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Crops, New Products, Soybeans, Tools and Tech

Improving soybean yields with more pods and larger beans

Kansas field trials found Big Bean was associated with stronger soybean plants and measurable yield gains under stressful growing conditions. Read More

Sara Wyant
Agripulse, Canola, Columns, Columns, Corn, Energies, EPA, Opinion, Soybeans, Sunflowers, USDA

The push for E15 continues to be legislative battle

Beef cows and calfs grazing on grass. (Adobe Stock-#349841650 │ William)
Ag News, Editors, Feeder, General, Hay Range Pasture, Kylene Scott, Livestock

Cozzens gives economic analysis for livestock, feed sectors during CSU webinar 

Closeup of man pumping ethanol fuel in car at gas station. (iStock │ #426749865 - pancaketom)

Outlook for ethanol markets

Southern rust on a corn crop (Courtesy photo.)

Southern rust impacting nation’s corn crop

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Drought intensity continues to retreat

A farmer plants soybeans into a cover crop stand of cereal. (Photo courtesy of Jason Johnson/Iowa NRCS)

Plenty of supply on hand WASDE says

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

The heat is on for the High Plains

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Plains area felt beneficial rain

Regina Bird

June saw the gamut of weather in the central Plains

Members of the Short farming crew pose at the farmstead in southern Saline County, Kansas. Left to right are Tyler Ash, Matt Short, Zach Short and Chris Short. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)

Tales, toils of growing grain in corn kingdom