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The majority of respondents to a DTN 360 Poll said they didn't plan to pre-order fertilizer for fall applications.

The old standby is still solid, but new technologies might move some corn growers to shift usage.

International wholesale ammonia prices continued to firm during September. Domestic wholesale ammonia prices moved firmer in September as well, even while the market remained quiet, waiting for the fall application...

Retail fertilizer prices for the fourth week of September continued to fall, with a couple of exceptions. The last time anhydrous was under $400 per ton was seven years ago.

Fall is the perfect time to gear up to take soil samples. Here's some tips for getting it done.

Don't wait for fickle spring spray windows to control aggressive winter annual weeds like marestail and henbit, experts caution.

Most average retail fertilizer prices continued to fall the third week of September 2017. But, for the time in several months, multiple fertilizers were slightly higher in price.

In this week's Crop Tech Corner, Illinois researchers found some surprising news about how weed resistance develops, scientists found a useful stem rot resistance gene and GE sugarcane shows promise as a biofuel...

Arkansas farmers remain split over the fate of dicamba usage and are proposing compromises in how the herbicide could be applied.

The Arkansas State Plant Board unanimously approved regulations that would ban dicamba applications after mid-April, essentially limiting its use as a post-emergence herbicide.

Seed companies are changing marketing literature to state that Cry1F (Herculex I) does not provide reliable control of the western bean cutworm.

The EPA, present at a meeting of state pesticide regulators, promised to issue a decision on dicamba use in time for state regulators and growers to make decisions for the 2018 growing season.

Average retail prices for all but one fertilizer continued to move slightly lower the second week of September 2017. The average price of urea was slightly higher compared to the previous month.

German-based Bayer announced Tuesday that it has asked for an extension on its acquisition of Monsanto.

The latest cover crop survey from CTIC and SARE shows farmers are increasing their acres and more farmers are adopting cover crops. Respondents cited soil health as a main reason, along with yield increases and...

How often could growers legally spray dicamba in 2017? Not that often, especially if states and the EPA adopt new use restrictions in 2018, say two Indiana scientists.

The Pesticide Committee of the Arkansas State Plant Board voted this week to take task force recommendations on dicamba use in the state to the state's full Plant Board.

Average retail fertilizer prices continued to inch lower the first week of September 2017.

Aspergillus, Diplodia, Gibberella and Fusarium are just some of the ear and stalk rots starting to surface across the country at this time.

Straight-goods 2,4-D choline herbicide offers optional tank-mix flexibility for tolerant crops.

Without national funding to monitor for soybean rust, growers may have less warning of the disease's spread from this year on.

Monsanto is threatening legal action if Arkansas rejects its petition to scrap the proposed in-season ban on dicamba in 2018. The company prefers Indiana's approach, which will make dicamba a restricted use...

Retail fertilizer prices continued to move lower the fifth week of August 2017. Farmers should be aware of fertilizer price fluctuations and take advantage of purchasing options when prices are low, according to a...

Domestic wholesale prices for ammonia and potash could rise as fall application demand picks up. Wholesale prices for most other fertilizers are expected to run steady to lower in the short term.

Louisiana farmers took the brunt of the rain and damage, but corn, soybeans, cotton and rice got wet in Arkansas and Mississippi, as well.