LINDA GEIST
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
Early results from University of Missouri seed variety testing trials are showing higher-than-average wheat yields in southeastern Missouri, according to Andre Froes de Borja Reis, assistant professor of soybean farming systems and head of MU’s Variety Testing Program for wheat,...
LINDA GEIST
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
University of Missouri Extension state field crops and forage entomologist Ivair Valmorbida will update producers on pests affecting corn and soybean crops at the annual MU Crop & Pest Management Field Day, July 8 in Columbia.
Valmorbida will...
MARIANNE STEIN
URBANA, ILLINOIS
Soils that are exposed to prolonged drought often develop desiccation cracks, which impact soil properties and exacerbate moisture loss through evapotranspiration. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines the evolution of soil cracking and how cracks interact with...
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI EXTENSION
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
Major equipment purchases involve more ongoing costs than many realize. Whether you’re making a cash purchase or opting for financing, the ownership costs of machinery continue after the check is cashed or the final payment...
CHARLEY MARTINEZ
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
This week’s outlook points to largely steady conditions across row crops, with a few notable shifts. In the WASDE, U.S. wheat is facing tighter supplies due to lower production and yields, pulling ending stocks down sharply from...
KIERSTEN WISE
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
Although it is only the first week of June, corn across western Kentucky will be tasseling before we know it. Many fields are at V10 or beyond, prompting questions about fungicide applications and favorable disease conditions.
Frequent rainfall...
LINDA GEIST
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
Frequent rain and unseasonably cool weather this May are creating favorable conditions for tar spot to develop in Missouri cornfields in June.
“We’ve detected tar spot in June in each of the last three years, and I anticipate...
ERICK LARSON
STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi’s corn crop is already tasseling or quickly approaching, which is the beginning of the important reproductive stages. This year’s weather has been exceptionally dry and completely opposite of last year until recently, so how might this...
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS EXTENSION
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
May’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, or WASDE, report is shining a biofueled ray of light as it forecasts higher average prices for soybeans and corn.
Each month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s World Agricultural Outlook...
LINDA GEIST
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
University of Missouri Extension specialists are urging farmers, gardeners, hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts to take precautions against ticks by treating clothing with permethrin, a highly effective repellent that both repels and kills ticks.
The reminder comes...
GIOVANI PREZA FONTES
URBANA, ILLINOIS
April ended with temperatures averaging 4 to 8 degrees above normal in Illinois, and despite several rainfall events across the state, planting progress continued to advance. Conditions have generally allowed for steady fieldwork, with USDA-NASS reporting...
KANSAS STATE AGRONOMY DEPARTMENT
MANHATTAN, KANSAS
If corn has been planted, standing water or saturated soil conditions in parts of a field can affect corn now or later. Periods of early-season water saturation can cause immediate problems for small corn plants...
BRUNO PEDREIRA
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
A year ago, I wrote in this column about the importance of correcting acidic soils to make sure our forages grow green and fast in Tennessee pastures. However, in the last few months, I have been receiving...
JAKE MCNEAL
JACKSON, TENNESSEE
Planting progress in 2026 has progressed (and in some cases finished) much faster than any year in my recent memory. While early planting has certainly increased in the last several years (particularly with soybean) this year still...
MARY HIGHTOWER
FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
Farmers grappling with difficult risk management choices now have a powerful new online tool that’s born from years of data collection and months of refinement.
The Arkansas Crop Decision Support Tool was developed by Eunchun Park, assistant professor of agricultural economics and agribusiness and researcher for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. The experiment...
