“It would be very challenging if this were year one.”
- Katelyn Winberg
Commodity Classic’s general session drew record attendance Feb. 26 in San Antonio, Texas, as agricultural leaders gathered to discuss policy priorities, technology and market opportunities.
- Kristen Sindelar
One company is eliminating guesswork around fungicide application through its biosensing capability that is rooted in the plant’s physiology.
- By Stan Wise, South Dakota Soil Health Coalition
By now, most people working in agriculture have heard that growing a cover crop after a cash crop is harvested can make a big difference in soil health. Healthy soil pays off in a number of ways, including reduced input costs and increased operational resilience, but farmers have to get crea…
- By Sara Bauder, SDSU Extension
Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new information regarding over-the-top dicamba applications to soybean and cotton, with the main changes focusing on maximum application rates and temperature cut-offs.
- By Marie Flanagan of North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE)
Herbicide-resistant weeds are becoming a significant challenge for farmers in the semiarid Central Great Plains, particularly in wheat-sorghum-fallow rotations. Weeds like kochia and Palmer amaranth are becoming increasingly difficult to control each year, and the number of herbicide options…
- Crystal Reed
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Conservation practices affect different farms in unique ways and make different demands of the farmer depending on their operation.
- By Sarah Jackson, University of Minnesota Extension
Oats were once a major Minnesota crop, with about 4 million acres planted annually on average until the early 1960s. But in 2025, oats accounted for only 195,000 planted acres in Minnesota, and those oats were used mostly for livestock feed and straw bedding. Meanwhile, corn planted in 2025 …
South Dakota State University Extension and Premier Crop Systems are recruiting corn farmers to participate in nitrogen fertilizer trials.
Farmers gather in Rochester to discuss strategies for diversifying cropping systems
- Kristen Sindelar
Run into a farmer at the local coffee shop or parts counter, and conversation invariably turns to the weather. But in 2025, discussions gravitated to the surmounting problem in fields: fungal disease.
- Katelyn Winberg
Researchers across the Upper Midwest are keeping a close eye on soybean tentiform leafminer, an insect that’s recently been confirmed in soybean fields across several states – including Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas. So far it has not been detected in Wisconsin.
- Katelyn Winberg
As farmers look ahead to the 2026 growing season, tight margins and lingering uncertainty continue to shape planning decisions across the tri-state region.
- Kristen Sindelar
If you’re sitting on a stockpile of subpar hay that is undervalued, rest assured you’re not alone.
- from GSI
Every year, farmers lose bushels and profits because their soybeans are harvested with moisture levels below the market standard of 13%.
- By Sara Bauder, SDSU Extension
Happy new year to you and yours! I hope that you have been able to enjoy time with family and friends over the past couple of weeks. We enjoyed a couple gatherings and look forward to another year of watching kids grow (too fast)!
- By Liz Stahl and Phyllis Bongard, UofM Extension
Crop producers and agricultural professionals face many challenges, including pests and pest resistance, agronomic issues and questions about soil fertility.
- By Stan Wise, South Dakota Soil Health Coalition
For producer Blake Vince, running a successful farm comes down to acknowledging one simple fact.
In recent years, Minnesota alfalfa growers have been reporting issues with alfalfa insects to university extension staff.
- Jessica Till University of Illinois
A new study from the University of Illinois-Agroecosystem Sustainability Center is providing one of the most comprehensive explanations to-date of how tile drainage, a common agricultural practice, enhances the functioning of agricultural landscapes. Tile drainage has been widely studied as …
- By Sara Bauder, SDSU Extension
"This webinar is a great opportunity to catch up on research updates and new crop management techniques."
- Katelyn Winberg
Brazil’s record production and expanding export capacity are reshaping the competitive field soybeans, and the United States is feeling that pressure even as domestic crush demand grows.
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