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Bayer loses second case in a week

Jun 27, 2022

July 4 cookout costs 17% more

Jun 27, 2022

USDA trade mission concludes in London

Jun 27, 2022

Tackling a challenging soybean pest

Jun 24, 2022

Commerce department finds UAN market distorted

Jun 24, 2022

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Farm shows offer ag education on grand scale

Jun 17, 2022

Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days bring innovative ag tech, market updates and product education to farmers.

Kids leaving home never gets easy

Jun 03, 2022

Ready for Missouri State Fair

Apr 26, 2022

State fair entries open May 11; the online Premium Book is now available to plan entries.

My grandson put on that cowboy hat, and the memories flowed

Apr 15, 2022

Crops

Ag biotech startup Micropep advances technology

Jun 27, 2022

Field testing proves the tool works; new financing fosters push from lab to market.

Livestock

Push, pull or get out of the way

Jun 24, 2022

When you’re sharing content online, take a beat before you click.

Dairy cows can affect cull cow market

Jun 23, 2022

Because so many dairy cows end up in the beef system, dairy cow slaughter has a significant impact on cull cow markets.

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Heroes, villains and the folks in between

Jun 16, 2022

What if your cable news is wrong — and the politician you love to hate actually did good stuff for your farm?

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Stage soybean growth to make better decisions

Jun 17, 2022

Soybean Watch: Find the right time to apply fungicides and carry out other management practices.

Improving air quality with biodiesel use

Jun 10, 2022

A new report from Clean Fuels Alliance America shows biodiesel and renewable diesel provide a significant environmental benefit.

Why isn’t this corn plant like the rest?

Jun 21, 2022

Corn Watch: When all plants don’t emerge uniformly, look for clues to explain why.

Enko expands effort to design new crop protection products

Jun 14, 2022

With its innovative use of DNA libraries, company can more quickly design new products targeted to specific pests and diseases.

Control corn rootworm, disease pressure

Jun 14, 2022

Seed selection may not always maintain corn rootworm control. Plus, you can mix insecticide and fungicide, so scout for corn rootworm and diseases...

Biden administration supports pork producers in court filing

Jun 21, 2022

Supreme Court filing details from Biden administration need for SCOTUS to overturn California’s Proposition 12.

Technology

Semi trailer loaded with corn parked in a harvested field

Company launches website to demonstrate power of IoT

Jun 21, 2022

Semtech makes tools other companies use to build tracking and monitoring systems — and its new website shows how they work.

Camera package is part of the autonomous 8R tractor

John Deere talks about leaping ahead

Jun 17, 2022

During an investor conference, company looks at the future of autonomy and technology.

Farmer Iron

Getting past the supply crisis

May 31, 2022

With late deliveries of new equipment, rising prices for used items and a lack of parts, 2022 has been a perfect storm of trouble.

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