather

byTom J. Bechman

Corn in field

Mississippi corn standing strong

Mississippi corn standing strong

byBonnie Coblentz

Libbie Johnson

Alabama peanut producers get new executive director

Alabama peanut producers get new executive director

Close up of a sunflower

Double-crop sunflowers for profit, joy

Double-crop sunflowers for profit, joy

byJennifer Kiel

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