According to USDA's latest Crop Progress Report, 74% of the Illinois corn crop is planted, which is three points behind average, but a 20-point jump in just a week. Illinois farmer Brent Johnson says ...

Learn to identify tar spot, red crown rot at July 10 event COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension state specialists ...

AI is helping Corteva dramatically accelerate the development of new crop protection products, Brian Lutz told a ...

Scouting fields can play an important role as farmers can see how different conditions impact their crops, and how different ...

The appearance and impact of alfalfa diseases often depend on both the age of the stand and the time of year. Diseases such as phytophthora, pythium and black stem typically show up in new seedings, ...

Corn futures failed to hold the early gains on Wednesday, closing with contracts down 6 to 7 cents in the nearbys and new crop ½ cent lower. Preliminary open interest was up ,618 contracts ...

Plant diseases such as red crown rot in soybeans are moving into more parts of the Midwest, and last year, Extension ...

Plant diseases such as red crown rot in soybeans ... in the early crop stages, and the transmission of pathogens happens in the vegetative growth stages, but the symptoms of corn stunt disease ...

Corn futures are trading with contracts 4 to 7 cents in the green so far to start the midweek session. The corn market closed Tuesday mixed, with nearby contracts 1 to 2 cents higher and new crop ...

That was the case in 15 of the last 20 years. Ironically, of the five years when corn acres declined from March to June, three had featured very fast paces of planting in early May. Slow planting ...