Emily Unglesbee

When dicamba damages trees, vegetables, fruits, flowers and other private property in rural communities, victims find little to no justice or compensation.

As drought worsens in the south and west, parts of the Midwest are recovering from record rainfalls. But a lucky few are looking at ideal growing conditions.

USDA increased U.S. corn production to 14.2 billion bushels and soybean production to 4.3 billion bushels. Exports plummeted 250 million bushels.

Step 1: Don't cook your sample in a hot pickup truck for two days before sending it in.

Japanese beetle damage can look horrifying, but it's often concentrated in the field edges. Assess carefully before spraying.

Not all corn disease can be treated in-season, but scout your fields and note which hybrids are showing infection.

Drought and low commodity prices conspired to shrink winter wheat acres, but harvest is revealing a higher-quality crop than expected.

In much of the Midwest, rain-soaked crops contrast sharply with their parched counterparts in the south and west.

EPA hopes to make a decision by mid-August on whether or not to extend the registrations of XtendiMax, Engenia and FeXapan.

Illinois growers are finding that multiple pathogens are at work, which makes scouting tricky.

As a decades-long effort to get rid of trans fats officially concludes Monday, high oleic soybeans are poised to expand their market share.

If you spy these strange symptoms in your cornfield -- your corn may be going through a rapid growth spurt.

USDA adjusted both old-crop (2017-18) and new-crop (2018-19) corn and soybean ending stocks downward in the June WASDE.

Both weeds are starting to emerge later in the season, after post-emergence herbicides have run out of steam.

Many southern and Midwestern states are already reporting damage from either dicamba or 2,4-D. Here's what to do if you suspect herbicide injury.

Bayer's new Crop Science portfolio will contain many Monsanto traits, seeds and chemicals.

The spotted lanternfly is causing a stir on the East Coast, while the Asiatic garden beetle is already troubling some corn growers in the Midwest.

Bayer believes its brand is more trusted, worldwide. The German company's integration of Monsanto will take two full months.

See a roundup of the latest research on rice in this week's Crop Tech Corner.

Corn planting surged ahead in the past week, and soybeans are close behind. But some northern Midwest farmers are still stalled by wet weather.

Illinois experts team up to help you diagnose those sickly seedlings in your field.

Corteva will combine its Enlist technology with the new rootworm mode of action, which is expected to hit fields in the early 2020s.

A restrictive label and summer weather could conspire to sideline your dicamba applications, so it would be wise to prepare.

There's only one way to tell if that missing corn plant is a victim of an insect, disease or planter skip, and that's to dig up seedlings.

Ag biotech companies are tweaking a plant's innate ability to convert sunlight, carbon dioxide and water into grain, with the goal of giant yield leaps in a single generation.

The company cited low demand, but growing U.S. insect resistance to the proteins in its Bt soybean product is more likely the culprit.

This week's Crop Tech Corner is all about stink bugs -- a Midwest app, new scouting recommendations and wasp species with a taste for this stinky insect.

The hours just before and after sunset are an applicator's most dangerous spray times, particularly during sunny days with low wind speeds.

Kansas farmland values under pressure as profitability problems force farmers to make tough choices.

From illegal formulations to improper additives and incorrect nozzles, here's how dicamba misuse can get you in trouble.

Scientists say we should treat gene-edited crops like conventional crops, not GMOs. Will the rest of the world get on board?

About 155 farmers had just over a week of access to dicamba before the Arkansas Supreme Court issued stays for two of the three temporary restraining orders on the state's in-season dicamba ban, pending appeals.

Two veteran farmers dole out their best advice for dealing with traffic during the planting rush.

Wind, temperature inversions, incorrect boom heights and droplet size are the most common causes of physical particle drift.

If you've missed your preferred corn planting window, here are some adjustments to consider.