Ultra-tight soybean supplies, a new record for world ending stocks in cotton and a billion bushel boost for corn in a year added more wind to soybeans’ sails, while stealing air from cotton and corn....More
It is not unusual to have to treat first-generation corn borers in Mississippi in a few locations every year, however, it is very unusual to find them in that area of the state (Minter City) on April 30....More
Corn planting is progressing well ahead of the five-year average across the vast majority of corn producing areas, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Monday....More
Monsanto is preparing to launch a new version of its Roundup Ready Genuity trait system that will include corn and soybeans resistant to Roundup or glyphosate and dicamba....More
USDA raised cotton exports in its April 10 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, but also raised world cotton ending stocks to a record level....More
For the most part, unseasonably warm weather has been good for corn planting and stand development in the Mid-South – the frequent rain showers, not so much....More
The ethanol industry and National Corn Growers Association are pleased with the EPA’s April 2 approval of E15 (gasoline with 15 percent ethanol) as a registered fuel....More