Protecting Grain in Storage: A Savvy Investment, Says Specialist 

Source: University of Illinois

How much time would you be willing to spend to protect a $40,000 investment? Grain producers need to consider that question every fall, said Ted Funk, a University of Illinois Extension agricultural and biological engineer. ...

Quest For Best Continuous Corn Management Practices 

Source: Purdue University

Purdue University researchers are surveying farmers in the field to learn from their corn-after-corn experiences to help guide research and teach others...

U.S. And Canada Approve Next Generation Soybean Seed  

Source: ASA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has deregulated the second generation Roundup Ready® soybean called Roundup RReady2Yield(tm), also known as event MON 89788, which Monsanto anticipates bringing to the U.S. market in 2009...

NCGA Lauds House Passage of Farm Bill with Revenue-Based Option  

Source: National Corn Growers Association

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) calls last Friday’s passage of the House of Representatives’ Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007 a win for production agriculture...

Aphid Resistant Soybeans On The Horizon 

Source: WJBC Ag News.com

The soybean aphid has plagued Midwestern fields for more than half a decade. To this point, farmers only had one way to control the insect – it had to be sprayed. Researchers at the University of Illinois have been working on the problem...

Online Resources Offer Heaps of Information On Grain Piling 

Source: Ag Answers, Purdue University Web site

Indiana farmers piled on the corn acreage this year and, come harvest, they might be piling much of the grain on the ground...

NCGA Watching As Farm Bill Moves To House Floor  

Source National Corn Growers Association

The House of Representatives could begin debate on the 2007 Farm Bill as early as Thursday. Following last week’s approval by the House Committee on Agriculture, the House set a Tuesday deadline for amendments...

Higher Costs and Risk in 2008, Study Shows 

Source: University of Illinois

Farmland owners and producers should consider higher costs and additional risk when negotiating 2008 cash rents, said University of Illinois (U of I) Extension economist Gary Schnitkey...

Assess Corn For Rootworm Injury 

Ohio State University

Like other insects and plant pests, Western corn rootworm is making an early appearance in Ohio due to hot, dry conditions, prompting field scouting for feeding injury...

NCGA Provides New Resources On Web  

Source: NCGA

Updated information on everything from historical tillage practices to how much ethanol can be produced from a bushel of corn is now available on the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Web site...

Oil Price Sticks At $70/Barrel 

by Michael Swanson, Wells Fargo Economics

The relentless climb in crude oil prices has the market believing that $70 a barrel long-term prices are here to stay. Historical volatility and current fundamentals make this high and flat price curve a very unlikely scenario...

How To Reap Greater Value From Test Plot Visits 

Source: Croplan Genetics

Follow these expert tips to make your test plot visits more productive this year. With crops in the ground for this season, it’s time to walk your local outdoor classroom to see what’s new about seed selection and learn the latest in crop production...

Pioneer Accelerates Development of New Seed Products  

Source: Pioneer Hi-Bred

Researchers with Pioneer Hi-Bred are accelerating the development of new and improved products, traits and enabling technologies to meet the rapid growth in demand for corn...

Plant Pathologists Detect Crop Diseases From Satellites 

Source: Iowa State University

Iowa State University researchers have developed a way to use satellite images to find Asian soybean rust....

Insects Lining Up To Take Bite Out Of Crops 

Source: The Ohio State University

Pest pressure on field crops is not unusual, but with this season's abnormally dry conditions, any extensive feeding injury could put stressed plants in further jeopardy ...