The Lowdown On HSAs 

By Neil Harl

Health Savings Accounts (HSA) contributions must be made for a specific year on or before the due date (without extensions) for filing tax returns in...

When Marketing, Think Ahead 

By Richard Brock

Even though your neighbors are probably more upset if they miss a bull market than a bear market, it's far more expensive to miss a bear market than a...

U.S. Of Europe? 

By Meghan Sapp

In a bid to make its agricultural system more efficient and less subsidy dependent, the European Union (EU) is writing its own freedom to farm. First,...

Lime Fields In Fall 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

Applying lime in fall to take advantage of winter rains and the fact that it can be incorporated into soil while tilling makes sense. But soil test your...

Biotech Soap Opera 

By James Thompson

This year in Brazil, October was the cruelest month. Soybean planting usually starts then, timed to the first downpours that mark the start of the rainy...

IRRIGATED COTTON DOESN'T NEED SUBSOIL TILLAGE 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

Sometimes good research just backs up what farmers already suspect. Nine years of research at Mississippi State University's Delta Research and Extension...

MORE THAN JUST BLANKETS 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Cargill Dow announces that its new Ingeo fiber, made from corn, is no longer just for blankets. It's broken into the apparel industry with Wickers Performancewear,...

U.S. APPEALS WTO RULING 

Compiled By Sherry Collins

The U.S. is appealing a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that U.S. cotton subsidies violate international trading rules. The U.S. states in a letter...

PRODUCTS 

OFFSET DISK Offered in both rigid mainframe and larger folding configurations, the Case IH RMX790 offset disk is available in a plowing version, as an...

RABOBANK IS OUT 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Rabobank announces that it's received notification from Farm Credit Services of America that FCSAmerica's board of directors decided to terminate the...

A Bt Alternative 

By Karl Ohm

When Bt or Bacillus thuringiensis was introduced more than 30 years ago, there were good reasons to be optimistic about this new material. These bacteria...

DISASTER AID HURTS CSP 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

The final disaster aid package approved by Congress for U.S. farmers outside of hurricane-stricken areas contains offsetting cuts to the Conservation...

New Options Contracts Save On Premium 

Growers will soon have access to a new exchange-traded alternative for pricing corn and soybeans that could save them up to 10% on options premium costs,...

JOHN DEERE EXPANDS IN BRAZIL 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Deere & Co. will build an $80 million tractor factory in Brazil. The plant in Montenegro also will make tractors for export to other South American countries,...

BRAZIL SOYBEAN CROP CUT 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

USDA cut its estimate of Brazil's next soybean crop by 1.5 million metric tons to 64.5 million metric tons. They say that lower prices and higher input...

SQUEAL-FREE RIDE 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

If you ride the elevator at the Statue of Liberty, expect a quiet trip. USDA has developed a biodegradable soy-based hydraulic fluid to replace the mineral...

Ethanol And Biodiesel Get Tax Boost 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

The president recently signed the JOBS Tax Bill, which is great news for ethanol and biodiesel supporters. The bill includes the Volumetric Ethanol Excise...

Grain Wreck Ahead? 

By John Pocock

Last year, railroads had difficulty meeting shipping demands for a record U.S. corn crop and a less-than-stellar soybean harvest. This year, railroads...

Biotech Web Site 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

The U.S. Grains Council has launched a new Web site devoted to biotechnology. It provides science-based information designed to counter many objections,...

Endless Search For New Varieties 

ByKarl Ohm

The tenacious ability of insects and diseases to replicate and change rapidly poses big problems not only for producers, but also for the plant pathologists...

Low Trans Fat Soybean Oil 

Compiled By Greg Lamp

Bunge Limited and DuPont offer a new soybean oil with little or no trans fat called NUTRIUM Low Lin Soybean Oil. Bunge expects to produce 20 million pounds...

Hand-Me-Down Bins 

By Sherry Collins

Like many farmers, Brian Herbst, who farms 2,000 acres near Kasson, MN, started with a hand-me-down grain handling system. My dad started my grain setup...

Shop Talk 

By Karen Simon

As the coffeepot circulates around the table, stirring spoons clink against steaming hot mugs. Like always, talk quickly turns to farming. Glyphosate...

Pod-Hungry Critters 

By Larry Stalcup

Growers in the Midsouth are more conscious about making sure fields are scouted for damaging insects. After quick-striking invasions of stinkbugs forced...

2005 Corn Hybrids Guide 

EARLY SEASON BECKS 4712 99-Day RM Conventional hybrid for very northern areas. Fast emergence, early vigor. Medium tall for sandy soils. CROPLAN GENETICS...