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Farmers can take steps to mitigate potential soybean emergence issues due to lower-than-normal germination rates in some soybean seed varieties and lots this year.

The Wheat Quality Council's annual Hard Winter Wheat Tour this week will provide the latest assessment of crop quality and production.

Brush up on the timeline for switching to shorter-season corn or soybeans, as well as how to do it safely.

What's waiting for the 2022 crop? Black cutworms, slugs, bean leaf beetles, white grubs, seed corn maggot, wireworms and maybe grape colaspis! Scout those newly emerged fields carefully this spring.

The U.S. solicitor general said the Supreme Court should reject one of two petitions filed with the court by Bayer AG, asking for review of a trial verdict in a Roundup cancer case.

Retail fertilizer prices for the first week of May 2022 continue to show a majority remain higher. Seven of the eight major fertilizers were more expensive compared to the first week of April 2022.

An exhibit at Lauritzen Gardens is using a combination of science lessons and art to provide a better understanding of the diversity of plants, from seeds to blossoms.

Cool, wet weather is holding corn and soybean planting back, but farmers are poised to play catch up if a tentative forecast for drier weather in mid-May pans out.

Oklahoma hard red winter (HRW) wheat production this year will likely be about half of the 2021 harvest, as widespread drought and recent high winds took a toll on plants.

Most retail fertilizer prices continued to be higher the fourth week of April 2022 compared to last month. Two fertilizers (urea and UAN28), however, were slightly lower in price. MAP is now at an all-time high price in our DTN data set at $1,082 per ton.

Persistent drought and high winds have caused permanent reductions in yield potential for many winter wheat acres in a year of soaring prices and anxious markets.

Pythium, Phytophthora, Fusarium and Rhizoctonia are the top four diseases waiting to pounce on corn and soybean seeds trying to emerge in cold, saturated soils.

Retail fertilizer prices for the third week of April 2022 show all fertilizers are once again higher. However, only two fertilizers, MAP and UAN32, are significantly higher compared to last month.

Farmers increase soil productivity with management techniques aimed at boosting carbon levels.

Forage producers face two giant hurdles as the growing season begins. Drought conditions are present on much of the Plains from the Canadian border south through Texas. And producers lucky enough not to be in...

With some growers losing up to 20 bushels per acre to certain SCN populations, farmers are stuck with a limited market for new sources of SCN-resistant soybeans.

Watch that long-term forecast, consider planting soybeans first and pick early planted field locations carefully.

Retail fertilizer prices for the second week of April 2022 continue to show all products higher compared to last month. While all fertilizers are higher, only three are up a considerable amount.