USDA Allows Some Farmers to Hay, Graze or Chop Cover Crops Early This Year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) today announced that this year farmers who planted cover crops…
Trump Administration Approves $4 Billion in Emergency Aid to Iowa
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he approved federal disaster aid for Iowa after a hurricane-force storm hit last…
Iowa Corn Condition Rating Drops 10 Points to 59% Good to Excellent
A 10-percentage-point decline in the Iowa corn crop’s good-to-excellent condition rating following last Monday’s derecho contributed to a 2-point drop…
Soybeans Rally Despite Record Yield Forecast
The highly anticipated August Crop Production report presented a record yield for soybeans this year. Despite the forecast of higher…
Ninth Circuit Court Denies Companies’ Petition to Rehear Dicamba Case
On Monday, three dicamba registrants lost one of their last remaining legal options to overturn a federal court’s mandate ending…
USDA Reports More than 9 Million Acres of Prevent Plant for 2020
USDA reports this week it expects more than 9 million acres of prevent plant for 2020. This comes during a…
Wildfire Activity Increases in Texas
Dry conditions across much of Texas coupled with triple-digit temperatures have resulted in increased wildfire activity, particularly in north-central Texas and…
DTN 2020 Digital Yield Tour-National
The U.S. could set new yield records in 2020, with Gro Intelligence forecasting a national average corn yield of 183.9…
How to Manage Your 2021 Farmland Rent Agreement
The September 1 deadline for notice of changes to farmland leases in some states is looming. For farmers, that means…
John Phipps-The Problem with Trying to Be Fair with Estate Planning
Until the early 20th century in England it was illegal to bequeath your estate to anyone other than the oldest…