Boots In The Field: Insect Pressures Mount, Herbicide Damage Apparent

When silks are growing well, corn can tolerate a moderate population of silk-clipping insects. But if silks are growing poorly and pollen viability is short, even a small number is a threat.

The Truth About Influenza and Pigs

Mistruths and incorrect information are making headlines about a possible “new pandemic virus” in pigs.

Online Training: Growing Hemp From A to Z

In this one-hour online training, Certified Crop Advisor Bryan Parr educates farmers on the basics of how to grow hemp for grain or fiber. Click here to learn more or to register.

With Surprise Acreage Drop, Pendulum for Corn Prices is Swinging

Brian Splitt of AgMarket.Net says that acreage number has room to drift lower, based on survey results released Tuesday.

How Covid-19 Impacted Two of My Recent Straddle Trades

The market fell another 15 cents this previous week due to several factors.

Free webinar: Midseason Crop Management

Tar spot is here to stay. Armyworms are ravaging son of a guns. And corn borer is making a comeback as more farmers plant non-GMO hybrids. There are no better teachers than Farm Journal Field Agronomists Missy Bauer and Ken Ferrie to give you a scouting edge. Join host Clinton Griffiths at 11 a.m. Central July 2.

Tester, Grassley Promote 50/14 Proposal

In an opinion published Monday in USA Today, Montana Senator John Tester and Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley claim American farmers and ranchers face “a grave crisis, and it could hurt every family who buys meat at the grocery store.”

Join our $100 Ideas Club

Think you have an idea worth $100 – or even $200? Submit it here! Upon publication in Farm Journal, the Double Your Money winner receives $200. Other farmers featured receive $100 each.

Corteva Invests In Cotton, Acquires Full Ownership of PhytoGen

After a 12-year joint venture with J.G. Boswell, Corteva has announced it plans to purchase the full ownership of PhytoGen Seed Company.

American Farmers #FarmON

Take it one day at a time. COVID-19 has its challenges but a farmer or rancher’s work isn’t defined by it. No matter what, we #FarmON. Click here to see the photos submitted by your fellow farmers. Then share how you #FarmON by texting FarmON to 31313 to submit your photo or video.

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