Now is the time to lock in input prices. “When it comes to finding savings, look first at who you work with,” says David Widmar, economist at Ag Economic Insights, as suppliers are partners who…

As you consider your seed options for 2020, you’re undoubtedly being inundated with offers from seed companies: volume discounts, early cash discounts and financing options. How do you navigate…

While harvest might still be your priority, keep field prep for 2020 in mind and take notes from the combine. Specifically, which weeds you’re seeing and where.

“Fall burndown is something…

Syngenta alleges that Atticus’ Acadia 2SC, Acadia ESQ, Aquila XL, Artavia 2 SC and Artavia Xcel product each infringe their patents relating to manufacturing azoxystrobin fungicide. The complaint…

Corteva Agriscience is introducing Pixxaro EC herbicide in 2020 to help wheat growers gain control of troublesome weeds. It includes two active ingredients including Arylex and fluroxypyr.

Excess rainfall this year changed more than just farmers’ harvest schedules—soybean cyst nematode, SCN, can move with water. It’ll be important to test field SCN levels because they might have…

BioConsortia, Inc., a California-based company that creates microbial solutions for plants, recently announced plans to register a new wheat seed treatment. The company is currently seeking…

Snowbirds prepare to take flight, more cold weather is on its way for the Great Plains and Midwest. Meteorologist Cindy Clawson, with AgDay TV, is tracking a cold front in northern states riding…

Key points to consider:

• Seed discounts can reach into the high teens based on volume, timing and financing options.
• Early cash purchases are beneficial…
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