An agronomy expert says disease pressure was the biggest growing season issue for corn farmers in 2025. “Southern rust was a beast this year. Something we have never seen,” said BASF’s Mark Storr on Wednesday. Storr says the severity of southern rust was unexpected. “Southern rust decimated the plants so that tar spot couldn’t continue […]
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A soil health specialist suggests growers in the Upper Midwest face unique challenges managing cover crops. Maria Teresa Tancredi with Minnesota-based
U.S. ethanol production eased off its all-time high last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.105 million barrels
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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the US could withdraw from its tri-lateral trade deal with Canada and Mexico. He says
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The manager of farm leadership development with Midwest Dairy says research shows that Generation Z is the least trusting of dairy
An ag economist suggests the absence of significant changes in the USDA’s latest supply and demand estimates is to be expected.
