An extension crops educator is concerned too many farmers underestimate the threat of soybean cyst nematode. Angie Peltier with the University of Minnesota says SCN is the biggest soybean yield-limiting pathogen in the Midwest. “It’s a huge deal, and I’m amazed that more people aren’t concerned about this significant pest.” She tells Brownfield the fall […]
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The CEO of Indiana Corn and Soybean says continuing to grow exports will help U.S. farmers improve profitability. Courtney Kingrey tells
An extension plant pathologist says some farmers are looking at fungicides for cost savings. Alison Robertson with Iowa State University tells
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were mixed, uncertain about how much higher cash and wholesale prices can go.
Mar. corn closed at $4.84 and 1/4, up 9 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.34, up 15 centsMar. soybean meal
Soybeans were higher on fund and technical buying, pulling contracts to a higher weekly finish. Beans continued to monitor weather in
A professor of crop physiology at the University of Illinois says research has shown two primary management components of high yielding
A new study from the Iowa Pork Producers Association reveals pig farmers are a vital component of the state’s economy. IPPA
Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield The head of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says several biodiesel plants have idled across the state.
Farmers and agricultural researchers are evaluating how ideal cropping systems are progressing as part of a long-term USDA research project. Phil
