Tar spot hit some fields hard late in 2024. In fact, on one farm, paid scouts gave the “all clear” in early August. Tar spot came in after that with a vengeance. Since the farm didn’t spray, yield ...

Goodnight found that net returns from foliar fungicide and application timing for tar spot management average $29.20 to $48.50 per acre under high tar spot disease pressure relative to no fungicide ...

The so-called “One Big Beautiful Act” (OBBA) that was passed by Congress in 2025 made some important changes to provisions that could affect 2026 farm program and crop insurance decisions.

By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers, though punished by slumping prices after last year's monster corn harvest, are expected to cut back only slightly on their plantings of the ...

Farmers planted 81.2 million soybean acres in 2025, and Scott Irwin believes that number could go up “a couple million” this season but “there will still be a lot of corn.” In a year when U.S. farmers ...

BASF’s fungicide application of Veltyma made a difference for Iowa farmer Mike Hammes as he credited a contest for his ...

USDA made a cut in yields to the nation’s corn and soybean crops in the September Supply and Demand report on Friday. Even with the cuts, the agency is still calling for big production numbers, with ...

Corn bred with genes from wild relatives can reshape soil microbial communities and reduce nitrogen loss - with no yield reduction - according to new research from the University of Illinois ...

As a farmer, I want products that deliver in the field and also protect my soil and water. If NutriHarvest can do both, it checks both boxes for me.” — Farmer Aaron Kane, a corn grower BURLINGTON, VT, ...

When calculating cost of production, some figures are “easier to find,” while others are “harder to calculate.” Variable costs tend to be simpler, though some may require reviewing 2025 records. Fixed ...