Online Calculator Lets Corn Growers Compare Farm Bill Options  

Source: National Corn Growers Association

Growers from 10 Corn Belt states can take advantage of an online program to help them analyze the different farm bill proposals using a grower’s own “what if” scenarios...

Contact Crop Insurance Agent Before Starting The Combine 

Source: Purdue

Farmers with potential or significant crop yield losses need to contact their crop insurance agent before harvest on how to comply with loss adjustment procedures...

Prevent Insect Infestation in Grain Bins 

Source: North Dakota State University

If the weather continues to stay warm this fall, it may be another busy season for insects as they infest grain bins...

GPS Farm Technology Can Pay – Lots 

Source: Kansas State University

Today’s global positioning system (GPS) technology may look like adult toys for the bells and whistles segment of agriculture...

Soggy Soybeans May Yield Less; Growers Should Be On The Lookout For Diseases 

Source: Iowa Soybean Association

Rainy weather across Iowa may result in lower average yields than projected by USDA, and soybean growers will need to be aware of several diseases to watch for in the next few weeks...

Illinois Farmland Values Rise 

Source: University of Illinois

Illinois farmland values continue to go up, increasing 92% since 2000, said Dale Lattz, University of Illinois Extension farm management specialist...

Keep an Eye on Late-Season Soybean Disease 

Source: Purdue University

Ohio’s soybean season may be winding down, but there are still numerous diseases and pests that growers are contending with. Anne Dorrance, Ohio State University plant pathologist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, said that growers should scout...

Ethanol Futures 

Source: Wells Fargo

In the wild energy market, there appears to be no sector with more uncertainty than the ethanol market. As each new ethanol plant comes online, the market gets closer to the day that ...

Grain Production Field Day Scheduled For K-State Ag Research Center at Parsons 

Source: Kansas State University

Asian soybean rust has been confirmed in Oklahoma and may be working its way toward Kansas. The potentially yield-robbing disease is just one of several topics on the agenda...

Growers Should Implement Market Channel Plans 

Source: NCGA

With some farmers harvesting corn already and others preparing to harvest, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) reminds farmers of the importance of directing their harvest to the proper channels for domestic use and exports. Growers need to be especially aware of which hybrids have not yet received full regulatory approvals in the European Union (EU) and Japan....

Indiana Land Values and Cash Rents Highest Since 1977 

Source: Purdue University

Indiana farmland values and cash rents took a sharp turn upward from last year, said a Purdue University expert. The Purdue Land Values and Cash Rent Survey indicates ...

Chicago Climate Exchange Extends Sign-Up for No-Till, Strip-Till Carbon Offsets Program 

AgraGate Climate Credits Corp.

Producers who use no-till or strip-till practices in their farming operations now have until September 15 to sign up for the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) agricultural soil carbon offsets program...

New Reports Examine Corn-Ethanol-Food Price Connections 

Source: National Corn Growers Association

A trio of new studies is shattering the myths about the relationship between the price of corn, ethanol production and food prices. The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) sees the studies as proof...

Soybean Aphids Reach Economic Thresholds in Ohio 

Source: Purdue University

Soybean aphids have arrived in Ohio, and counties along Lake Erie are taking the brunt of the impact...

MN Soybean Growers Association Applauds Governor’s Biodiesel Initiative 

Source: Minnesota Soybean Growers Association

On Thursday at Farmfest, the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) was pleased to hear Governor Pawlenty unveil a schedule for taking the state’s biodiesel requirement from B2 to B20 over the next eight years...