LINDA GEIST
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension state field crops and forage entomologist Ivair Valmorbida says corn leafhoppers have been confirmed in five Missouri counties.
Valmorbida’s team of extension specialists found corn leafhoppers on June 16 and June...
JENNIFER ELWELL
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) a $1.7 million grant to strengthen local food systems and expand seed-based entrepreneurship across Eastern Kentucky. The three-year project, "Strengthening Local Food...
TODD MILLER
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
Symbiotic relationships come in many harmless forms throughout nature: clownfish and anemones, whales and barnacles, and bees and flowers to name a few. Two LSU AgCenter scientists are studying how to use symbiosis to potentially control...
LINDA GEIST
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension state field crops and forage entomologist Ivair Valmorbida says corn leafhoppers have been confirmed in five Missouri counties.
Valmorbida’s team of extension specialists found corn leafhoppers on June 16 and June...
KIERSTEN WISE
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
Frequent rainfall across Kentucky has increased concern about foliar diseases in corn, but the good news is that important diseases like Southern rust have not yet been confirmed in the state. Southern rust typically arrives in Kentucky in mid-July,...
LAUREN QUINN
URBANA, ILLINOIS
A new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Soybean Association finds that Illinois corn and soybean farmers could lose up to $609 million per year — representing a 3.6% revenue loss — if the state banned the...
RYAN MCGEENEY
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture experts are urging the state’s pasture managers to gear up for winter by planting cool-season grasses in the fall.
Jonathan Kubesch, extension forage specialist for the Division of Agriculture, said that...
GIOVANI PREZA FONTES AND DR. JOHN JONES
URBANA, ILLINOIS
Despite June temperatures averaging near normal across Illinois, weather conditions shifted dramatically during the second half of the month. The first half of June was very warm, with temperatures ranging from 3...
JENNIFER ELWELL
PRINCETON, KENTUCKY
The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) will host the 2026 Corn, Soybean and Tobacco Field Day on July 21 at its UK Research and Education Center in Princeton to deliver timely, research-based information to growers and agribusiness...
MU Extension offers scouting, identification and management options.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI EXTENSION
COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
On June 16 and June 22, corn leafhoppers were detected in Missouri cornfields during routine field scouting in Boone County. These fields are part of in-season monitoring led...
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...
