When USDA announced changes in its crop reports in July, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue boasted that modern technology ensured everyone had equal access and a level playing field when it comes to tapping USDA's major market reports.

Science From the Field highlights Pioneer's industry-leading research to help growers find profitable agronomic solutions for their farming operations.

Philip Meredith describes himself as "a humble dirt farmer from Western Kentucky." When it comes to high-yield soybean competition, Meredith is more like a thoroughbred racehorse charging out of the starting gate.

Would consumers pay more for beef that has higher nutritional levels? One University of Florida (UF) researcher believes they might. She's already finding some breeds of cattle yield healthier meat than others.

John Lee is pretty straightforward about the mission of his grain bin safety workshop: "We are trying to make people stop and think so they don't do something stupid, which could cause death."

Cattlemen are a fiercely independent lot. Different focuses and philosophies often tied to a production system or even a cattle breed can limit common ground. But, solidarity rules when it comes to the issue of fake meat.

It may feel like only yesterday that you were doing spring cleaning, but the amber waves of grain outside my window tell me how much time has passed. Hopefully, all the seeds you've sown have grown into mature crops, and that harvest is only weeks away. Now is the perfect...