Corn, Soybeans Rise on Tight Supply WASDE Predictions

“USDA made some fairly substantial downward revisions to the production estimates and also some fairly substantial upward revisions to some of the demand estimates,” Joe Vaclavik of Standard Grain told AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths. “So we're left with a much friendlier looking situation here.”

Corn Rootworm Pressure Intensifies, Soil Insecticide Demand Will Rise

Ag retailers have likened the 2020 CRW pressures to those of 2012, which was followed by three seasons of elevated use of soil-applied insecticides.

Healthy Food Demand Creates Soybean Markets

For example, St. Louis startup Benson Hill Biosciences created a new soybean variety aimed for plant-based meat production.

New Cover Crop Tool Assesses Field Impacts

With the new tool, Illinois farmers can predict how much nitrogen loss they might prevent using a cover crop such as cereal rye—and also assess field conditions to manage covers alongside cash crops such as corn and soybeans.