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Penn State researchers discover flavonoids make corn earworm larvae sick. New herbicides and a bioinsecticide show promise. AI takes on SCN.
U.S. inflation may have cooled last month but egg prices are still stubbornly high, and there’s no immediate prospect of relief thanks to bird flu and tariffs. Consumers paid a record $6.227 per dozen ...
Since last Friday the market has given us plenty to talk about. A person’s perception, which is controlled by their paradigm, determines what that person is saying. Some people are taking this ...
Harvest can present many challenges for farmers including start-up issues with your grain drying equipment. Many of these frustrations can be avoided by adopting a good maintenance program performed ...
Data, even good data, is only stagnate statistics if not explored and shared in a way to educate. The 17 consecutive years of data collected through the Farm Press Peanut Efficiency Award program ...
Everyone who farms in Illinois should be aware of corn rootworms, but no one should panic. If Nick Seiter were giving a “state of the state of corn rootworms” address, that is how it would begin.
Despite running cotton pickers in the mud, Doug Scott says 2020 turned out a decent harvest for his cotton crop outside of Sikeston, Mo. “First off, no one wants to hear you complain about it,” Scott ...
Timing and input management are critical to a successful cotton crop. Consider 4 tips to get your crop off to a strong start.
Colby Tucker of Hopkins FFA, Madelyn Ruster of Coopersville FFA, Grace Torsch of Montague FFA and Sterling Tomac of Chesaning FFA were recently named Michigan’s 2025 Star awardees. The awards are ...
The formula for profit on corn or soybeans sounds simple: Yield times price minus cost. But plans made in winter and reality at harvest can result in something completely different. All three ...
When Nebraska Extension engineer Paul Jasa talks about planters, no-till and cover crops, people listen. Jasa has a wealth of knowledge, attained through research over the past four decades, that he ...