Jason Jenkins

With application windows narrowed by either wind or rain, time may be running out for spraying herbicides over the top in some corn fields.

While the alleged smuggling of a fungus into the United States by two China nationals raised concerns of a potential agroterrorism plot this week, farmers have been dealing with Fusarium...

Soybean gall midge, a pest capable of causing significant yield loss, has emerged in at least one Nebraska county. Soybean growers in the region should begin scouting.

Many factors can influence the success or failure of a glufosinate herbicide application. A recent study found some weather conditions have more influence than others.

After seeking bankruptcy protections in March, specialty soybean company Benson Hill has new ownership under a new company name: Confluence Genetics.

Crop scouts on the 2025 Hard Winter Wheat Tour estimated a crop averaging 53 bushels per acre, the second-highest predicted harvest result in the past 20 years.

Scouts on Day 2 of the Wheat Quality Council's 2025 Hard Winter Wheat Tour found improved field conditions, estimating a weighted average yield of 53.3 bpa for wheat in southwest and...

Day 1 of the Wheat Quality Council's 2025 Hard Winter Wheat Tour produced a weighted average yield of 50.5 bpa despite the effects of both disease and drought on the crop.

The Wheat Quality Council holds its 2025 Hard Winter Wheat Tour in Kansas this week, offering the world a glimpse at how this year's crop is faring.

Entries are now being accepted for the 2025 National Sorghum Yield Contest, which features a new protocol for verifying yields.

On Tuesday, EPA announced the next step in its quest to make pesticide registration comply with the Endangered Species Act for decades, releasing the final Insecticide Strategy that will guide farmers' future use of these tools...

Last year's dry conditions at harvest are affecting some soybean seed germination rates. Here's how to account for it and ensure a desired final stand.

Wheat grown in the U.S. undergoes extensive testing to match the right class of wheat with its end-product niches. The overall goal is to continue to push quality to benefit growers, as well as the industry.

Last season, corn leafhoppers expanded their range as far north as Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota, bringing corn stunt disease to new fields. What's in store for 2025?

For many winter wheat producers, this year is starting off much like last year, with a crop that's poised to succeed if Mother Nature provides the needed rainfall.

Three popular herbicides currently carry labels requiring threatened and endangered species protections. A Georgia weed scientist offers a five-step process to complying with these requirements.

Since being introduced in 2003, corn hybrids containing Bt traits to control rootworms have helped farmers protect their crop. A new study suggests that farmers may be planting too much of a good thing.

Despite recent efforts to transform its business model, St. Louis-based Benson Hill, known for developing soybeans with enhanced compositional traits, has filed for bankruptcy.