Earlier this week after a series of storms and subfreezing temperatures swept through central Illinois, agronomist Ken Ferrie walked his March-planted soybean test plots south of the Bloomington area ...
Two Minnesota farms had two different approaches to get through the 2025 season. In central Minnesota, Raymond DeMars, who is working to eventually take over the family farm near Swanville, said they ...
When it comes to row crops in the United States, soybeans are a major player. In 2024, farmers harvested these legumes from 86.1 million acres—that’s more than the area of Indiana, Washington, and ...
More U.S. farmers are shifting to planting soybeans this year, a less fertilizer-intense crop than corn at a time when fertilizer costs are surging because of the war in Iran. American farmers intend ...
This week on AgweekTV, we're at the Prairie Grains conference where growers are getting a look into 2024. We'll take a look at changes in the beer markets in 2023 and the twists and turns of 2024. The ...
Year over year, Matt Griggs throws fastballs down the middle at his dryland soybeans. No curveballs. “I’m a low-input guy on my beans and on all my crops. That means a focus on tried-and-true ...