Harvest provides one of the best opportunities to scout for Asian Copperleaf, a new threat to Minnesota.
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- Sue Roesler
The “single biggest yield robber” for soybeans in the U.S. is soybean cyst nematode (SCN) – a silent yield killer because it doesn’t show clear symptoms above ground.
- By Chrystal Blair, Public News Service Producer
Missouri farmers are projected to spend more than $1.5 billion this year on fertilizer and related soil treatments. Now, researchers at Saint Louis University have made a discovery they said could eventually help reduce those costs.
- Sue Roesler
In eastern North Dakota, regular sugarbeet harvest has started while soybean harvest is in full swing across the state. Some have begun harvesting corn.
- By Megan Horsager of Montevideo, Minn.
"Harvest truly is a family affair around here. It can feel like a bit of a circus at times, but we are grateful for the help and the time spent together."
- By Kylie Mockler of Centerville, S.D.
These past couple weeks have been busy on the farm. We officially started harvesting Wednesday, Oct. 7, which is later than normal. We have been in the field ever since to catch up.
- Katelyn Winberg
Several weeks of rain and mist left fields and feedyard areas muddy, but conditions eventually dried out enough to allow harvest to move forward.
- Janelle Atyeo
For two weeks, Jordan Uldrich has been looking at his soybean field that’s ready to harvest, but wet weather is keeping his combine parked.
- By Kaitlyn Kelly, Flatwater Free Press
The state used to be 98% prairie. Agriculture, urban development and heavy grazing changed that.
- Janelle Atyeo
Across a span of five days in mid-September, 458 fifth graders visited a farm outside of Brandon, South Dakota, that’s become an outdoor classroom for both youth and adults learning about grasslands, soil health and regenerative agriculture.
- Katelyn Winberg
Recent rains have brought much-needed moisture to Jade Jandel’s farm in northern South Dakota, but the wet conditions are making it difficult to prepare for harvest.
- By Kylie Mockler of Centerville, S.D.
"Over the month of September, we have gotten a total of 5 ½ inches of rain, and 3 inches of that has come in just the past two weeks."
- By Kris Kohl, Iowa State University Extension
Extra care may be needed to dry and cool grain in the bins.
- Janelle Atyeo
South central Nebraska crops are ready to harvest, but late-season rains were keeping farmers out of the field.
- Sue Roesler
One of the newer technologies in spraying for farmers/applicators in the Upper Midwest states is the Greeneye smart dual system for weeds.
- Sue Roesler
FOXHOLM, N.D. – At the end of August, Brandon Bock and his crew finished picking up the swathed, food-grade flax that was drying down in the fields as early spring seeded crop harvest was complete at Bock Farms for the 2026 growing season
- Sue Roesler
DRAKE, N.D. – At Spear Farms, Scott and Rachel Spear were busy on Friday, Sept. 4, planning an overnight camping trip for the weekend before Labor Day.
- By Doug Houser and Luke Fuhrer, Iowa State University
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Digital Ag Innovation Lab at Iowa State will offer Combine University, a premier educational experience designed for operators to meet the technical demands of the 2026 harvest season. The single-day, hands-on training will be…
- By Garland Dahlke, Iowa State University
AMES, Iowa – This past weekend, a severe hailstorm ravaged parts of eastern Iowa, destroying what was expected to be a record-contending corn crop. Following any hail event, a call to your insurance agent and crop advisor is the first step. After insurance adjustments, next is: how do we bes…
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
New county-level data shows U.S. irrigated farmland grew by more than 3 million acres between 1997 and 2022—but the national number hides a much more interesting story playing out county by county.
- Crystal Reed
The Morrow Plots on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus mark 150 years in production this year — the nation’s oldest continuously running agricultural experiment in North America. The plots are the second oldest in the world.
- Crystal Reed
Warm and inconsistent weather patterns are leading to increased pest pressure for farmers in the Midwest.
- Crystal Reed
Don Roose at U.S. Commodities said the market is turning contraseasonal with ending stocks getting smaller as well as the crop.
- Michael Langemeier and Joana Colussi Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture
Farmer sentiment decreased again in May as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index declined from 121 points in April to 119. The Current Conditions Index decreased by 8 points, while the Future Expectations Index increased by 1 point. This month’s Current Conditions Index …
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