University of Missouri Extension crops entomologist Ivair Valmorbida urges farmers to scout soybean fields for the presence of the soybean tentiform leafminer, a new pest found for the first time in Missouri in August. This microscopic image shows the larva, which turns into a moth that is only ¼-inch long. (Photo by Ivair Valmorbida)

New soybean pest found in Missouri

Wind-injured corn near Beresford, South Dakota. (Credit: Heather Gessner, SDSU Extension)

Wind injury in corn

Female farmer inspecting corn tassel in cultivated field. (iStock │ #1453064225 - BitsAndSplits)
Producers take a look at the latest in conservation techniques in western Kansas that included cover crops. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)