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--Wheat for May delivery fell 1.6% to $5.46 3/4 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade on Monday, in response to a wave of precipitation that looks to have replenished a lot of dry soil for farmers in ...
Southern Illinois farmers can contribute to the growing renewable biofuels market all while diversifying their revenue stream ...
Rust pathogens evolve rapidly, defeating the resistance genes in the varieties and making them susceptible after several ...
A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving corn, cereal rye, soybean and winter wheat found that the three-year system ...
A north Iowa farmer says changes to his crop rotation are not market driven. Casey Schlichting of Clear Lake tells Brownfield ...
Tight margins could get tighter amid trade instability as farmers prepare to seed this year’s crop, say Farm Credit Canada ...
Crop rotation for annual vegetables can reduce disease and pest pressure, improve soil health and boost overall crop ...
Growers must submit entries by May 15, 2025, for winter wheat categories and August 1, 2025, for spring wheat categories.
Scientists studying the two major root rot problems for pulses in Western Canada have had small victories, but good chemical ...
Not all growers are planning to shift to more corn acres this year. Southeast Iowa farmer Tim Meyer tells Brownfield he has no plans to disrupt what’s been working for him on his operation. “I would ...
As regenerative agriculture gains traction as a hot topic, one question dominates the farming community: Does it pay?Simply ...
Researchers have found a way to improve the soil's capability for retaining nitrogen through the application of an ammonium ...