USDA’s final look at crop production for 2023 caught the commodity markets by surprise. The agency increased the final yield estimates for both corn and soybeans, and as a result, prices plummeted on ...

Corn and soybeans ended sharply higher on Friday with the push from USDA’s bullish supply cuts in the January reports. The agency slashed corn yields 3.8 bu. resulting in a 275 million bu. drop in ...

Farmer Mark Catterton drives a John Deere Harvester while harvesting soybeans during his fall harvest on October 19, 2018 in Owings, Maryland. When it comes to staying informed in Minnesota, our ...

Additionally, he noted, unnecessary use of fungicides could result in potentially harmful effects on beneficial microbes in the seeds and soil. "Adoption of seed treatments has continued to increase ...

KANSAS CITY — After a poor showing in 2024, corn and soybean futures values have rebounded sharply to begin the new year, following the release of the US Department of Agriculture’s Jan. 10 annual ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University scientists are collaborating on a $6 million National Science Foundation research project to ensure sustainable soybean yields despite rising ...

The 2025 growing season is presenting challenges with precipitation levels significantly below both last year’s levels and the norm. This sustained dryness is impacting major corn- and soybean-growing ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Soybean producers from South Dakota gathered March 7 in Brookings at McCrory Gardens to learn about new research and hear from experts in the industry. The Soy100 seminar focuses on ...

In this edition we’re focusing on what soybeans mean to growers and their story is one of production agriculture’s greatest achievements. Few farmers before 1950 could have witnessed the growth—a ...

Corn and soybean producers had reason to smile heading into the weekend as prices jumped following news of reduced yields and stocks on Friday, Jan. 9. The news came from the USDA's World Agriculture ...

The soybean cyst nematode (SCN) remains one of the most damaging soybean pathogens affecting soybean production in Ohio. Because significant yield losses can occur without visible symptoms, soil ...

Locally sourced produce often suffers from inconsistent quality, uncertain supply, and daily price fluctuations, ...